Jaxon Crabb

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Jaxon Crabb
Personal information
Full name Jaxon Crabb
Date of birth (1979-11-07) 7 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Bunbury, Western Australia
Original team(s) South Bunbury (SWFL)
Draft No. 12, 1997 national draft
No. 28, 2002 rookie draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1997–2001; 2003–2009 Claremont (WAFL) 188 (109)
1998–2000 West Coast 15 (2)
2002 Port Adelaide 4 (0)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1998–2007 Western Australia 5 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.
Career highlights
  • Western Australia captain 2005
  • Sandover Medal 2005
  • Known for missing a mark at the MCG - Mel footy trip 2024
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jaxon Crabb (born 7 November 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played as a midfielder for the West Coast Eagles and Port Adelaide Football Club.

He is the brother of former professional tennis player Jaymon Crabb.

Football career

Crabb played 188 games for WAFL club Claremont between 1997 and his retirement in 2009.[1] He is a member of the WA Football 200 Club and shared the 2005 Sandover Medal with Toby McGrath as the best player in the WAFL for that year.[2]

West Coast career

Jaxon was drafted by the West Coast Eagles with the twelfth selection in the 1997 AFL Draft and played his first game for the club against Richmond. He collected 10 disposals in his first match. Crabb spent 3 years on West Coast's list, playing only 15 AFL games in that time.

Port Adelaide career

Crabb then found himself on Port Adelaide's rookie list for the 2002 season. He played a total of 4 games during this season and was delisted upon its conclusion. Jaxon then returned to WAFL club Claremont.

References

  1. ^ WA Football 200 Club
  2. ^ Jaxon Crabb's focus turns to family after retirement

External links

  • Jaxon Crabb's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • WAFL Online player profile
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Sandover Medal winners
The Sandover Medal has been awarded every year since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League and its various incarnations.