Keith Southby Greig was born on 23 October 1951 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
13 Facts About Keith Greig
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Red-haired and pale-skinned, Greig was regarded as one of the most graceful players of his era with superb ball-handling skills.
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Keith Greig is one of few players to win back-to-back Brownlow Medals and was an inaugural inductee in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Keith Greig played his junior football for Brunswick in the Victorian Football Association, and in 1968 he won the Gillon Medal as the best and fairest in the VFA Thirds competition.
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Keith Greig was recruited to the VFL by North Melbourne, at the age of 19.
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Keith Greig went on to represent the Big V 12 more times over his career, and was state captain in 1978.
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In Round 6 of the 1977 VFL season against Richmond, Keith Greig injured his right knee in a collision.
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Keith Greig underwent surgery to repair the ligaments in the knee in July and subsequently missed out on the 1977 premiership.
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In 1992, Keith Greig returned to North Melbourne as chairman of selectors.
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Keith Greig is a life member of North Melbourne, and was selected in the AFL Team of the Century as a wingman.
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In 1996, Keith Greig was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Keith Greig was named on the wing in North Melbourne's Team of the Century.
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Keith Greig was present at the newly renovated Arden Street Oval when North's VFL team played for their first league game since 1985, in which Greig had played his 290th game.