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Key Facts

Full name
Russell Crow

Known as
Russell Crow

Born
17 September 1941 (age 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 212d
Last game: 31y 349d

Height and weight
Height: 191 cm
Weight: 105 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 32

Russell Crow

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
FitzroyV/AFL1960-1964, 1968-19731581140.7236%9.071.524.0722
Total1960-1964, 1968-19731581140.7236%9.071.524.0722

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,108th player to appear, 1,195th most games played, 952nd most goals kickedFitzroy: 757th player to appear, 34th most games played, 37th most goals kicked

A hefty but not overly tall ruckman (191cm, 105kg) who played with immense energy and determination, Russell Crow was a popular figure at Fitzroy during two separate stints in the 1960s and early 1970s. He hailed from Warracknabeal, where he worked as a sheep shearer, and he made his VFL debut with the Lions in 1960. Four years later he departed the VFL scene, only to be wooed back in 1968 for a second, longer stint. Fitzroy was a struggling side for most of Crow's career but he invariably struggled tirelessly and never lowered his head. When he retired in 1973 he had played a total of 158 VFL games, and kicked 114 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

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Footnotes

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