Tom Crane (footballer)
| Tom Crane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1921 | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942–1945 | South Melbourne | 7 (1) | |
| 1945 | North Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 8 (1) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tom Crane (21 December 1921 – 20 May 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Crane, a defender, was never a regular fixture in the South Melbourne team, playing just seven games in four seasons at the club.[2] He crossed to North Melbourne during the 1945 VFL season, where his brother Jack played. Another brother, Len, was a South Melbourne and Hawthorn footballer.[3]
He joined Northcote in 1946.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Thomas Luke Crane". ancestry.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ "AFL Tables: Tom Crane". afltables.com.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ The Argus,"Brunswick Leader Out Of Team", 3 May 1946, p. 15