Danny Craven

Danny Craven
Personal information
Full name	Danny Craven
Date of birth	3 May 1967
Original team	Wangaratta[1]
Draft	15th, 1988 VFL Draft
Height/Weight	162 cm / 68 kg[2]
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1989-1992 1993-1995 Total -	St Kilda Brisbane Bears	33 (10) 25 (7) 58 (17)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1995 season .

Danny Craven (born 3 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Craven, having played in the opening four fixtures of the 1989 VFL season, broke his leg in St Kilda's round five game against Essendon at Windy Hill.^[3] He not only missed the rest of the year but also didn't play a senior game in 1990.^[2] A rover, he returned in 1991 and averaged 20 disposals from his 18 appearances.^[2]

He left St Kilda at the end of the 1992 season and was taken at 78th in the Pre-Season Draft by the Brisbane Bears. In three seasons he put together 25 appearances, 15 of which came in 1994.^[2]

Remaining in Queensland after his AFL career ended, Craven coached West Brisbane to the 1996 QAFL premiership, in his first season as a senior coach. He captained the Brisbane Lions reserves in 1998 and also served as an assistant coach. The following year he was Craig Brittain's assistant at North Brisbane. In 2002, his second year as coach of Mount Gravatt, he steered the club to their maiden AFL Queensland State League premiership.

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} AFL Tables: Danny Craven
3. ^ The Age, "Saints run out of steam as awesome Dons surge home", 1 May 1989. p. 30

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Name	Craven, Danny
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Date of birth	3 May 1967
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