Henry Crane
Carlton
AFL career
8 games0 goals
- Debut
- R5 1897 v MEL5 June 1897
- Most recent
- R14 1897 v COL7 Aug 1897
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Ballarat, Henry Crane was a mature-age addition to the Carlton squad for the VFL's inaugural season in 1897. Already 27 years old when he arrived at Princes Park, Crane brought seasoned experience to a Blues lineup that struggled to find consistency during the league's foundation year. He featured in eight matches during that historic winter, failing to trouble the scorers, which suggests a role primarily in the defensive half or as a battling follower. His top-level career was short-lived, concluding at the end of the 1897 season, but he remains recorded as one of the foundation players who helped launch the club's VFL era.
Profile
- Born
- 12 Sept 1869
- Died
- 12 May 1921 (aged 51y 242d)
- Birthplace
- Ballarat, VIC
- Deathplace
- Brighton, VIC
Teams
Family
- Grandson:Garry Crane
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Ballarat, Henry Crane was a mature-age addition to the Carlton squad for the VFL's inaugural season in 1897. Already 27 years old when he arrived at Princes Park, Crane brought seasoned experience to a Blues lineup that struggled to find consistency during the league's foundation year. He featured in eight matches during that historic winter, failing to trouble the scorers, which suggests a role primarily in the defensive half or as a battling follower. His top-level career was short-lived, concluding at the end of the 1897 season, but he remains recorded as one of the foundation players who helped launch the club's VFL era.