Tom Crane
| Tom Crane | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1921 | ||
| Date of death | 20 May 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| 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 correct to end of 1945 season. | |||
Tom Crane (21 December 1921 - 20 May 2010)[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
He joined Northcote in 1946.[4]
References
- ↑ "Thomas Luke Crane". ancestry.com. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ AFL Tables: Tom Crane
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ The Argus,"Brunswick Leader Out Of Team", 3 May 1946, p. 15