Colin Frederick Crawford (14 May 1913 – 29 December 2007) was an

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er who played with

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and

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in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Career

Crawford was a rover and wingman, recruited from Essendon Juniors. He made eight appearances for Essendon in the

1934 VFL season The 1934 VFL season was the 38th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 5 May until 13 October, and comprised an 18-ga ...

, then in 1935 played 12 league games and represented Victoria against Bendigo. Crawford got a clearance to Fitzroy in 1936 and debuted for the club in the opening round against

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. Crawford, who also kept wicket for the Fitzroy Cricket Club, didn't appear again at VFL level and was granted a clearance to Brunswick mid-season. A member of Brunswick's 1938 premiership team, Crawford was appointed

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for the

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. Brunswick would fall one win short of making the finals.

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* 1913 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Essendon Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players Brunswick Football Club players Brunswick Football Club coaches Fitzroy cricketers 2007 deaths People from Brunswick, Victoria Cricketers from Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1913-stub