Murray Browne
| Murray Browne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 20 January 1963 | ||
| Original team | Watsonia[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1981–1985 1986 | Collingwood Fitzroy | 47 (6) 6 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1986 season. | |||
Murray Browne is a former Australian Rules Football player for Collingwood and Fitzroy in the Australian Football League (AFL). His son Alex plays for Essendon in the AFL.
He played his junior football at Watsonia Football Club in the Diamond Valley League and joined the Magpies in 1981 at 18 years of age.
Browne played 53 AFL matches for Collingwood between 1981 and 1985; and Fitzroy in 1986. Playing mainly as a defender he kicked a total of 6 goals.[2][3]
After his playing career Browne worked as Skills Coach at Collingwood and National Opposition Assessor at Port Adelaide. He also coached Marcellin Old Collegians in the VAFA to the 2008 premiership.
He is a former President of the Collingwood Past Players Association and is currently the Past Player Director with the AFL Players Association (AFLPA). Opp [4]
In working life Browne is a Certified Financial Planner and Licenced Mortgage Broker and operates his own Financial Planning Practice, MBA Financial Group, in Melbourne.
He is also a Justice of the Peace.
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ↑ "COLLINGWOOD PLAYERS AT AFL LEVEL: 1897 - 2010 - Numbers 801-900, 1979 - 1987". Collingwood Football Club Past Players Association. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ "Murray Browne". AFL Tables. afltables.com. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ↑ Sheahan, Tony (20 February 2011). "Family allegiance in Alex Browne's household not a Don deal". news.com.au. Retrieved 14 February 2013.