Surely the most imposing figure in the Hyundai A-League, giant defender O’Grady’s contribution to the Mariners’ charge from day one has been frustratingly limited due to various injury concerns. O’Grady was one of the first defenders introduced to the club before its inaugural season and for some parts of every campaign since, O’Grady has underlined his value to the yellow and navy cause. Such is O’Grady’s dominance in the air, the Mariners have often employed their resident tall timber up front. Indeed, it is in the final third where O’Grady has landed his most telling blow – his goal against Sydney FC in Round 8 of the Hyundai A-League 2006/07 inciting a mid-season change of fortune for the Mariners. With Championship winning experience at former National Soccer League club the Wollongong Wolves and a sound knowledge of Asia by virtue of one season in Singapore to boast, O’Grady looms as a large figure in the future for the Mariners, his physical attributes aside.