Brittain, was born in Melbourne before moving to Cairns in his youth. He played senior football with North Cairns in the AFL Cairns competition and represented Queensland in the Teal Cup and was selected in the Under-18 tournament's "All-Australian" team. Although only 17, he was also a member of Windsor-Zillmere'sQAFL premiership team that year.[1]
The following season he joined North Melbourne and captained their Under-19s side. He played five senior games in 1984, his third year at the club, but knee problems limited his opportunities.[2]
He continued at Windsor-Zillmere when he returned up north and in 1988 he captained the club to another premiership. The side was coached by his brother Wayne, the future Carlton coach. In 1988 he also won the Grogan Medal, by a considerable margin of 11 votes, from Ray Sarcevic. Windsor-Zillmere merged with Sandgate to form North Brisbane in the 1990s and he coached them to a first premiership in 1995. He joined his brother at Carlton in 2000 as a recruiter and scout but left after a year to coach the Brisbane Lions Reserves to the 2001 QAFL premiership. Involved with the Brisbane Lions ever since, Brittain has served in various roles including recruiting manager and development coach.[3]
References
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN978-1-920910-78-5.
craig, brittain, this, article, about, australian, footballer, scottish, footballer, scottish, footballer, born, june, 1964, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, north, melbourne, victorian, football, league, personal, informationfull, namedate. This article is about the Australian footballer For Scottish footballer see Craig Brittain Scottish footballer Craig Brittain born 6 June 1964 is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League VFL Craig BrittainPersonal informationFull nameCraig BrittainDate of birth 1964 06 06 6 June 1964 age 58 Original team s Windsor ZillmereHeight178 cm 5 ft 10 in Weight80 kg 176 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1984North Melbourne5 2 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comBrittain was born in Melbourne before moving to Cairns in his youth He played senior football with North Cairns in the AFL Cairns competition and represented Queensland in the Teal Cup and was selected in the Under 18 tournament s All Australian team Although only 17 he was also a member of Windsor Zillmere s QAFL premiership team that year 1 The following season he joined North Melbourne and captained their Under 19s side He played five senior games in 1984 his third year at the club but knee problems limited his opportunities 2 He continued at Windsor Zillmere when he returned up north and in 1988 he captained the club to another premiership The side was coached by his brother Wayne the future Carlton coach In 1988 he also won the Grogan Medal by a considerable margin of 11 votes from Ray Sarcevic Windsor Zillmere merged with Sandgate to form North Brisbane in the 1990s and he coached them to a first premiership in 1995 He joined his brother at Carlton in 2000 as a recruiter and scout but left after a year to coach the Brisbane Lions Reserves to the 2001 QAFL premiership Involved with the Brisbane Lions ever since Brittain has served in various roles including recruiting manager and development coach 3 References Edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 Craig Brittain AFL Tables No 125 Craig Brittain SportingPulse Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Craig Brittain amp oldid 1146983531, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
