Garry Crane

Garry Crane (born 25 August 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.

Garry Crane
Personal information
Born	(1944-08-25) 25 August 1944 (age 81)
Original teams	Yallourn, Yallourn North
Debut	Round 17, 1964, Carlton vs. St Kilda, at Princes Park
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1964–1976	Carlton	148 (16)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Career highlights
1965 3rd Reserves Best & Fairest 1968 Perc Bentley Trophy -3rd Best & Fairest 1969 Robert Reynolds Memorial Trophy 1972 3rd Reserves Best & Fairest 1973 6th Best & Fairest 1974 Equal 7th Best & Fairest 1975 4th Reserves Best & Fairest
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Crane was recruited to Carlton Football Club from Yallourn North Football Club after winning the club's best and fairest award in 1962 and 1963.^[1] He made his debut for Carlton in Round 17, 1964 and played in three VFL premiership teams – 1968, 1970 and 1972. He was rated the best player on the ground by the voting panel of The Age newspaper in the 1968 Grand Final.

Crane won Carlton's best and fairest award in 1969. He was a two-time Murie Cup winner in 1973 and 1974, as the leading combined votegetter in the seniors Brownlow Medal and reserves Gardiner Medal among players who polled in both.^[2] He retired at the end of the 1976 season.