Grantley Fielke
- January 11, 2024
- Australian Rules Footballer
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Grantley Fielke Biography
| Birthday | Mar 18 |
| Birth Year | 1962 |
Grantley Fielke is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on March 18, 1962 in Loxton, Australia. Grantley Craig Fielke (born 18 March 1962 in Loxton, South Australia) is an ex- Australian rules footballer , who played with West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) as well as Collingwood Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
The appointment to Neil Kerley as coach in 1981 was a turning point that saw The Bloods go from being one of the worst teams in the league to one of the top team in SANFL however sometimes their notorious inconsistent play was evident. Fielke’s game improved under Kerley’s stern coaching, but he was hit with an injury in 1983, when he broke his arm twice. Fielke was able to recover and gain his spot in the team just prior to the finals for which West could easily have qualified as the minor champion, scoring 18 wins in their games during the regular season. Fielke was then a part of the first West Adelaide premiership victory in the year 1961, as he came from the reserve bench during the team’s 21.16 (142) in a 16.12 (108) victory against Surt during the Grand Final in front of 47,129 supporters on Football Park.
Fielke was recruited by VFL club Collingwood for the 1987 VFL season and impressed at the club, playing 16 games as a wingman for the Magpies.
After just a single season in the VFL, Fielke returned to Adelaide for family reasons in 1988, playing again for West Adelaide. There he would play another three more seasons, winning the club’s Best & Fairest award in 1990. Amazingly, it was Fielke’s only Best & Fairest win in his 16 seasons with the club.
Fielke was was married to the former Australian netball captain Michelle den Dekker but is now engaged to Cheryl Fielke and has three children Callum Bailey, 19, and Abbey Bailey 17, and Abbey 12. He ran an athletic goods store from 1981 until the year 2003 (Grantley Fielke’s Sports Locker) at the Arndale Shopping Centre in Adelaide. Fielke is currently manager of a real estate agent with First National Real Estate, Gawler. The two brothers of the family, Craig Fielke and Tony Fielke also played in the league for West Adelaide in the SANFL In 1986, the three players played a number of league matches together. His cousin Aaron Fielke plays with West Adelaide and in the 8th round of 2014’s season, he picked the 100th time he played for the Bloods. In 2015 Fielke received 64% of the votes being the best West Adelaide Player of All Time.
Grantley Fielke Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Australian Rules Footballer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Grantley Fielke is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Grantley Fielke 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Fielke’s speed, speed and ball handling ability made him an integral part of the West Adelaide’s senior team. From the time he made his debut in 1979 to the close of 1986’s SANFL campaign, Fielke played 186 games and scored 150 goals.
Fielke was hired by West Adelaide Football Club. West Adelaide Football Club from their South Australian country zone of the Riverland in 1977, at the age of fifteen. After a few months of adjusting to the new lifestyle in Adelaide (he was never to Adelaide before), Fielke made his league debut for West Adelaide on 7 April 1979. He remained in his spot in the team throughout the season. The Bloods nevertheless had a year to forget , losing just 7 of 23 games , and placed last. In his first season with West Adelaide, Fielke won the Sam Suckling Memorial Medal as the club’s most successful first year player.
West Adelaide obtained the services of former Port Adelaide premiership coach John Cahill in 1985 and Fielke continued to blossom. That season he experienced the individual highlight of his career when he won the Magarey Medal, polling a record 54 votes to defeat pre-count favourite Peter Motley of Sturt who finished with 51 votes. During the 1985 season Fielke led the league in disposals (kicks and handballs), and used the ball very effectively against tough opposition in helping West Adelaide to the preliminary final and a 3rd- place finish. Despite winning the Magarey Medal, Fielke failed to win The Bloods Best & Fairest award which was won by ruckman Mark Mickan.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Weight | 90 kg |
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Grantley Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Grantley Fielke celebrates birthday on March 18 of every year.