Luke Crane (born 23 June 1985) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played with
Sturt Football Club
The Sturt Football Club, nicknamed The Double Blues, is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the suburb of Unley, South Australia, which plays in the South Australian National Football League.
Founded in 1901 by the S ...
in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as th ...
(SANFL).
Originally from
George Town in Tasmania, Crane was recruited to Sturt from Queensland club
Zillmere
Zillmere is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Zillmere had a population of 8,967 people.
Geography
As at 2008, Zillmere was approximately 60% residential and 40% industrial.
History
The Turrbal people occupied ...
. He played 125 games for Sturt and won the 2008
Magarey Medal
The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Will ...
as the
best and fairest
In Australian sport, the best and fairest award recognises the player(s) adjudged to have had the best performance in a game or over a season for a given sporting club or competition. The awards are sometimes dependent on not receiving a suspensi ...
player in the SANFL.
SANFL list of Magarey Medal winners
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1985 births
Living people
Sturt Football Club players
Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club players
Magarey Medal winners
Australian rules footballers from Tasmania
Portland Football Club players
Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees