Garry Crane

Garry Crane (born 25 August 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Garry Crane
Personal information
Date of birth (1944-08-25) 25 August 1944
Original team(s) Yallourn, Yallourn North
Debut Round 17, 1964, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1964–1976 Carlton 148 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Career highlights
  • 1965 3rd Reserves Best & Fairest
  • 1968 Perc Bentley Trophy -3rd Best & Fairest
  • 1969 Robert Reynolds Memorial Trophy
  • 1972 3rd Reserves Best & Fairest
  • 1973 6th Best & Fairest
  • 1974 Equal 7th Best & Fairest
  • 1975 4th Reserves Best & Fairest
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Crane was recruited to Carlton Football Club from Yallourn North Football Club after winning the club's best and fairest award in 1962 and 1963.[1] He made his debut for Carlton in Round 17, 1964 and played in three VFL premiership teams – 1968, 1970 and 1972. He was rated the best player on the ground by the voting panel of The Age newspaper in the 1968 Grand Final.

Crane won Carlton's best and fairest award in 1969. He retired at the end of the 1976 season.

References
  1. "Yallourn Thirds - 1961". Virtual Yallourn. Retrieved 9 February 2021.


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