Jaxon Crabb (born 7 November 1979) is a former

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er who played as a

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for the

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and

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. He is the brother of former professional tennis player

Jaymon Crabb Jaymon Crabb (born 6 March 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is the brother of Jaxon Crabb, who played for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League.''The Age''"For Ilie, that's ...

Football career

Crabb played 188 games for WAFL club Claremont between 1997 and his retirement in 2009. He is a member of the WA Football 200 Club and shared the 2005

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with

Toby McGrath Toby Jason McGrath (born 11 October 1980) is an Australian rules footballer who played for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He was rookie-listed with both the West Coast Eagles and in the Australian Football Lea ...

as the best player in the WAFL for that year.Jaxon Crabb's focus turns to family after retirement
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West Coast career

Jaxon was drafted by the

with the twelfth selection in the 1997 AFL Draft and played his first game for the club against Richmond. He collected 10 disposals in his first match. Crabb spent 3 years on West Coast's list, playing only 15 AFL games in that time.

Port Adelaide career

Crabb then found himself on

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's rookie list for the 2002 season. He played a total of 4 games during this season and was delisted upon its conclusion. Jaxon then returned to WAFL club Claremont.

References

External links

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WAFL Online player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Crabb, Jaxon 1979 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Claremont Football Club players Living people People educated at Christ Church Grammar School Sportspeople from Bunbury, Western Australia Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Sandover Medal winners South Adelaide Football Club players South Bunbury Football Club players West Coast Eagles players