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Ian McCrae (Australian footballer)

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Ian McCrae
Personal information
Full name Ian McCrae
Date of birth (1943-10-31)31 October 1943
Original team(s) North Reservoir
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 69 kg (152 lb)
Position(s) Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1962–70 Fitzroy 97 (50)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ian McCrae (born 31 October 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Football

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On 6 July 1963, playing as second rover (resting in the forward-pocket), and kicking one goal, he was a member of the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.570.

References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Stone, Peter (1966), "League Players top Gift hopes, The Age, (Saturday, 9 April 1966), p. 24.
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