Nick Brushfield

Nick Brushfield
Personal information
Full nameNicholas Peter Brushfield[1]
Date of birth26 July 1906
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
Date of death13 November 1993 (aged 87)
Original teamSt Mary's
Height/Weight180 cm / 73 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1923-1927Geelong41 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1927 season.

Nicholas Peter "Nick" Brushfield (26 July 1906 - 13 November 1993)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Geelong

Brushfield was only 16 years of age when he came from St Mary's and debuted for Geelong in the 1923 VFL season.[3][4] He played 16 games for Geelong in 1925, a premiership year, only to miss the grand final when he sprained a leg the day before and was withdrawn from the side.[3][5] During the 1925 season he represented Victoria against Bendigo and New South Wales.[6][7] He retired from football on the advice of his doctor halfway through Geelong's 1926 premiership defence, but returned in 1927 to make five appearances.[3][8]

Coaching

In the 1930s he had success as coach of the Geelong Amateurs in the Victorian Amateur Football Association, with premierships in 1931 and 1933.[9][10]

Family

His nephew, Brian Brushfield, played for Geelong in the 1960s.[11] He is also related to Geelong player Tom Hawkins.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "Nick Brushfield - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "AFL Tables - Geelong v St Kilda - Sat, 9-Jun-1923 2:45 PM - Match Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Australian Football 150 Years - Geelong Football League" (PDF). News Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "League Football.". The Age (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 10 October 1925. p. 12. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  7. ↑ "New South Wales v Victoria.". The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW: National Library of Australia). 10 August 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Brushfield retires from game.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 10 July 1926. p. 26. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Popular athlete farewelled.". The Camperdown Chronicle (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 27 April 1945. p. 3 Edition: Afternoons. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  10. ↑ "Premier B Grand Finals". VAFA. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Brushfield premiership medal on sale". WA Today. 21 September 2009.
  12. ↑ Anderson, Jon (28 September 2009). "Dream times for Tom Hawkins' clan". Herald Sun (The Daily Telegraph). Retrieved 23 March 2015.

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