# Danny Craven

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{{short description|Former Australian rules footballer}}
{{for|the rugby league player|Danny Craven (rugby league)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Danny Craven
| image = 
| fullname = Danny Craven
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|5|3|df=yes}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [Chiltern](/source/Chiltern_Football_Club), [Wangaratta](/source/Wangaratta_Football_Club)<ref>{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}}</ref>
| draftpick = No. 15, [1988 national draft](/source/1988_VFL_draft)<!--do not capitalise draft or national draft per 1988 AFL draft article title and the Wikipedia manual of style-->
| height = 162&nbsp;cm
| weight = 68&nbsp;kg<ref name=AFLTables>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/D/Danny_Craven.html AFL Tables: Danny Craven]</ref>
| position = 
| statsend = 1995
| years1 = 1989 & 1991–1992
| club1 = [St Kilda](/source/St_Kilda_Football_Club)
| games_goals1 = 33 (10)
| years2 = 1993–1995
| club2 = [Brisbane Bears](/source/Brisbane_Bears)
| games_goals2 = 25 (7)
| games_goalstotal = 58 (17)
| careerhighlights = 
}}
'''Danny Craven''' (born 3 May 1967) is a former [Australian rules football](/source/Australian_rules_football)er who played with [St Kilda](/source/St_Kilda_Football_Club) and the [Brisbane Bears](/source/Brisbane_Bears) in the [Victorian/Australian Football League](/source/Australian_Football_League) (VFL/AFL).

Playing as a rover, Craven, played in the opening four fixtures of the [1989 VFL season](/source/1989_VFL_season), before breaking his leg in St Kilda's round five game against [Essendon](/source/Essendon_Football_Club) at [Windy Hill](/source/Windy_Hill%2C_Essendon).<ref>''[The Age](/source/The_Age)'', [https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=rJVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FJcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3242,274014 "Saints run out of steam as awesome Dons surge home"], 1 May 1989. p. 30</ref> He not only missed the rest of the year but also didn't play a senior game in [1990](/source/1990_AFL_season).<ref name=AFLTables /> A rover, he returned for [1991 AFL season](/source/1991_AFL_season) and averaged 20 disposals from his 18 appearances.<ref name=AFLTables/>

He left St Kilda at the end of the [1992 AFL season](/source/1992_AFL_season) and was taken at number 78 in the [Pre-Season Draft](/source/1992_AFL_Draft) by the Brisbane Bears. In three seasons Craven played 25 games for Brisbane, 15 of which came in [1994](/source/1994_AFL_season).<ref name=AFLTables/>

Remaining in [Queensland](/source/Queensland) after his AFL career ended, Craven coached [West Brisbane](/source/Western_Magpies_Australian_Football_Club) to the 1996 [QAFL](/source/Queensland_Australian_Football_League) premiership, in his first season as a senior coach. He captained the [Brisbane Lions reserves](/source/Suncoast_Lions_Football_Club) in [1998](/source/1998_AFL_season) and also served as an assistant coach. The following year Craven was [Craig Brittain](/source/Craig_Brittain)'s assistant at North Brisbane. In 2002, his second year as coach of [Mount Gravatt](/source/Mount_Gravatt_Australian_Football_Club), he steered the club to their maiden AFL Queensland State League premiership. Craven accepted a role in 2016 to coach the [Mayne Australian Football Club](/source/Mayne_Australian_Football_Club) in the QFA North Competition

Nicknamed "Chippa", Craven is currently an AFL commentator for the [National Indigenous Radio Service](/source/National_Indigenous_Radio_Service) (NIRS).<ref>{{cite web|title=AFL|url=http://www.989fm.com.au/program/afl/|work=98.9FM|publisher=National Indigenous Radio Service|access-date=11 August 2012}}</ref>

==References==
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{{1988 VFL national draft}}
{{1993 AFL pre-season draft}}

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Category:1967 births
Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:St Kilda Football Club players
Category:Brisbane Bears players
Category:Wangaratta Football Club players
Category:Living people

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