Tom Kavanagh
Fitzroy and Melbourne
AFL career
10 games2 goals
- Debut
- R7 1989 v CAR13 May 1989
- Most recent
- R18 1994 v BRB24 July 1994
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Castlemaine in the Bendigo Football League, Tom Kavanagh arrived at Melbourne with a famous pedigree as the son of four-time premiership star Brent Crosswell. The Demons secured him with pick 111 in the 1988 National Draft—technically a father-son selection despite Crosswell's deeper ties to Carlton and North Melbourne—making Kavanagh the highest-numbered draft pick to ever play a senior game for the club. He managed just two appearances in 1989 before a run of injuries, including an ankle reconstruction and fractured ribs, derailed his progress. Disillusioned with his form, he briefly stepped away from the elite level to regain confidence in the country, but his strong performances for Castlemaine earned him a second chance when Fitzroy threw him a lifeline in the 1993 Mid-Season Draft. A versatile utility who shared some of his father's fiery temperament, Kavanagh added another eight games to his tally with the Lions before departing the AFL scene at the end of 1994.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Apr 1970 (age 56y 183d)
- Height
- 188 cm
- Weight
- 82 kg
Teams
Family
- Father:Brent Crosswell
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Castlemaine in the Bendigo Football League, Tom Kavanagh arrived at Melbourne with a famous pedigree as the son of four-time premiership star Brent Crosswell. The Demons secured him with pick 111 in the 1988 National Draft—technically a father-son selection despite Crosswell's deeper ties to Carlton and North Melbourne—making Kavanagh the highest-numbered draft pick to ever play a senior game for the club. He managed just two appearances in 1989 before a run of injuries, including an ankle reconstruction and fractured ribs, derailed his progress. Disillusioned with his form, he briefly stepped away from the elite level to regain confidence in the country, but his strong performances for Castlemaine earned him a second chance when Fitzroy threw him a lifeline in the 1993 Mid-Season Draft. A versatile utility who shared some of his father's fiery temperament, Kavanagh added another eight games to his tally with the Lions before departing the AFL scene at the end of 1994.