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Key Facts

Full name
Craig Devonport

Known as
Craig Devonport

Born
27 January 1970 (age 53)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 92d
Last game: 26y 84d

Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 82 kg

Senior clubs
St. Kilda; Carlton

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 44, 8, 1
Carlton: 8

Recruited from
St. Kilda (1996)

Craig Devonport

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
St. KildaV/AFL1989-199594800.8547%11.244.653.036
CarltonAFL1996122.00100%4.000.001.000
V/AFL1989-199695820.8647%11.174.603.016
Total1989-199695820.8647%11.174.603.016

AFL: 10,025th player to appear, 2,572nd most games played, 1,320th most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,354th player to appear, 143rd most games played, 75th most goals kickedCarlton: 1,009th player to appear, 1,225th most games played, 746th most goals kicked

Capable of bursts of brilliance - he once kicked five goals in a quarter against West Coast, for instance - Craig Devonport gave solid, if sometimes inconsistent, service to St Kilda in 94 League games between 1989 and 1995. He was a forward during his first three seasons, which is when his most of his career tally of 80 goals were registered, before moving to the backlines later on.

In the 1995 AFL Draft Devonport was traded to Carlton but he failed to ignite and after managing just a solitary appearance in 1996 he was de-listed.

After eighteen years out of football Craig Devonport was hired by Broadbeach as an assistant coach.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article;https://www.aflq.com.au/17602-2/

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.