12 Facts About Grant Birchall

Grant Birchall was born on 28 January 1988 and is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Hawthorn Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.

Grant Birchall is a 4 time AFL Premiership player and All-Australian and a member of the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.

All year, Grant Birchall excelled across half-back for the Hawks, mainly highlighted by an impressive 23 touches in the big loss to St Kilda in round 13 and 27 touches and 10 marks in a sluggish win against the Kangaroos in round 21.

At season's end, Grant Birchall came sixth in the NAB AFL Rising Star, won Hawthorn's Best First Year Award and was given the number 14 jumper for the 2007 season, left vacant by Harry Miller, who was delisted by Hawthorn at the end of 2006.

Grant Birchall played in his first AFL Premiership in 2008, when the Hawks defeated reigning premiers Geelong.

Grant Birchall lost half of his two front teeth in a collision during the match.

Grant Birchall managed just five games for the year, first suffering a fractured jaw in round 2 which kept him out for a month.

Grant Birchall made his return in round 14 before he injured his PCL again the following week, ending his season.

Grant Birchall had a strong first half with 10 disposals and taking 6 marks before sitting out the second half of the game.

Grant Birchall managed the play three games for Hawthorn at the back end of the 2019 season before injuring his hamstring ending his comeback.

Out of contract at the end of 2019, Grant Birchall was asked to shop himself around to see if he could get a better deal than what Hawthorn was willing to offer, Brisbane came up with a deal which he accepted.

Grant Birchall would be delisted at the end of 2020 and then re-drafted as a rookie.