Glenferrie Gold

Happy Birthday

John McArthur

1958-63
61 games
10 goals

VFL/AFL Premiership: 1961
VFL/AFL Reserves Premiership: 1958
HFC Best in Finals: 1959

A strongly built HB/CHB recruited from Ringwood.

Made up for lack of pace with tremendous work rate and close checking play on opponents.

One of the toughest of the Kennedy Commandos.

Important player who was the CHB in the 1961 Premiership team.

The North Adelaide Football Club is proud to announce Darren Jarman as a 2026 Hall of Fame inductee.

A magician in a Rooster jumper. With supreme skill on both feet, Darren Jarman thrilled supporters and left opponents chasing shadows throughout a remarkable career in red and white.

His ability to create something out of nothing made him one of the most naturally gifted players to pull on a North Adelaide guernsey, captivating everyone who watched him play.

Congratulations, Fud! ❤️🤍

Join us at the 2026 Club Champions & Hall of Fame Night as we celebrate our three new inductees.
Contact Reception on 8344-8733 or book via the club website.
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Bookings close 5pm September 10th.

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Shane Crawford

1993-2008
305 games
224 goals

Finals: 12 games

Hawthorn Captain: 1999-2004

VFL/AFL Premiership: 2008
VFL/AFL Night Premiership: 1999 (Captain)

Brownlow Medalist: 1999
Brownlow Medal: (eq 2nd) 2003 (3rd) 2002
Brownlow Votes: 159 (3rd HFC/22nd AFL)

Peter Crimmins Medal: 1998-99,2002-03
Peter Crimmins Medal (2nd): 1995-96
Peter Crimmins Medal (3rd): 2001,2005

Leigh Matthews Trophy: 1999
All Australian: 1996,1998-99,2002
Rising Star Nominee: Rd 2 1993

NSW/ACT Representative: 1 game
Allies Representative: 2 games
Alex Jesaulenko Medal: (Allies) 1998
Australian Representative: 8 games
Australian Captain: 2002-2003

HFC Best First Year Player: 1993
HFC Most Consistent: 1994,95
HFC Best Team Player: 1996

HFC Ultimate Premiership Team: Wing
AFL Hall of Fame: 2012
HFC Hall of Fame: 2013

A genuine champion of the game, for seventeen years Crawford was the heart and soul and the face of the Club, especially during the turbulent 1990s. A fitness fanatic, he was capable of playing as an on-baller for an entire game becoming the sixth player to pass 300 games for the Hawks.

Crawford spent his childhood in Finley, NSW and played his junior football with the Finley Football Club. He joined Hawthorn via Assumption College in Kilmore when he was selected as No 13 in the 1991 draft, making his debut in Round 1 against Melbourne in 1993. He developed quickly and demonstrated a remarkable ability to cover plenty of ground.

He won the Best and Fairest four times, equaling John Kennedy Snr, Jason Dunstall and current star, Sam Mitchell as the most decorated group of players behind the legendary Leigh Matthews, who won eight Best and Fairest Awards.

Crawford underwent a dramatic change with his appointment as Captain in 1999 developing into an inspiring leader with his dedication to fitness. His form improved as the season progressed leading the Club to its ninth night premiership and in the last two months of the season he was virtually unstoppable winning football’s highest honour, the Brownlow Medal. He was the first Hawk to win the Brownlow outright. His acceptance speech was memorable for the tribute he paid to his mother, who raised her three sons as a single parent.

Very popular with the media, Crawford became a TV star on the Footy Show. It placed him under intense scrutiny, however he continued to play well coming equal second in the Brownlow in 2003. At the end of the 2004 he stood down from the Captaincy. A new broom was sweeping through the Club; Alastair Clarkson was appointed, with Richie Vandenberg the new captain. Crawford, now the elder statesman of the team, continued to play inspiring football, being used more as a defender with one more burning ambition.

At the age of 34, in his 305th game, the longest wait in VFL/AFL history to win a flag, he achieved his dream to play in a Premiership with the Hawks. He was offered another year but announced his retirement, wanting to go out on a high note, he is now remembered as one of the greatest midfielders in the modern era of AFL football. In 2012 Crawford was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.