Alf Crump
North Melbourne
AFL career
84 games83 goals
- Debut
- R10 1942 v COL11 July 1942
- Most recent
- R12 1948 v COL10 July 1948
Stats
Bio
A local product who graduated from the North Colts, Alf Crump established himself as a versatile big man for the Shinboners during the turbulent war years. Standing 185cm—a significant height for the era—Crump was capable of shouldering the ruck load but did his best work as a marking target in attack, maintaining an impressive strike rate of almost exactly a goal per game throughout his career. He was a consistent figure in the senior side from his 1942 debut, providing stability for North Melbourne during a period of list instability across the league. Despite his reliability and physical presence, Crump departed the VFL scene at just 26 years of age following the 1948 season, missing out on the club's surge to the Grand Final just two years later.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Aug 1922
- Died
- 02 May 1979 (aged 56y 268d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionA local product who graduated from the North Colts, Alf Crump established himself as a versatile big man for the Shinboners during the turbulent war years. Standing 185cm—a significant height for the era—Crump was capable of shouldering the ruck load but did his best work as a marking target in attack, maintaining an impressive strike rate of almost exactly a goal per game throughout his career. He was a consistent figure in the senior side from his 1942 debut, providing stability for North Melbourne during a period of list instability across the league. Despite his reliability and physical presence, Crump departed the VFL scene at just 26 years of age following the 1948 season, missing out on the club's surge to the Grand Final just two years later.