Andrew Krakouer

Andrew James Krakouer (born 4 February 1983) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for Richmond and for Collingwood in the AFL as well as for South Fremantle and for Swan Districts in the WAFL.

Krakouer is the son of Jim Krakouer and nephew of Phil Krakouer.He began playing senior football for South Fremantle in the WAFL. He is the cousin of Port Adelaide player Nathan Krakouer.

He was drafted with the 41st selection in the 2000 AFL Draft by Richmond, who had received the draft pick by trading Ben Harrison to the Western Bulldogs.

He, along with his brother Tyrone, was charged with assault causing grievous bodily harm on 24 December 2006 after an incident in Fremantle, Western Australia on 22 December 2006.

Krakouer was delisted by the Tigers on 22 October 2007.

He returned to Western Australia and played in the WAFL for Swan Districts.

He was found guilty in June 2008 of assault with intent to cause bodily harm, an offence that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years' jail. He was sentenced to four years' jail with a minimum non-parole period of 16 months. The sentence was later reduced from 48 to 32 months' jail time.

Krakouer played for the Wooroloo Prison team, which participated in the Mercantile Football Association. Krakouer was released from prison on parole in August 2009, and signed on to play the 2010 football season for Swan Districts in the WAFL. He performed very well for the Swans, winning the 2010 Sandover Medal as the fairest and best player in the WAFL. He won the Simpson Medal as the best on ground in the Swans' one-point win against Claremont in the WAFL Grand Final, after amassing 42 disposals and kicking four goals, including the game-winning goal in the 33rd minute of the final quarter. A special analysis of the game showed that Krakouer would have polled 290 Champion Data ranking points (Supercoach points) in the game, more than any player has polled in an AFL game since the statistical technique was implemented in 2004.