Jason Croall
Collingwood
AFL career
37 games4 goals
- Debut
- R2 1987 v CAR4 Apr 1987
- Most recent
- R22 1992 v NTH16 Aug 1992
Stats
1992 | COL | 1 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 17.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 53 |
1991 | COL | 3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 29 |
1990 | COL | 2 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 12.5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 47 |
1989 | COL | 3 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 45 |
1988 | COL | 11 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 14.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 48 |
1987 | COL | 17 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 15.4 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 53 |
Bio
Recruited from Bundoora in Collingwood's traditional northern suburban zone, Jason Croall was a disciplined defender who rose through the Magpies' development squads to captain the club’s 1986 Under-19 premiership side. Leading a team that included future club legends like Gavin Brown and Mick McGuane, Croall made an immediate transition to senior football, playing 17 games in his debut 1987 season as a reliable backman capable of shutting down key forwards. However, he struggled to command a permanent spot in the senior lineup as the club built toward its 1990 flag, with his opportunities dwindling significantly after his second year as the list strength improved. Despite his inability to break back into the senior twenty-two regularly, he remained a respected leader at Victoria Park, captaining the reserves and winning the Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy as the reserves' best and fairest in his final season (1992) before sustaining a knee injury that hampered his attempts to continue his AFL career elsewhere.
Profile
- Born
- 16 Jan 1968 (age 58y 278d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Bundoora in Collingwood's traditional northern suburban zone, Jason Croall was a disciplined defender who rose through the Magpies' development squads to captain the club’s 1986 Under-19 premiership side. Leading a team that included future club legends like Gavin Brown and Mick McGuane, Croall made an immediate transition to senior football, playing 17 games in his debut 1987 season as a reliable backman capable of shutting down key forwards. However, he struggled to command a permanent spot in the senior lineup as the club built toward its 1990 flag, with his opportunities dwindling significantly after his second year as the list strength improved. Despite his inability to break back into the senior twenty-two regularly, he remained a respected leader at Victoria Park, captaining the reserves and winning the Joseph Wren Memorial Trophy as the reserves' best and fairest in his final season (1992) before sustaining a knee injury that hampered his attempts to continue his AFL career elsewhere.