Cliff MacRae explained

Cliff MacRae
Fullname:Clifton MacRae
Birth Date:30 November 1913
Birth Place:Claremont, Western Australia
Originalteam:Werribee
Height:180 cm
Weight:75 kg
Statsend:1939
Years1:1935–1939
Club1:Footscray
Games Goals1:58 (62)
Years2:1939
Club2:Collingwood
Games Goals2:3 (7)
Games Goalstotal:61 (69)

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cliff Macrae. Collingwood Forever. 27 August 2014.
  2. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. The Argus,"Movement Of Players - MacRae Cleared", 3 July 1939, p. 14
  4. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Cliff_McCrae.html AFL Tables: Cliff McCrae