Craig McRae

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Craig McRae
Personal information
Full name	Craig McRae
Date of birth	(1973-09-22) 22 September 1973
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team	Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft	#22, 1993 Pre-season Draft, Brisbane Bears
Height/Weight	176 cm / 72 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1995–1996 1997–2004 Total	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions	39 (56) 156 (176) 195 (232)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1999	South Australia	1
International team honours
1999	Australia	2
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2004 season.
Career highlights
Brisbane Lions premiership player 2001, 2002, 2003

Craig McRae (born 22 September 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer.

Originally from South Australian National Football League club Glenelg, McRae was drafted by AFL club Brisbane as the 22nd pick in the 1994 draft and had an immediate impact, kicking two goals in his first game in 1995, and played every game of that year. McRae was renowned for his ability to kick goals from not only beyond the fifty metre line, but also for his scouting of the ball spilled from the hands of taller players.

McRae was known for his determination and fierce tackling. The respected small forward/goalsneak retired from professional football after the 2004 Grand Final loss to Port Adelaide, which included playing in Brisbane's 2001, 2002 and 2003 premierships.^[1]

Career highlights

Premiership side 2001, 2002, 2003
SA state-of-origin representative 1999
International Rules representative for Aus v Ireland 1999
Played in the 2004 AFL Grand Final
AFLCA Development Coach of the Year 2012

Post football career

Until the end of the 2006 season, McRae was involved in a sports administration business and various football broadcasting roles including radio station Triple M, where he hosted a football programme with former Brisbane teammate Jason Akermanis.

In October 2006, McRae was appointed to the newly created position of Player Development Coach^[2] with the Richmond Football Club, necessitating a relocation to Melbourne. In the middle of the 2009 AFL season, McRae took up the head coaching position at Richmond's VFL affiliate club, the Coburg Tigers, when former coach Jade Rawlings became caretaker coach at Richmond. McRae took up a development coach position at the Brisbane Lions. He is currently the development manager at Collingwood.^[1]

McRae is also a qualified primary school teacher.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Magpies sign up Matthew Lappin and Craig McRae". Herald Sun. 12 October 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
↑ http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=301983

External links

Craig McRae's statistics from AFL Tables

v t e Brisbane Lions 2001/2002/2003 AFL Premiers

2001: Brisbane Lions 15.18 (108) defeated Essendon 12.10 (82), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 2002: Brisbane Lions 10.15 (75) defeated Collingwood 9.12 (66), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 2003: Brisbane Lions 20.14 (134) defeated Collingwood 12.12 (84), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 3. Voss 2. Johnson 4. McRae 6. Power 10. Ashcroft 11. Lynch 12. Akermanis 13. Pike 15. Michael 16. Brown 20. Black 23. Leppitsch 27. Keating 32. Hart 33. White 44. Lappin

Coach: Matthews

v t e Australian squad – 1999 International Rules Series

Captain: Buckley Akermanis Allan Ashcroft Bell Burgoyne Burke Campbell Camporeale Cousins Crawford Croad Graham Hart Leppitsch McKay McRae Molloy O'Loughlin Richardson Silvagni Smith Waterhouse West Coach: Brereton

Persondata
Name	McRae, Craig
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	22 September 1973
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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