Jason Croall

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Jason Croall
Personal information
Full name Jason Scott Croall
Date of birth (1968-01-16) 16 January 1968 (age 53)
Original team(s) Bundoora Juniors
Debut 4 April 1987, Collingwood
vs.  Carlton, at Waverley Park
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1987–1992 Collingwood 37 (4)
1993 Sandringham (VFA)01 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1992.
Career highlights
  • Collingwood under-19 premiership captain 1986
  • Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy 1992
  • Sandringham reserves premiership player 1993
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jason Scott Croall (born 16 January 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). [1]

Croall played for Bundoora's junior team before joining Collingwood. [2]

Before becoming a senior, Croall captained the under-19 premiership team who won the grand final against North Melbourne in 1986. [3]

Croall played most of his senior games in his first two seasons (28 games), but contributed afterwards at the reserves level and was awarded the Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy in his final season with Collingwood.

After leaving Collingwood, Croall played for a year with Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association (VFA). [4] He played only one senior game, but was in the 1993 reserves premiership team. [5]

Later in his career, Croall joined Northcote Park in the Northern Football League (NFL) winning a premiership with them in 1999. [6]

Since retiring from football, Croall works as an accountant. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Known VFL/AFL senior footballers ex-Parade College in order of League debut, 1897-2013" (PDF). Old Paradians. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "A Magpie Life". The Footy Almanac. 9 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Mason, Luke (26 March 2013). "Round one by the numbers". collingwoodfc.com.au. BigPond.
  4. ↑ "Zebras History 1981-2001". SportingPulse. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Who's who of players who have played football for the Sandringham Football Club, 1929-1996, Page C". FortuneCity . Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Reunions 2010 - Northcote Park". SportingPulse. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
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