Craig Dowsett is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Dowsett was recruited locally, from Leopold. He made four appearances in the 1978 VFL season

1978 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1978.-Grand final:Hawthorn defeated North Melbourne 18.13 to 15.13 , in front of a crowd of 101704 people...

, including Geelong's elimination final loss to Carlton

Carlton Football Club

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. Over the next three seasons he added just four more games to his tally.

He later played for Golden Square

Golden Square Football Club

The Golden Square Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.They are based in the Bendigo suburb Golden Square and have participated in the Bendigo Football League since 1935.-Notable players:...

 in the Bendigo Football League

Bendigo Football League

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and won the Michelsen Medal in 1986.