Craig Treleven
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Craig 'Jock' Treleven is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
A ruck-rover, Treleven was recruited to Hawthorn after an impressive season for East Fremantle
in 1995. That season he had won both a Sandover Medal
and Simpson Medal
, the latter as West Australia's best player in their interstate match against Queensland. Hawthorn acquired his services with pick 16 in the 1996 pre-season draft
and he spent five seasons with the club before leaving and returning home to finish his career in the WAFL.
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
A ruck-rover, Treleven was recruited to Hawthorn after an impressive season for East Fremantle
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...
in 1995. That season he had won both a Sandover Medal
Sandover Medal
The Sandover Medal is an Australian rules football award, given annually since 1921 to the fairest and best player in the West Australian Football League...
and Simpson Medal
Simpson Medal
The Simpson Medal, a prize for Australian rules football, has been donated by Dr. Fred Simpson and family since 1945. It is awarded to the best player in a WAFL Grand Final and the best player in an interstate game involving Western Australia....
, the latter as West Australia's best player in their interstate match against Queensland. Hawthorn acquired his services with pick 16 in the 1996 pre-season draft
1995 AFL Draft
The 1995 AFL Draft was held at the conclusion of the 1995 Australian Football League season.The AFL Draft is the annual draft of new unsigned players by Australian rules football clubs that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.Clubs receive picks based...
and he spent five seasons with the club before leaving and returning home to finish his career in the WAFL.