Brian Brushfield

Brian Brushfield
Personal information
Full nameBrian Brushfield
Date of birth25 December 1943
Original teamXavier College
Height/Weight185 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1962-1965
1966-1968		Geelong (VFL)
Geelong West (VFA)		15 (3)
60 (-)
Coaching career
YearsClubGames (W–L–D)
1967-1968Geelong West (VFA)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1968 season.

Brian Brushfield (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a football commentator for some years, at Geelong radio station K-Rock.[1]

VFL career

Brushfield, a half-forward, is the nephew of former Geelong player Nick Brushfield.[2]

Recruited from Xavier College, Brushfield started out at Geelong as an 18 year old in the 1962 VFL season, where he made two league appearances.[3][4]

He played a further six games in 1963, a premiership year, but didn't feature in the finals.[5]

Over the next two years, Brushfield made seven more league appearances, then left for the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4]

He had played in two reserves premierships for Geelong, in 1963 and 1964.[6]

Geelong West

Brushfield played for VFA club Geelong West from 1966 to 1968.[7]

He was made captain-coach in 1967 and took Geelong West to the Division 2 grand final, which they lost to Oakleigh by 13 points.[8][9]

In 1968, at the age of just 24, Brushfield led Geelong West to a premiership, with a grand final win over Williamstown.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. ↑ "Brushfield premiership medal on sale". WA Today. 21 September 2009.
  3. ↑ Taylor, Percy (7 July 1960). "Kicking Analysis as Guide for Caulfield". The Age. p. 22. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "AFL Tables - Brian Brushfield - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "AFL Tables - 1963 Stats - Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Reserves". geelongcats.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Geelong West Football Club Greats". roosters.org.au. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Geelong West Football Club: History & Honours Board". roosters.org.au. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  9. ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 267.
  10. ↑ "VFA-VFL Grand Finals Second Division". Hard Ball Get. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Win to Geelong in final". The Age. 26 August 1968. p. 25. Retrieved 13 December 2014.

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