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| Birth | May 31, 1980 , |
| Recruited from | Eastlake/NSW-ACT U18 |
| Height and weight | 190cm / 89kg |
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| Debut | Round 1, 13 March 2000, Brisbane Lions vs. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane Carlton Blues, at Princes Park |
| Team(s) | Brisbane Lions (2000-2002)
Sydney Swans (2003-)
Total - 154 Games, 23 Goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season | |
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Craig Bolton (born 31 May 1980) is an Australian rules football player who has played with the Brisbane Lions and the Sydney Swans in the AFL. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football Princes Park is a 386 hectare (954 acre park in the inner- Melbourne suburb of Carlton North Victoria. Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The All-Australian Team is an All star team of Australian rules footballers selected by a panel at the end of each season Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players Brisbane Lions Australian Football Club (the trading name for the Brisbane Bears-Fitzroy Football Club) is an Australian Football League club based in Brisbane The Sydney Swans is an Australian Football League (AFL club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest He often plays on the half-back flank.
Having played for the Eastlake Football Club in Canberra, and the NSW/ACT Under 18s team, Bolton was picked by Brisbane in the 3rd round of the 1998 AFL Draft. Eastlake Football Club is a semi-professional Australian rules football club based in the inner-south of Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. } The Australian Capital Territory (ACT is the Capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory The 1998 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft a national draft a trade period and a rookie elevation He was on the Lions' list from 1999 until 2002, making his debut against Carlton in round 1 of the 2000 season and playing a total of 29 senior games. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football He wasn't able to gain a regular place in the very strong Brisbane team of the time. When Brisbane won the flag in 2001 and 2002, he was listed as an emergency and did not actually play in the Grand Final. At the end of the 2002 season, he decided to leave the club.
Bolton was selected by Sydney in the 2003 pre-season draft and has played in every senior game since. His first three years with Sydney have mirrored his time at Brisbane, with the Swans' making the preliminary finals in 2003, semi-finals in 2004 and the grand final in 2005, just as the Lions did in 1999, 2000 and 2001. The only difference was that Bolton was now a regular member of the team, and so played a part in the Grand Final victory over West Coast, earning his first premiership medal. West Coast Eagles Football Club is an Australian rules football club competing in the Australian Football League.
On February 13 2008, Bolton (or "Bolts" as he's known to supporters) was given the distinction of becoming The Swans Co-Captain, alongside Brett Kirk and Leo Barry. Brett Kirk (born 25 October 1976 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known colloquially as "Kirky" Leo Barry (born 19 May 1977 is an Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans. He is unrelated to Swans teammate Jude Bolton. Jude Bolton (born 15 March 1980 is an Australian rules football player with the Sydney Swans of the AFL, and is known as " Hey Jude
External links
- Sydney Swans site player profile
- "Omens all good as ex-Lion at last gets a start", The Sydney Morning Herald, September 21, 2005.
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