Mickey Crisp Explained

Mickey Crisp
Fullname:Cresswell William Crisp
Birth Date:12 May 1908
Originalteam:Wedderburn, Sandhurst
Debutdate:Round 1, 1931
Debutteam:Carlton
Debutopponent:Richmond
Debutstadium:Princes Park
Height:173 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1941
Years1:1931–1941
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:183 (281)

Cresswell William 'Mickey' Crisp (12 May 1908 – 15 April 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who debuted with Carlton in the VFL in the 1931 season after winning the 1930 Bendigo Football League's inaugural best and fairest award, the Fred Wood Medal, with Sandhurst.[1]

He was a premiership player in 1938 and regular Victorian interstate representative.

Crisp played most of his career as a centreman but started in the forward line, kicking a career-high 53 goals in 1932. He won the inaugural Carlton best and fairest award in 1934, topping the club's goalkicking in the same season. He won the award again in 1938.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bendigo – Best & Fairest . The Argus . 3 March 2021 . 13 . 15 September 1930.