Luke Crane (born 23 June 1985) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

Sturt Football Club The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League. Founded in 1901 by the Stur ...

in the

South Australian National Football League The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

(SANFL). Originally from George Town in Tasmania, Crane was recruited to Sturt from Queensland club

Zillmere Zillmere is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Zillmere had a population of 8,967 people. Geography As at 2008, Zillmere was approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial. H ...

. He played 125 games for Sturt and won the 2008

Magarey Medal The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willia ...

as the

best and fairest In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...

player in the SANFL.SANFL list of Magarey Medal winners
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Crane, Luke 1985 births Living people Sturt Football Club players Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club players Magarey Medal winners Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Portland Football Club players Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees