Danny Craven (born 3 May 1967) is a former

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er who played with St Kilda and the

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in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). Playing as a rover, Craven, played in the opening four fixtures of the

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, before breaking his leg in St Kilda's round five game against

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at Windy Hill. He not only missed the rest of the year but also didn't play a senior game in

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. A rover, he returned for

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and averaged 20 disposals from his 18 appearances. He left St Kilda at the end of the

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and was taken at number 78 in the Pre-Season Draft by the Brisbane Bears. In three seasons Craven played 25 games for Brisbane, 15 of which came in

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. Remaining in

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after his AFL career ended, Craven coached West Brisbane to the 1996

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premiership, in his first season as a senior coach. He captained the Brisbane Lions reserves in

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and also served as an assistant coach. The following year Craven was

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's assistant at North Brisbane. In 2002, his second year as coach of

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, he steered the club to their maiden AFL Queensland State League premiership. Craven accepted a role in 2016 to coach the

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in the QFA North Competition Nicknamed "Chippa", Craven is currently an AFL commentator for the

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(NIRS).

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Craven, Danny 1967 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Brisbane Bears players Wangaratta Football Club players Living people