Shane Crawford

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Shane Crawford (born September 9, 1974) is a player for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Crawford was recruited from Assumption College in Victoria, and selected by the Hawks with the 13th pick in the 1991 AFL National Draft. He made his debut in 1993 and soon became one of the stars of the league, known for his prolific ball-winning ability and also his love for media attention with his recurring guest role on The Footy Show on the Nine Network.

Crawford has played over 200 career AFL games, and is a four-time All-Australia player, and has played in three International Rules series for Australia. He became captain of Hawthorn in 1999, and that season he also won the AFL's top individual honours, the Brownlow Medal and the Players' Association MVP award.

Shane Crawford stepped down from the Hawthorn captaincy after the disasterous 2004 season, where he broke his arm and the Hawks finished last on the AFL premiership season ladder. He regained his elite form in the 2005 season, and is again one of the league's leading possession winners.

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