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Gordon McCracken Personal information Full name Gordon C. W. McCracken Date of birth 22 March 1898 Original team Essendon Association Height/Weight 191 cm / 86 kg Position(s) Ruckman Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1920–27 Fitzroy 109 (61) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1927 season .Gordon C. W. McCracken (born 22 March 1898) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.
McCracken, who contested nine finals from 1922 to 1924, was Fitzroy's ruckman in the 1922 premiership side. He was again a follower in the 1923 Grand Final but was off the ground injured for much of the encounter and Fitzroy lost by 17 points. In the same year, McCracken represented the VFL at interstate football. Before arriving at Fitzroy, he played for Essendon Association in the Victorian Football Association.
References
- Gordon McCracken's statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy: Gordon McCracken
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Fitzroy Football Club 1922 VFL Premiers Fitzroy 11.13 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.14 (68), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Belcher Categories:- 1898 births
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Essendon Association Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
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