Tom Crane (footballer)

Tom Crane
Tom Crane
Personal information
Date of birth	21 December 1921
Date of death	20 May 2010 (aged 88)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated May 29, 2021

Tom Crane (21 December 1921 – 20 May 2010)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Crane, a defender, was never a regular fixture in the South Melbourne team, playing just seven games in four seasons at the club.^[2] He crossed to North Melbourne during the 1945 VFL season, where his brother Jack played. Another brother, Len, was a South Melbourne and Hawthorn footballer.^[3]

He joined Northcote in 1946.^[4]

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References

↑ "Thomas Luke Crane". ancestry.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
↑ "AFL Tables: Tom Crane". afltables.com.
↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
↑ The Argus ,"Brunswick Leader Out Of Team", 3 May 1946, p. 15

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[1] "Thomas Luke Crane". ancestry.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.

[AFLTables-2] "AFL Tables: Tom Crane". afltables.com.

[3] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.

[4] The Argus ,"Brunswick Leader Out Of Team", 3 May 1946, p. 15

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