Craig Dowsett

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Craig Dowsett

| image =

| fullname = Craig Dowsett

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|2|9|df=y}}

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| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Leopold

| height = 175 cm

| weight = 76 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1981

| years1 = 1978–1981

| club1 = Geelong

| games_goals1 = 8 (0)

| careerhighlights =

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Craig Dowsett (born 9 February 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Dowsett was recruited locally, from Leopold.{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=978-1-920910-78-5}} He made four appearances in the 1978 VFL season, including Geelong's elimination final loss to Carlton.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/C/Craig_Dowsett.html AFL Tables: Craig Dowsett] Over the next three seasons he added just four more games to his tally.

He later played for Golden Square in the Bendigo Football League and won the Michelsen Medal in 1986.