Craig McRae

Craig McRae
Personal information
Full name Craig McRae
Nickname(s) Fly[1]
Date of birth (1973-09-22) 22 September 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth South Australia
Original team(s) Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 22, 1993 Pre-season Draft, Brisbane Bears
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Club information
Current club Collingwood (head coach)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1995–1996 Brisbane Bears 039 0(56)
1997–2004 Brisbane Lions 156 (176)
Total 195 (232)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1999 South Australia 1
International team honours
1999 Australia 2
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2022– Collingwood 74 (50–22–2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2004 season.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of the 2024 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Craig McRae (born 22 September 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer and the current senior coach of the Collingwood Football Club.

  1. ^ Gleeson, Michael (4 September 2021). "'I know the process of winning': McRae challenges Pies stars to drive success". The Age. It's because he's so seldom called Craig. His name is "Fly", from before he was drafted.