Craig Jacotine (born 21 June 1980) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played in the
Australian Football League
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Jacotine was an unlucky player considering his credentials. He wasn't picked up until no.41 in the
1998 AFL Draft, when people thought he would have been picked up at a younger age the year before. He captained the Vic Metro U18 side in 1998, and played at U18 level in the
TAC Cup for 2 seasons with Dandenong. He made his debut with
Collingwood on
ANZAC Day
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against the
Bombers in the traditional blockbuster. He started off well in his debut season, and was regarded early on as a future leader by captain
Nathan Buckley. His form went down-hill in 1999 after stringing most of the season together since his first game. In 2000 he would only play 2 games, spending most of his season at
Williamstown after he was outed by injury. He was delisted at the end of the year.
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1980 births
Living people
Collingwood Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Dandenong Stingrays players
Australian people of Sri Lankan descent