SIMON CRAWSHAY
The big curly haired ruckman from Melbourne Grammar had an
a good start to his senior career notching up nine games in each of his
first two seasons. But it wasn't Crawshays overall performance at Gleferrie
that put in in the hall of shame it was one play.
Round 6 1996 at Waverley park in a night match, Hawthorn
had just got a great run on kicking about three goals in a row and getting
back into the game. With Hawthorn on fire having all the momentum Crawshay
marked the ball in the centre square. This was Crawshays first game of
the 1996 season and he needed to make a good impression with the arrival
of Paul Salmon. With all the momentum going the hawks way Simon had marked
the ball looked at his options of who to kick to and should have kicked
long do a lead but no he stopped put the ball on the ground and pulled
up his socks.
We had all the momentum before this play and after this
play be Crawshay Hawthorn had lost the momentum and ended up losing the
game and this one play lost Crawshay his place at football and his chance
at AFL football.
WHERE ARE
THEY NOW ?
Crawshay after his delisting at
Hawthorn Simon was not picked up by another AFL team in the draft. Simon
is currently playing at South Adelaide and came equal fifth in the 1998
Magery Medal the SANFL's equivalent to the Browlow medal.
CREATED BY MARK HELINGER
