[1] David Granger commenced his football career in Victoria where he played trial games with St Kilda.
Opposition players often found themselves fearing Granger instead of concentrating on the game, a situation Port Adelaide exploited.
Although credited with only one kick and two marks, Granger reportedly had an "eerie" effect on the game with not only Glenelg players hesitant to match him for fear of missing the final but considerable abuse from the crowd.
As Cahill walked down the stairs of the members' stand he was jeered by the Glenelg supporters in the crowd of 32,339 and Granger had to be escorted from the oval by police.
Cornes for his part has never accepted any apology for the incident (though he has forgiven him), still remembers it bitterly and feels there was no doubt Granger was sent out to target him by the coaching staff.
In December 2007 Granger was interviewed for the Today Tonight program "SA's (20) greatest sporting controversies" where his career was listed at number seven.
The program's co-compere, Graham Cornes, who was on the receiving end of Granger's playing style in 1982, finished the segment by saying he had forgiven him, commenting, "That's Football".
On 26 December 2001, Granger informed the media that his house would be repossessed by St George Bank who had lodged documents to this effect with the Supreme Court.