Grant Birchall

Grant first came to light in the AFL when he played 16 games out of a possible 22 in his first season in 2006. His first ever AFL match was played at Aurora Stadium in Launceston.

A local boy from Devonport, Birchall has excelled at quickly in his career so far and became a Premiership player with the Hawthorn Football CLub in 2008.

He placed well in the NAB AFL Rising Star Award, coming sixth in his first season (2006)and was also awarded Hawthorn's Best First Year Award in the same year.