Craig Bolton

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Craig Bolton
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Personal information
Birth 31 May 1980 (1980-05-31) (age 28)
Recruited from Eastlake/NSW-ACT U18
Height and weight 190cm / 89kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 1, 13 March 2000, Brisbane Lions vs. Carlton Blues, at Princes Park
Team(s) Brisbane Lions (2000-2002)
  • 29 games, 10 goals

Sydney Swans (2003-)

  • 145 games, 15 goals

Total - 174 Games, 25 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2008 season
Career highlights

  • International Rules Australian representative 2004
  • Premiership player 2005
  • 3rd best and fairest 2005
  • 2006 All Australian
  • 2008 Co-Captain

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. 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. 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. 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 all except one 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.

On 13 February 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. In May 2008, Bolton represented the Dream Team in the Hall of Fame exhibition match at the MCG.

He is unrelated to Swans teammate Jude Bolton.

Season Statistics

Year Team Number Games Kicks Handballs Total Disposals Marks Tackles Goals Behinds Goal Accuracy % Brownlow Medal Votes
2000 Brisbane 26 15 120 41 161 54 6 7 4 63% 0
2001 Brisbane 26 8 48 33 81 23 8 3 2 60% 0
2002 Brisbane 26 6 24 17 41 9 7 0 1 0% 0
2003 Sydney 6 24 177 108 285 93 35 0 0 N/A 0
2004 Sydney 6 24 164 106 270 81 57 6 0 100% 0
2005 Sydney 6 26 211 137 348 112 62 1 3 25% 1
2006 Sydney 6 24 245 104 349 144 59 3 4 43% 0
2007 Sydney 6 23 244 110 354 138 40 3 2 60% 1
2008 Sydney 6 24 249 153 402 148 45 2 1 67 5
Totals 174 1482 809 2291 802 319 25 17 59% 7

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Sydney Swans – current squad

1 Hall • 2 N. Davis • 3 McVeigh • 4 Mathews • 5 R. O'Keefe • 6 C. Bolton • 7 Brennan • 8 D. O'Keefe • 9 Malceski • 10 Everitt • 11 Barlow • 12 Fosdike • 13 Veszpremi • 14 Bird • 15 Jack • 16 Jolly • 17 Kennelly • 18 White • 19 O'Loughlin • 20 Ablett • 21 Barry • 22 Laidlaw • 23 Faulks • 24 J. Bolton • 25 Richards • 26 Playfair • 27 Thornton • 28 Crouch • 29 Mattner • 30 Roberts-Thomson • 31 Kirk • 32 Buchanan • 33 Moore • 34 Brabazon • 35 Currie • 36 Schmidt • 37 Goodes • 38 Meredith • 39 Grundy • 40 Smith* • 41 Murphy* • 42 Bevan • 43 O'Dwyer* • 44 Orreal* • 46 Beckmans* • 47 Bruce* • 48 Terlich* • Coach: Roos
* denotes Rookie Listed players
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2005 Sydney Swans Premiership Players