Allan Crawford
North Melbourne
AFL career
77 games39 goals
- Debut
- R18 1936 v FSC5 Sept 1936
- Most recent
- PF 1949 v ESS17 Sept 1949
Stats
Bio
Arriving at Arden Street via the Carlton reserves, Allan Crawford carved out a unique, fragmented career defined by three separate stints with North Melbourne. A powerful follower and ruckman, he initially departed the VFL to play for South Adelaide in the SANFL during the early 1940s, only to return and claim the club's best and fairest award in 1944. His tenure was interrupted again by country coaching roles in Tasmania with Launceston and Penguin, but he eventually found his way back to North for a final run in 1948. Despite the constant interstate movement and stop-start nature of his time at the top level, Crawford proved a formidable contested player whenever he donned the blue and white stripes.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Jan 1916
- Died
- 28 Mar 1988 (aged 72y 67d)
- Birthplace
- Nathalia, VIC
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 92 kg
Teams
Honours
Bio
1 revisionArriving at Arden Street via the Carlton reserves, Allan Crawford carved out a unique, fragmented career defined by three separate stints with North Melbourne. A powerful follower and ruckman, he initially departed the VFL to play for South Adelaide in the SANFL during the early 1940s, only to return and claim the club's best and fairest award in 1944. His tenure was interrupted again by country coaching roles in Tasmania with Launceston and Penguin, but he eventually found his way back to North for a final run in 1948. Despite the constant interstate movement and stop-start nature of his time at the top level, Crawford proved a formidable contested player whenever he donned the blue and white stripes.