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Craig Burrows | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1972-12-20)20 December 1972 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Geraldton, Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | East Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
Debut | Round 1, 1 April 1995,Fremantle. vs.Richmond., at theMCG | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1995–1997 | Fremantle | 20 (23) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com |
Craig Burrows (born 20 December 1972) is anAustralian rules footballer. He plays as acentre half-forward and began his football career atEast Fremantle.
Burrows was drafted by Fremantle in 1995 after playing a starring role forEast Fremantle in their 1994WAFL Grand Final win. He was originally from the WA country town ofGeraldton which is famous for producingEagles starChris Mainwaring (who also played forEast Fremantle). A highlight for Craig was winning theChannel 7 Best on Ground medal in Fremantle's very first game (a practice match againstEssendon).
He made his AFL debut in Fremantle's first ever game in 1995 and cemented his spot as the team's centre half-forward, playing 19 of the 22 games and kicking 23 goals. He was selected to representWestern Australia in theState of Origin game againstThe Allies. 1996 however was a bad year for Burrows as he injured his knee in training and missed the entire season. He returned from injury in 1997 but only played one game for Fremantle and was delisted at the end of the season.
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