Nathan Grima is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er for the North Melbourne Football Club

North Melbourne Football Club

The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (AFL).

Early career

Originally from Tasmania, Grima played for the Tassie Mariners

Tassie Mariners

The Tassie Mariners are an under-18 Australian rules football club representing the state of Tasmania. They currently play in the AFL National Under 18 Championships and also played in the TAC Cup from 1995 until 2002 when AFL Tasmania instead entered a senior side into the VFL....

, South Launceston

South Launceston Football Club

The South Launceston Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Tasmanian Football League. They were formed through a merger between City-South and East Launceston in 1986, former Northern Tasmanian Football Association clubs...

, the Tasmanian Devils

Tasmanian Devils Football Club

Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed The Devils, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League in Australia. Formed in 2001, it was the youngest and the only non-Victorian club in the league. The club was based in the state of Tasmania at Bellerive Oval and was...

 and Central District, including their 2007 SANFL

South Australian National Football League

The South Australian National Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the governing body for the sport of Australian rules football in South Australia....

 premiership. Grima was then rookie-listed by North Melbourne in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft

2007 AFL Draft

The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...

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AFL career

He impressed in early training sessions and looked in line for a promotion before hyper-extending his knee in a marking exercise. The injury prematurely ended his season and raised doubts about his ability to retain a spot on the list.

Despite this injury setback, North Melbourne promoted Grima to the senior list before the start of the 2009 season and the versatile defender was quick to show his potential, holding down a spot at full-back for North's reverves team, Werribee

Werribee Football Club

The Werribee Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club, based in Werribee, was formed in 1965 and currently plays in the Victorian Football League. Werribee was defeated by the Sandringham Football Club in the 2005 VFL Grand Final.-History:The Werribee Football Club...

 in the VFL in the early part of the season. His strong form led to Grima making his debut in round eight against Geelong.

Grima only missed two games for the rest of the season and combined well in defence with Scott Thompson

Scott D. Thompson

Scott Thompson is an Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was selected 37th overall in the 2007 AFL Draft by North Melbourne.-Early career:...

 and Scott McMahon

Scott McMahon

Scott McMahon is an Australian Rules football player currently on the roster of the North Melbourne Kangaroos.McMahon played for Woodville-West Torrens Football Club in the SANFL in South Australia before being rookie-listed for the Kangaroos at number 38 in the AFL NAB Rookie Draft...

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