Graeme Cook
Footscray
AFL career
37 games17 goals
- Debut
- R1 1966 v NTH25 Apr 1966
- Most recent
- R12 1970 v COL20 June 1970
Stats
1970 | FSC | 7 | 8.0 | 0.9 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
1969 | FSC | 8 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
1968 | FSC | 7 | 5.9 | 1.6 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
1967 | FSC | 9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
1966 | FSC | 6 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
Bio
Recruited from Kingsville in the Footscray District League, Graeme Cook was a gifted dual sportsman whose VFL career was ultimately curtailed by his elite cricketing commitments. Breaking into the senior side as an 18-year-old, he developed into a reliable half-back flanker known for his endurance and overhead marking, though he was arguably most effective as an undersized ruckman who relied on intelligence and positioning to outpoint taller opponents. A member of the club’s 1967 Night Premiership victory, Cook’s football duties frequently clashed with his cricket schedule, which included captaining the Australian Under-19 team on a tour of the West Indies. This divided focus saw him retire from VFL football at just 22 years of age, after which he enjoyed a long tenure in District Cricket with Footscray and St Kilda while playing VFA football for Yarraville.
Profile
- Full name
- Graeme M. Cook
- Born
- 01 Apr 1948 (age 78y 204d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 90 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Kingsville in the Footscray District League, Graeme Cook was a gifted dual sportsman whose VFL career was ultimately curtailed by his elite cricketing commitments. Breaking into the senior side as an 18-year-old, he developed into a reliable half-back flanker known for his endurance and overhead marking, though he was arguably most effective as an undersized ruckman who relied on intelligence and positioning to outpoint taller opponents. A member of the club’s 1967 Night Premiership victory, Cook’s football duties frequently clashed with his cricket schedule, which included captaining the Australian Under-19 team on a tour of the West Indies. This divided focus saw him retire from VFL football at just 22 years of age, after which he enjoyed a long tenure in District Cricket with Footscray and St Kilda while playing VFA football for Yarraville.