Cliff MacRae

Cliff MacRae
MacRae in 1939
Personal information
Full name Clifton MacRae
Date of birth 30 November 1913
Place of birth Claremont, Western Australia
Date of death 4 April 2000(2000-04-04) (aged 86)
Original team(s) Werribee
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935–1939 Footscray 58 (62)
1939 Collingwood 3 (7)
Total 61 (69)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clifton MacRae (30 November 1913 – 4 April 2000)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

MacRae, a half forward, was recruited to Footscray from the Werribee Football Club.[2] He kicked five goals for Footscray in their 1938 semi final defeat to Collingwood, a club he crossed over to during the 1939 VFL season, after being dropped from the Footscray team.[3] On his debut for Collingwood, against South Melbourne, he kicked another five goals haul.[4] Two games later he was playing in the 1939 VFL Grand Final, as a half forward flanker. Collingwood lost by 53 points and he would never appear for the club again.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Cliff Macrae". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ^ The Argus,"Movement Of Players - MacRae Cleared", 3 July 1939, p. 14
  4. ^ a b AFL Tables: Cliff McCrae


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