Andrew James Krakouer was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.
23 Facts About Andrew Krakouer
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Andrew Krakouer was the cousin of former Gold Coast and Port Adelaide player Nathan Krakouer.
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Andrew Krakouer began playing colts football for South Fremantle in the WAFL.
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Andrew Krakouer was drafted with the 41st selection in the 2000 AFL draft by Richmond, who had received the draft pick by trading Ben Harrison to the Western Bulldogs.
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Andrew Krakouer made his debut against Essendon at the MCG in round 7, in 2001, and kicked two goals and was Richmond's only multiple goal scorer in the 46-point loss to the Bombers.
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Andrew Krakouer was a good tackler and in 2004 he laid 95 tackles which was the most at Richmond and ninth overall in the AFL for that season.
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Andrew Krakouer was delisted by the Tigers on 22 October 2007.
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Andrew Krakouer returned to Western Australia and played in the WAFL for Swan Districts.
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Andrew Krakouer was sentenced to four years' jail with a minimum non-parole period of 16 months.
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Andrew Krakouer played for the Wooroloo Prison team, which participated in the Mercantile Football Association.
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Andrew Krakouer was released from prison on parole in August 2009, and signed on to play the 2010 football season for Swan Districts in the WAFL.
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Andrew Krakouer performed very well for the Swans, winning the Swan Medal as the fairest and best player at the club and the 2010 Sandover Medal as the fairest and best player in the WAFL.
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Andrew Krakouer won the Simpson Medal as the best on ground in the Swans' one-point win against Claremont in the WAFL Grand Final, after amassing 42 disposals and kicking four goals, including the game-winning goal in the 33rd minute of the final quarter.
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Andrew Krakouer was unable to join his new teammates on the club's pre-season training camp in Arizona, as his prior conviction meant he was denied entry to the United States.
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Andrew Krakouer kicked 35 goals in 23 games in his first season with Collingwood and finished 2nd in the Collingwood goal kicking, including three goals in the 2011 Grand Final loss to Geelong.
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Andrew Krakouer won the 2011 AFL Mark of the Year, receiving the Alex Jesaulenko Medal and a $10,000 cash prize from Hungry Jack's, for his mark in Round 9 against the Adelaide Crows at Etihad Stadium.
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Andrew Krakouer ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in a pre-season practice match in February 2012; however, he returned to AFL later in the 2012 season for the final home and away match against Essendon and the following week he kicked four goals in Collingwood's 38-point loss to the Hawthorn Football Club in the Qualifying Final at the MCG.
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In early 2012, Andrew Krakouer changed his guernsey number to the number three after John McCarthy was delisted.
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Andrew Krakouer was delisted at the end of the 2013 season.
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In November 2013, Andrew Krakouer signed on to play for West Perth for the next 2 years.
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However, before the beginning of the 2014 season, Andrew Krakouer walked away from the contract with West Perth in favour of an employment opportunity in the mining industry; however, the job opportunity did not eventuate and so Andrew Krakouer finished his career off at West Perth playing four games.
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Andrew Krakouer played in five League Grand Finals in his career and averaged 2.40 goals per game which was an excellent return for a small crumbing forward:.
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Andrew Krakouer died of a suspected heart attack in Perth, on 30 March 2025, at the age of 42.