Tom Crane (21 December 1921 – 20 May 2010) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
South Melbourne
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and
North Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Crane, a defender, was never a regular fixture in the South Melbourne team, playing just seven games in four seasons at the club.
He crossed to North Melbourne during the
1945 VFL season, where his brother
Jack
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played. Another brother,
Len, was a South Melbourne and
Hawthorn footballer.
He joined
Northcote in 1946.
['' The Argus']
"Brunswick Leader Out Of Team"
3 May 1946, p. 15
References
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1921 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Sydney Swans players
North Melbourne Football Club players
Northcote Football Club players
2010 deaths