Nathan Grima was born on 5 August 1985 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
12 Facts About Nathan Grima
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Originally from Tasmania, Grima played for the Tassie Mariners, South Launceston, the Tasmanian Devils and Central District, including in their 2007 SANFL premiership team.
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Nathan Grima was then rookie-listed by North Melbourne in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft.
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Nathan Grima impressed in early training sessions and looked in line for a promotion before hyper-extending his knee in a marking exercise.
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Nathan Grima only missed two games for the rest of the season and combined well in defence with Scott Thompson and Scott McMahon.
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Nathan Grima scored his first goal in AFL football on Saturday, 17 August 2013 against Essendon at Etihad Stadium.
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An injury to Leigh Adams resulted in Nathan Grima being moved forward for the final quarter of the match.
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In July 2015, Nathan Grima had announced his retirement, effective immediately, due to a back injury.
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Nathan Grima had been unable to fully recover from the injury that had seen him undergo surgery on his back on two previous occasions.
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In February 2016, Nathan Grima returned to the AFL after signing with the Essendon Football Club as a top-up player due to the club's supplements controversy.
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Nathan Grima was previously the coach of Strathmore in the Premier Division of the Essendon District Football League.
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Nathan Grima has appeared as a guest presenter on Fox Footy's light entertainment television series Bounce.