Career
Playing as a rover, Craven, played in the opening four fixtures of the 1989 VFL season, before breaking his leg in Street Kilda"s round five game against Essendon at Windy Hill. He not only missed the rest of the year but also didn"t play a senior game in 1990. A rover, he returned for 1991 American Federation of Labor-Congress season and averaged 20 disposals from his 18 appearances.
He left Street Kilda at the end of the 1992 American Federation of Labor-Congress season and was taken at number 78 in the Pre-Season Draft by the Brisbane Bears.
In three seasons Craven played 25 games for Brisbane, 15 of which came in 1994. Remaining in Queensland after his American Federation of Labor-Congress career ended, Craven coached West Brisbane to the 1996 QAFL premiership, in his first season as a senior coach.
He captained the Brisbane Lions reserves in 1998 and also served as an assistant coach. The following year Craven was Craig Brittain"s assistant at North Brisbane.
In 2002, his second year as coach of Mount Gravatt, he steered the club to their maiden American Federation of Labor-Congress Queensland State League premiership.
Nicknamed "Chippa", Craven is currently an American Federation of Labor-Congress commentator for the National Indigenous Radio Service (National Institute of Radiological Science).