Leigh Brown

Leigh Brown
Personal information
Full nameLeigh Brown
Nickname(s)The Anvil
Date of birth23 February 1982
Original teamGippsland Power (TAC Cup)
Draft#5, 1999 National Draft, Fremantle
#73, 2008 National Draft, Collingwood
Height/Weight194cm / 104kg
Position(s)Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2000 – 2002
2003 – 2008
2009 – 2011
Total		Fremantle
North Melbourne
Collingwood		63 (20)
118 (64)
65 (54)
246 (138)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2011 season.
Career highlights

Leigh Brown (born 23 February 1982) is a former Australian rules football player who played for Fremantle, North Melbourne and finally Collingwood in the Australian Football League. He is a Collingwood premiership player. After the 2011 Grand Final Brown retired and was announced as Melbourne's forward coach.[1] He is renowned for his tackling ability as well as his Utility roles.

On 21 May 2011, he became the second player in VFL/AFL history to play 50 games for three clubs when Collingwood played Adelaide.[2]

Early life

Brown is originally from Heyfield and played under 18 football with the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup where he attracted the attention of talent scouts.

Brown was drafted to the Fremantle Dockers with the fifth selection in the 1999 AFL Draft.

AFL career

Fremantle

He made his AFL debut in 2000, playing 21 out of a possible 22 games in his debut year. He would play a further 21 games in each of the next two seasons and was named Fremantle's Best Clubman in 2001. He played 63 games at Fremantle also kicking 20 goals.

North Melbourne

Brown moved to the North Melbourne after being traded in 2002 for selection 13, which Fremantle used to draft Byron Schammer. He continued to be solid key position player who could hold his own at both ends of the ground. Prior to 2008, Brown had played in at least 21 matches in every season of his AFL career. Brown was delisted by the Kangaroos at the end of 2008. At North Melbourne Brown played 118 games and booted 64 goals.

Collingwood

Brown was recruited to Collingwood after the 2008 season with selection 73 in the national draft. He played 23 games for Collingwood in 2009 and kicked 10 goals.

His 2010 season was extremely productive, to the point of holding former No. 1 Draft pick Josh Fraser out of the team. He has played a variety of roles, earning him the title "Mr Fix It" from Malcolm Blight and numerous commentators. Perhaps his best effort came against St Kilda, where he booted 3 goals and lead his team to a great victory to see them take top place on the AFL ladder heading into the Finals series. Brown capped off a memorable year in 2010 by playing an important role in Collingwood's Premiership victory.

On 1 September 2011, Brown announced his retirement, effective from the end of the season.[3]

Coaching

In 2011, Brown accepted a role from Melbourne Football Club to be their forward line coach. In November 2013, Brown accepted an offer to coach TAC Cup Under 18 team Gippsland Power for the 2014 season (replacing Nick Stevens).

Statistics

[4]
Legend
 D  Disposals  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs  G  Goals  B  Behinds
Year Team # Games D K H M T H/O G B D K H M T H/O G B
Totals Averages (per game)
2000 Fremantle 30 21 163 111 52 54 19 5 2 1 7.8 5.3 2.5 2.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.0
2001 Fremantle 30 21 220 151 69 82 22 20 8 6 10.5 7.2 3.3 3.9 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.3
2002 Fremantle 30 21 214 132 82 75 35 20 10 8 10.2 6.3 3.9 3.6 1.7 1.0 0.5 0.4
2003 Kangaroos 16 22 205 135 70 75 35 50 10 6 9.3 6.1 3.2 3.4 1.6 2.3 0.5 0.3
2004 Kangaroos 16 21 238 141 97 73 44 73 15 9 11.3 6.7 4.6 3.5 2.1 3.5 0.7 0.4
2005 Kangaroos 16 23 234 127 107 88 29 12 3 4 10.2 5.5 4.7 3.8 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.2
2006 Kangaroos 16 21 289 163 126 117 30 13 8 5 13.8 7.8 6.0 5.6 1.4 0.6 0.4 0.2
2007 Kangaroos 16 22 226 124 102 78 38 17 21 16 10.3 5.6 4.6 3.5 1.7 0.8 1.0 0.7
2008 North Melbourne 16 9 111 51 60 36 22 9 7 6 12.3 5.7 6.7 4.0 2.4 1.0 0.8 0.7
2009 Collingwood 15 23 247 124 123 76 68 79 10 17 10.7 5.4 5.3 3.3 3.0 3.4 0.4 0.7
2010 Collingwood 15 19 232 131 101 86 78 93 21 10 12.2 6.9 5.3 4.5 4.1 4.9 1.1 0.5
2011 Collingwood 15 23 282 160 122 86 82 120 23 17 12.3 7.0 5.3 3.7 3.6 5.2 1.0 0.7
Career 246 2661 1550 1111 926 502 511 138 105 10.8 6.3 4.5 3.8 2.0 2.1 0.6 0.4

References

  1. ↑ http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/retired-collingwood-player-leigh-brown-joins-melbourne-as-forwards-coach/story-e6frf9jf-1226157140382
  2. ↑ Footy Lists
  3. ↑ Leigh Brown announces retirement
  4. ↑ Leigh Brown's player profile at AFL Tables

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