Shane Barry Crawford was born on 9 September 1974 and is a former Australian rules football player, television media personality and author.
22 Facts About Shane Crawford
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Shane Crawford played 305 senior games for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.
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Shane Crawford is a four-time All-Australian player and played in three International Rules series for Australia.
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Shane Crawford spent his childhood in Finley, New South Wales, and played his junior football with the Finley Football Club.
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Shane Crawford was nominated for the League's Rising Star award in Round 2 with a stunning 5-goal performance of 23 possessions, including nine marks.
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Shane Crawford was named captain in 1999; however, he stepped down from the Hawthorn captaincy after the 2004 season in which he broke his arm, and the Hawks finished second-last on the AFL ladder.
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Shane Crawford regained some form in the 2005 season, during which he played his 250th AFL game against the Brisbane Lions at the Gabba, and he was again one of the league's leading possession-winners.
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Shane Crawford played his 300th game for Hawthorn against the Brisbane Lions in Round 19 in 2008 in Launceston, where Hawthorn defeated the Lions by 69 points.
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On 27 September 2008, Shane Crawford won his first premiership in his 305th AFL match, aged 34.
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Shane Crawford was offered another year with the Hawks, but he announced his retirement, wanting to go out on a high note.
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Shane Crawford ended his career after Hawthorn won the 2008 Grand Final and is remembered as one of the greatest midfielders in the modern era of AFL football.
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In 2012, Shane Crawford was inducted in the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Shane Crawford was a regular panel member of the sports program The AFL Footy Show, a presenter on holiday and destination programs Getaway and Postcards, and a presenter on the children's program Kids' WB.
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Shane Crawford raised $49,311 for his charity, the Breast Cancer Network Australia.
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In 2022, Shane Crawford made his musical theatre debut in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in Melbourne, playing the role of 'Pharaoh'.
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Shane Crawford competed on Channel 7's 2024 season of Dancing With The Stars.
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Shane Crawford was eliminated in equal-sixth place out of 12 contestants.
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In 2009, Shane Crawford set five Guinness world records during broadcasts of The Footy Show.
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At 114 kg, Shane Crawford was well over the minimum weight requirement.
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In 2010, Shane Crawford released his autobiography, That's What I'm Talking About, written in conjunction with Glenn McFarlane and released in soft-cover and eBook editions.
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Shane Crawford took a total of 11 days to complete the run and, as a welcome into Melbourne, ran the final leg into the Channel 9 Footy Show's studio, where the panel and crowd awaited his arrival.
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In October 2000, Shane Crawford was awarded the Australian Sports Medal for services to Australian football.