Craig Starcevich

Craig Starcevich
Personal information
Date of birth	(1967-05-16) 16 May 1967
Original team(s)	East Perth (WAFL)
Debut	Round 1, 1987, Collingwood v. Sydney Swans, at Victoria Park
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1987–1993 1994–1995 Total	Collingwood Brisbane Bears	124 (162) 020 0(16) 144 (178)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1995 season.
Career highlights
Harry Collier Trophy 1987 1990 premiership player

Craig Starcevich (born 16 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL. He currently works as a fitness trainer.

He was recruited from East Perth whom he played 37 games for after he won the 1986 F. D. Book Medal for being judged their best and fairest player. On the back of this, he was recruited to Collingwood in the VFL.

Starcevich made his VFL debut in 1987 with the Collingwood Football Club. The key position player came off the bench in Collingwood's 1990 premiership side and was a solid contributor during the 1990 AFL Grand Final. He played 124 games, kicking 162 goals for Collingwood before moving to the Brisbane Bears in 1994. He went on to play 20 games for 16 goals for the Bears before retiring at the end of 1995.

Following his retirement from AFL football, Starcevich has become one of the most prominent fitness trainers in the AFL, providing his services to the Brisbane Lions and being part of premiership success with his conditioning work. In 2006 he was recruited as part of the St Kilda Football Club's head of training services in an attempt to turn around the club's large injury list in the 2005 season. During the 2006 pre-season Starcevich adopted a controversial policy whereby players were banned from wearing thongs, citing the fact that they could increase the risk of injuries to feet. He left the Saints before the 2007 season citing "family reasons".^[1]

In March 2007, Starcevich joined A-league team Queensland Roar as strength and conditioning coach.^[2]

References

↑ "Starcevich quits Saints for family". Fox Sports. 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
↑ Monteverde, Marco (2007-03-14). "Footy Code Switch". Courier Mail, Brisbane. Retrieved 2007-09-04.

Collingwood Football Club 1990 AFL premiers

Collingwood 13.11 (89) defeated Essendon 5.11 (41), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Monkhorst 2. Francis 3. Gayfer 7. Morwood 12. Banks 17. Barwick 19. Wright 21. Christian 22. Shaw (c) 23. Kelly 24. Turner 26. Brown 27. Starcevich 28. Crosisca 29. Russell 30. Manson 34. McGuane 35. Daicos 42. Millane 44. Kerrison

Coach: Matthews

Western Australian team – 1991 State of Origin

Western Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Victoria 7.9 (41), at the WACA, 16 July 1991

Allan Bairstow Bewick Harding Heady A. Jakovich G. Jakovich Kemp Lamb Langdon Mainwaring (c) Matera McIntosh McKenna Pyke Spalding Starcevich Sumich Turley Waterman Watters Winmar

Coach: Malthouse

Western Australian team – 1992 State of Origin

Victoria 23.19 (157) defeated Western Australia 13.12 (90), at the MCG, 26 May 1992

Allan Bain Bewick Dorotich Hepburn Jakovich Kemp Kickett Lamb Langdon Lewis Mainwaring Matera McIntosh Seecamp Spalding Starcevich Waterman Watters Wilson Winmar Worsfold (c)

Coach: Malthouse

Western Australian team – 1993 State of Origin

South Australia 19.13 (127) defeated Western Australia 14.17 (91), at Football Park, 2 June 1993, crowd: 21,487

Semi-Final vs. South Australia	Allan Bairstow Bewick Christian Gastev Heady Ishchenko A. Jakovich G. Jakovich Kickett Laidley Lewis Matera Rowe Seecamp Starcevich Sumich Watters Wilson Winmar Worsfold (c) Zanotti

Coach: Malthouse

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