Grgic was recruited from Melbourne High School Old Boys and made nine appearances in his debut season in 1993 , for a return of 19 goals . He also received a nomination for the 1993 AFL Rising Star award and kicked a bag of six goals in a win over North Melbourne at the MCG . An injury to Scott Wynd in 1994 gave Grgic was role of number one ruckman at Footscray and he was awarded nine Brownlow Medal votes for his efforts over the course of the season , finishing with 217 hit-outs and 27 goals . He was Footscray 's second most successful forward in 1995 with 39 goals and still had over 100 hit-outs for the year . His goal tally included three majors in the qualifying final against Geelong
1993 AFL Rising Star
1993 AFL Rising Star
Ilija Grgic