Laurie Crouch
Fitzroy
AFL career
8 games4 goals
- Debut
- R1 1945 v GEE21 Apr 1945
- Most recent
- R14 1946 v GEE27 July 1946
Stats
Bio
Recruited from South Footscray, Laurie Crouch was a mature-age debutant who joined Fitzroy in the immediate aftermath of the club's 1944 premiership triumph. Standing 179cm, Crouch was a mid-sized utility capable of playing on a flank or rotating forward, demonstrating an ability to hit the scoreboard with four majors from his limited opportunities. He broke into the senior side for the first time as a 27-year-old during the 1945 season, but found himself competing for selection within a formidable lineup still stacked with premiership stars like Fred Hughson and Allan Ruthven. Consequently, his VFL career was restricted to just eight appearances over two seasons before he departed the top level at the conclusion of the 1946 campaign.
Profile
- Born
- 29 Jan 1918
- Died
- 15 June 1985 (aged 67y 137d)
- Height
- 179 cm
- Weight
- 73 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from South Footscray, Laurie Crouch was a mature-age debutant who joined Fitzroy in the immediate aftermath of the club's 1944 premiership triumph. Standing 179cm, Crouch was a mid-sized utility capable of playing on a flank or rotating forward, demonstrating an ability to hit the scoreboard with four majors from his limited opportunities. He broke into the senior side for the first time as a 27-year-old during the 1945 season, but found himself competing for selection within a formidable lineup still stacked with premiership stars like Fred Hughson and Allan Ruthven. Consequently, his VFL career was restricted to just eight appearances over two seasons before he departed the top level at the conclusion of the 1946 campaign.