The courageous defender co-captained the club alongside Toby Nankervis for a second successive season in 2023, before deciding to step down in December.
Grimes played 22 of a possible 23 games and as always offered strength and guile in defence.
The three-time premiership hero will enter the 2024 season – his 15th – as Richmond’s second-most experienced player behind Dustin Martin and could play his 250th game provided all goes to plan.
He penned a one-year extension last year.
Honours: best and fairest 2021; 3rd best and fairest 2019; All-Australian 2019; All-Australian nominee 2018, 2020; NAB AFL Rising Star nominee 2012; premiership sides 2017, 2019, 2020, Richmond co-captain 2022-2023.
Brownlow Medal: career votes 4.
Draft history: 2010 NAB AFL Pre-Season Draft 1st round selection (Richmond) No. 2.
