Craig Hoyer (born 6 September 1960) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played with Hawthorn in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). Hoyer was a ruckman, originally from Redcliffe, who had played three seasons with Swan Districts before joining Hawthorn. The Western Australian was restricted to just four senior games for Hawthorn.AFL Tables: Craig Hoyer
/ref> Craig returned to Swan Districts for the last 9 games of the 1984 WAFL season. Craig signed with the

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for the 1985 season. In both 1986 and 1987, Hoyer won Hobart's "Best and Fairest" award and came runner-up in the 1986 William Leitch Medal to Andy Bennett from Sandy Bay. Hoyer left Hobart at the end of the 1988 season and joined the Devonport Blues for the 1989 season, and was chosen to represent Tasmania against Victoria during the 1989 State of Origin match, unfortunately Hoyer was ineligible to play due to suspension. Hoyer suffered a badly broken leg during the 1990 season before returning for his final season in 1991. Hoyer then moved to Lauderdale Football Club in the STFL where he played and coached over a number of successful years before moving to the Kingston Tigers in 1995 under Scott Wade in which they played together at Hawthorn & Hobart. Kingston where Premiers at the conclusion of the 1995 season. Hoyer went on to win another Premiership at Kingston at the conclusion of the 1997 season under former Cartlon & Fitzroy player, Leigh McConnon.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoyer, Craig 1960 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Hawthorn Football Club players Swan Districts Football Club players Hobart Football Club players Devonport Football Club players Lauderdale Football Club players Kingborough Football Club players Living people