Gavin Crosisca

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firstname = Gavin
lastname = Crosisca


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1968|9|15|df=y
birthplace = Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
originalteam = Western Districts Football Club (Qld)
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playingteams = Collingwood (1987-2000) 246 games, 64 goals
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statsend = Round 22, 2000
careerhighlights = 1990 Collingwood Premiership TeamState of Origin appearances

Gavin Crosisca (born 15 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, and current assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club.

Debuting in the VFL 1987 with the Collingwood Football Club, Crosisca was recruited from Western Districts Football Club in Queensland. He played in the 1990 premiership side with the Magpies, and played State of Origin football for three teams: Queensland, Victoria and the Allies. Crosisca was the first Queensland born footballer to play 100 VFL/AFL games and just the third to play 200 games. He retired from the game in 2000.

Following his retirement from AFL football, Crosisca has held a number of coaching positions. In 2001 and 2002, he was an assistant coach at the Kangaroos under Denis Pagan, before shifting to Hawthorn in 2003. From 2005 until 2006, Crosisca was the head coach of the North Ballarat Roosters in the Victorian Football League.

Since the start of the 2007 pre-season, Crosisca has been an assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club,

External links

* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#Gavin%20Crosisca%20(Western%20Districts%20&%20Collingwood) Full Points Footy Queensland Team of the Century profile for Gavin Crosisca]