Craig 'Jock' Treleven (born 14 June 1970) is a former

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footballer who played with Hawthorn in the

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(AFL). A ruck-rover, Treleven was recruited to Hawthorn after an impressive season for

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in 1995. That season he had won both a

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and

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, the latter as West Australia's best player in their interstate match against Queensland. Hawthorn acquired his services with pick 16 in the 1996 pre-season draft and he spent five seasons with the club before leaving and returning home to finish his career in the WAFL.

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Craig Treleven
at WAFL website 1970 births Living people Hawthorn Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Sandover Medal winners Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Australian State of Origin players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1970s-stub