Craig Sholl

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Craig Sholl
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-12-30) 30 December 1967 (age 56)
Original team(s) Horsham
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1987–2000 North Melbourne 235 (165)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Craig Sholl (born 30 December 1967) is a former Australian Rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Kangaroos during the 1990s. He won a premiership with the club in 1996 and the Syd Barker Medal in 1991, which he drew with Mick Martyn.

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Sholl played his 200th game for the Kangaroos in the 1998 Grand Final which they lost to the Adelaide Crows.

Sholl would once again taste premiership glory in the 1999 Grand Final against Carlton, kicking an early goal and assisting another.

His final game was the 2000 preliminary final against Melbourne in which he finished on a high note, kicking seven goals.

Playing statistics

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Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1987 North Melbourne 51401261339840.00.36.53.39.82.01.0
1988 North Melbourne 510
1989 North Melbourne 41401261339840.00.36.53.39.82.01.0
1990 North Melbourne 2413431655221733330.30.212.74.016.72.52.5
1991 North Melbourne 24224527511639186460.20.212.55.317.83.92.1
1992 North Melbourne 24214227814442269450.20.113.26.920.13.32.1
1993 North Melbourne 2421482439533858340.20.411.64.516.12.81.6
1994 North Melbourne 24244629010939984320.20.312.14.516.63.51.3
1995 North Melbourne 2419131638024337150.10.28.64.212.81.90.8
1996 North Melbourne 2423352322310933284481.51.09.74.714.43.72.1
1997 North Melbourne 24254034201113314122401.61.48.04.512.64.91.6
1998 North Melbourne 242424281828426676531.01.27.63.511.13.22.2
1999 Kangaroos 242230151596822770291.40.77.23.110.33.21.3
2000 Kangaroos 2413151367309737151.21.05.22.37.52.81.2
Career2351651422298102633247723980.70.69.84.414.13.31.7

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