Markus Cragg
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Continually behind Da Silva in the race for the differently-coloured jersey through comparative youth and inexperience, Markus Cragg's huge frame was something special in front of goal, as he was built like a tank, commanding his area with ease. His goal-kicks frequently went straight to the opposition's penalty box after a kick from his massive boot.
Markus first went to World Cup 18 as an understudy to 32 year-old Rodriguez Da Silva, but from then on he made the spot his own with a series of excellent displays. World Cup 19, 20 and 21 all saw Cragg in the #1 shirt, until at the age of 41 he retired from the game, his tank-like physique slowly turning to something derided by opposing fans, specifically: "You fat bastard".
He still holds the un-offical record for SCB:Sports' 'Crossbar from the Halfway-Line' competition on the hit morning show 'Football Fry-Up' .
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 17 Quarter-Finalists |
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1 Da Silva | 2 Salisbury | 3 Salaam | 4 Carter | 5 Martin (C) | 6 Brown | 7 Stark | 8 Hill | 9 Hall | 10 S. Di Bradini | 11 Hawthorne | 12 Griffiths | 13 Tsarev | 14 Haldorsson | 15 Tissot | 16 P. Cole | 17 R. Di Bradini | 18 Ol-wairain | 19 Torino | 20 Robertson | 21 Palmer | 22 Cragg | 23 Benson | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu | ||
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 18 Qualifiers |
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1 Da Silva | 2 Salisbury | 3 Nicholson | 4 R. Di Bradini | 5 Durand | 6 Carter | 7 Stark | 8 Naoki | 9 Hall | 10 S. Di Bradini (c) | 11 Hawthorne | 12 Cragg | 13 Palmer | 14 Bachchan | 15 Mikael Tissot | 16 Scott | 17 Berisha | 18 Ol-wairain | 19 Thornley | 20 Robertson | 21 Martin | 22 Montefalcon | 23 Jakkinho | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu | ||
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 19 Qualifiers |
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1 Cragg | 2 R. Di Bradini | 3 Azanulbizarn | 4 Montefalcon | 5 Durand (c) | 6 Piper | 7 Evans | 8 Naoki | 9 Hall | 10 Jakkinho | 11 Tirado | 12 Thornley | 13 Majeed | 14 Bachchan | 15 Doukas | 16 N. Matranga | 17 Del Blanco | 18 Matis | 19 De Marco | 20 Nicholson | 21 Scott | 22 Berisha | 23 S. Di Bradini | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu | ||
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 20 Qualifiers |
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1 Cragg | 2 R. Di Bradini | 3 Azanulbizarn | 4 Montefalcon | 5 Durand (c) | 6 Majeed | 7 Evans | 8 Naoki | 9 Del Blanco | 10 Belizaire | 11 N. Matranga | 12 Thornley | 13 Watt | 14 Piper | 15 Menegroth | 16 Tirado | 17 Jakkinho | 18 De Souza | 19 Joachim | 20 J. Garcia | 21 Doukas | 22 Delgado | 23 S. Di Bradini | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu | ||
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Starblaydia squad - World Cup 21 Qualifiers |
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1 Cragg | 2 J. Garcia | 3 Azanulbizarn | 4 Montefalcon (c) | 5 Gianunzio | 6 Majeed | 7 N. Matranga | 8 Delgado | 9 Lyku-Agbayani | 10 Belizaire | 11 Madray | 12 Gonzalez | 13 Caltabiano | 14 Watt | 15 Evans | 16 Naoki | 17 Del Blanco | 18 Tumunzahar | 19 Thornley | 20 Loze | 21 Rabalais | 22 Kovac | 23 Sodek | Coach: N'Dumbu-Nsungu | ||
