Jarrad Grant has a knack for making the difficult look easy, but the 24-year-old made the most of his senior opportunity in round 16 by focusing on the basics.

The crafty forward has worked closely with Western Bulldogs Senior Coach Brendan McCartney to add dimensions to his game this season and find consistency between performances. 

“He’s been building some solid form in the VFL and that is what we wanted him to do and some of the things that we have been working on with him came out,” McCartney said.

“There’s some other things that he knows to progress the way he wants as a player, you’ve got to be pretty rounded now.

“You can’t be good in just one area of the game otherwise you don’t help the team function.

“We are still pretty optimistic of what he will become.”

Grant impressed in his first senior game for 2013 collecting 19 disposals, five marks, four inside 50s, a goal and a goal assist.