| Danny Craven | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Danny Craven | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1967 | ||
| Original team | Wangaratta[1] | ||
| Draft | 15th, 1988 VFL Draft | ||
| Height/Weight | 162 cm / 68 kg[2] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1989-1992 1993-1995 Total - |
St Kilda Brisbane Bears |
33 (10) 25 (7) 58 (17) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1995 season .
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Danny Craven (born 3 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Craven, having played in the opening four fixtures of the 1989 VFL season, broke his leg in St Kilda's round five game against Essendon at Windy Hill.[3] He not only missed the rest of the year but also didn't play a senior game in 1990.[2] A rover, he returned in 1991 and averaged 20 disposals from his 18 appearances.[2]
He left St Kilda at the end of the 1992 season and was taken at 78th in the Pre-Season Draft by the Brisbane Bears. In three seasons he put together 25 appearances, 15 of which came in 1994.[2]
Remaining in Queensland after his AFL career ended, Craven coached West Brisbane to the 1996 QAFL premiership, in his first season as a senior coach. He captained the Brisbane Lions reserves in 1998 and also served as an assistant coach. The following year he was Craig Brittain's assistant at North Brisbane. In 2002, his second year as coach of Mount Gravatt, he steered the club to their maiden AFL Queensland State League premiership.