Craig Jacotine (born 21 June 1980) is a former

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er who played in the

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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

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for 2 seasons with Dandenong. He made his debut with Collingwood on

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against the

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in the traditional blockbuster. He started off well in his debut season, and was regarded early on as a future leader by captain

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. 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. He was born to Sri Lankan Burgher parents.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacotine, Craig 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