Gordon McCracken

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Gordon McCracken
Personal information
Full name	Gordon C. W. McCracken
Date of birth	22 March 1898
Original team	Essendon Association
Height/Weight	191 cm / 86 kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1920–27	Fitzroy	109 (61)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1927 season.

Gordon C. W. McCracken (born 22 March 1898) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

McCracken, who contested nine finals from 1922 to 1924, was Fitzroy's ruckman in the 1922 premiership side. He was again a follower in the 1923 Grand Final but was off the ground injured for much of the encounter and Fitzroy lost by 17 points. In the same year, McCracken represented the VFL at interstate football. Before arriving at Fitzroy, he played for Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association.

References

Gordon McCracken's statistics from AFL Tables
Full Points Footy: Gordon McCracken
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

v t e Fitzroy Football Club 1922 VFL Premiers

Fitzroy 11.13 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 12. Lethbridge 2. Molan 3. Fergie 4. Jenkin 5. Elliott 6. Gale 7. Rattray 8. Taylor 9. Freake 10. Wigraft 16. Williams 17. Atkinson 18. Sherry 24. McCracken 27. Corrigan 28. Donnellan 29. Collins 30. Parratt

Coach: Belcher

Persondata
Name	McCracken, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	22 March 1898
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