Jonathan Brown (footballer)
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| Birth | October 10, 1981, Melbourne |
| Recruited from | Geelong Falcons |
| Height/Weight | 195cm / 102kg |
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| Debut | Round 5, April 8, 2000, Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide, at the Gabba |
| Team(s) | Brisbane Lions (2000-) 117 games, 191 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 10, 2006 season | |
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Jonathan Brown (born 29 October, 1981) is a three-time Australian Football League premiership winning forward and for the Brisbane Lions. He is co-captain of the club.
Brown is generally regarded as one of the most exciting and promising forwards in the competition.
Brown had begun to gather a reputation as a "thuggish" player due to several on-field incidents resulting in multiple suspensions including an incident in the Lions 2004 Grand Final loss to Port Adelaide which garnered Brown a 5 match suspension. Brown's return from this suspension in the Round 6, 2005 match against the Essendon Bombers at the Telstra Dome received much hype from the football media, and Brown did not disappoint, with a best on ground performance which included 8 goals and 14 marks. Brown continued to show impressive signs throughout the rest of the 2005 season however injury problems, particularly osteitis pubis reduced his impact. Brown did however show much improved discipline compared to his performances in previous years and was not reported for any on-field infractions in 2005 or 2006.
In May 2005, Brown was targeted by Collingwood in a deal reportedly worth $6 million over the next four seasons, but he was quick to announce that he had no plans to leave Brisbane. Two months later he officially signed a contract committing himself to the Brisbane Lions until the end of the 2008 season in a deal reportedly worth $2 million over three years.
In the 2006 Brownlow Medal count, Brown polled 13 votes, enough to secure a top 10 finish despite only playing 10 games that season.
It is widely regarded amongst the football media and public that the success of the Brisbane Lions in the near future hinges on the ability of Jonathan Brown to remain fit and able to play as many games as possible.
[edit] Leadership
Brown was promoted to the Lions' leadership group in 2005. Following the retirement of longtime captain Michael Voss in 2006, Brown was strongly favoured to replace Voss as captain. Nevertheless, when the captaincy was announced on 20th March 2007, Brown was named as co-captain alongside Simon Black, Chris Johnson, Nigel Lappin, and Luke Power.[1] Brown had previously acted as co-captain for the Lions in the 2007 NAB Cup final, alongside Black, Johnson, and Power, with Lappin out injured.
[edit] Personal life
Brown has three siblings, Matthew, Timothy and Gabrielle, who all live near the small country Victorian town of Koroit with their parents, Brian and Mary. Tim Brown trained with the Lions during the summer of 2006/07, and played in the intraclub scratch match prior to the beginning of the pre-season.
Jonathan is currently dating a woman named Kylie Adams.
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