Crabb was runner-up in the Magarey Medal - the highest individual award in the League for the "fairest and most brilliant" player - in both 1949 (on a countback) and 1950. The SANFL in 1998 retrospectively awarded Medals to all players who had lost on countbacks (i.e.
Crabb was runner-up for the Magarey Medal, which is the highest individual award in the League, in both 1949 and 1950, with the award being decided by a tiebreaker. The SANFL later awarded Medals to all players who had lost on countback in 1998.