Gavin Crosisca

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Gavin Crosisca
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Personal information
Birth 15 September 1968 (1968-09-15) (age 39), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Recruited from Western Districts Football Club (Qld)
Playing career¹
Debut , vs. , at
Team(s) Collingwood (1987-2000)

246 games, 64 goals

¹ Statistics to end of Round 22, 2000 season
Career highlights
1990 Collingwood Premiership Team

State of Origin appearances

Gavin Crosisca (born 15 September 1968 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, and current assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club.

Debuting in the VFL 1987 with the Collingwood Football Club, Crosisca was recruited from Western Districts Football Club in Queensland. He played in the 1990 premiership side with the Magpies, and played State of Origin football for three teams: Queensland, Victoria and the Allies. Crosisca was the first Queensland born footballer to play 100 VFL/AFL games and just the third to play 200 games. He retired from the game in 2000.

Following his retirement from AFL football, Crosisca has held a number of coaching positions. In 2001 and 2002, he was an assistant coach at the Kangaroos under Denis Pagan, before shifting to Hawthorn in 2003. From 2005 until 2006, Crosisca was the head coach of the North Ballarat Roosters in the Victorian Football League.

Since the start of the 2007 pre-season, Crosisca has been an assistant coach at the Carlton Football Club,

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