Tom Crane

Tom Crane
Personal information
Full name	Tom Crane
Date of birth	21 December 1921
Height/Weight	185 cm / 78 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1942-1945 1945 Total -	South Melbourne North Melbourne	7 (1) 1 (0) 8 (1)
¹ Playing statistics to end of 1945 season .

Tom Crane (born 21 December 1921) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Crane, a defender, was never a regular fixture in the South Melbourne team, playing just seven games in four seasons at the club.^[1] He crossed to North Melbourne during the 1945 VFL season, where his brother Jack played. Another brother, Len, was a South Melbourne and Hawthorn footballer.^[2]

He joined Northcote in 1946.^[3]

References

^ AFL Tables: Tom Crane
^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
^ The Argus,"Brunswick Leader Out Of Team", 3 May 1946, p. 15

Persondata
Name	Crane, Tom
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	21 December 1921
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