Austin McCrabb

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Austin McCrabb
Personal information
Full name Austin McCrabb
Date of birth (1965-01-27) 27 January 1965 (age 56)
Original team(s) Colac
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1987–1991 Geelong 36 (4)
1992 Hawthorn 9 (1)
Total45 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Austin McCrabb (born 27 January 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Hawthorn in the Victoria/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). [1]

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McCrabb, a defender, played under 19s football for Fitzroy but it was from Colac that he was recruited to Geelong. He only came close to playing a full season once, when he made 15 appearances in the 1990 AFL season. [2]

Following the end of his AFL career, McCrabb switched to Victorian Football Association (VFA) club Sandringham, playing in their 1994 premiership side. [3]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. AFL Tables: Austin McCrabb
  3. Fiddian, p. 299.

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