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Key Facts

Full name
Ian McCrae

Known as
Ian McCrae

Born
31 October 1943 (age 80)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 249d
Last game: 26y 169d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 69 kg

Senior clubs
Fitzroy

Jumper numbers
Fitzroy: 52, 34, 7

Ian McCrae

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
FitzroyV/AFL1962-197097500.5215%12.383.161.2210
Total1962-197097500.5215%12.383.161.2210

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,403rd player to appear, 2,525th most games played, 2,049th most goals kickedFitzroy: 777th player to appear, 116th most games played, 102nd most goals kicked

Originally from North Reservoir, Ian McCrae was a regular senior player at Fitzroy during a persistently dismal time for the club. Between 1962 and 1970 he played 97 VFL games and booted 50 goals for a team which never once came within spitting distance of finals qualification. Indeed, the Roys never finished higher than tenth.

Despite this, McCrae was a consistently productive wingman with pace to burn, a legacy of his sideline as a professional sprinter.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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