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David Crutchfield
Australian rules footballer
David Crutchfield (2 August 1965 – 29 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
| David Crutchfield | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | David Crutchfield | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-08-02)2 August 1965 | ||
| Date of death | 29 November 2002(2002-11-29) (aged 37) | ||
| Original team(s) | South Warrnambool[1] | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1985 | Fitzroy | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1985. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Recruited from South Warrnambool, Crutchfield played in the final four rounds of the 1985 VFL season. His most productive game was against Geelong, when he had 17 disposals.[2] He didn't make any further appearances and ended up in Queensland playing for Southport. In 1992 he was involved in a three-way tie for the Grogan Medal.[3]
Crutchfield was later a successful player coach in South Australia's Riverland Football League. He steered Loxton North to four premierships in a row, from 1997 to 2000.
Crutchfield suffered from depression and committed suicide in 2002 at the age of 37.[4]
His elder brother, Michael Crutchfield, is the member for South Barwon in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.[4]
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- "David Crutchfield". AFL Tables.
- "David Crutchfield". Full Points Footy.
- "Election day brings bittersweet memories for MP". News Limited. 12 November 2006. Retrieved 17 August 2016.Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- David Crutchfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- David Crutchfield at AustralianFootball.com