Nathan Brown (Australian footballer born 1976)

For the Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond and the Western Bulldogs, see Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1978). For the Australian rules footballer who plays for Collingwood, see Nathan Brown (Australian footballer, born 1988).

Nathan Brown

Personal information
Date of birth	(1976-08-14) 14 August 1976
Original team(s)	West Adelaide (SANFL)
Debut	Round 4, 1998, Melbourne v. Carlton, at Optus Oval
Height/Weight	180 cm / 76 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1998–2007	Melbourne	146 (36)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2007 season.
Career highlights
Fourth Best and Fairest 2002 Most Consistent Player 2002 Second Best and Fairest 2004 Most Consistent Player 2004 Best Clubman 2005

Nathan Daniel Brown (born 14 August 1976) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Demons in the Australian Football League.

He was drafted in the 1997 AFL Draft at pick number 66 overall, From Pinnaroo, South Australia He made his AFL debut in 1998. He managed 22 games in the 2005 season which also saw him share his milestone of 100 games with the recently retired Guy Rigoni in round four. Brown had a solid season after he took his game to another level in 2004, where he finished second in the club best and fairest. Averaged 18 disposals a game and was used in a variety of backline and midfield roles. Well known for his gut running and attack on the ball.

He retired at the end of the 2007 AFL season.

In October 2007, he signed on to play for three years with West Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL.^[1]

He was appointed captain of West Adelaide for the 2008 season under new coach, Hawthorn premiership player Andrew Collins.

Brown coached and played at Cheltenham Football Club in the Southern Football League for a number of years until being secured as the new coach of The Old Melburnian Football Club for 2012 in the Amateur B Grade competition.

References

↑ Capel, Andrew (29 October 2007). "Brown's perfect Bloodline". The Advertiser. Retrieved 27 January 2011.

External links

Nathan Brown's statistics from AFL Tables
DemonWiki profile

1997 AFL national draft

1. Travis Johnstone
2. Brad Ottens
3. Trent Croad
4. Mark Bolton
5. Luke Power
6. James Walker
7. Kris Massie
8. Chris Tarrant
9. Chad Cornes
10. Shane O'Bree
11. Jason Saddington
12. Jaxon Crabb
13. Callum Chambers
14. Shannon Watt
15. Joel McKay
16. Ben Walton
17. Lance Picioane
18. Mark Alvey
19. Chris Obst
20. Dean Solomon
21. Clem Michael
22. Troy Longmuir
23. Adam Chatfield
24. James Wasley
25. Nick Stevens
26. Brodie Holland
27. Brad Stephens
28. Rowan Jones
29. Marc Woolnough
30. Paul McMahon
31. Simon Black
32. Troy Johnson
33. James Thiessen
34. Andrew Williams
35. Marcus Baldwin
36. Judd Lalich
37. Todd Holmes
38. James Rahilly
39. Matthew Blake
40. Fred Campbell
41. Danny Morton
42. Matthew Dennis
43. Adam Goodes
44. David Antonowicz
45. Matthew Scarlett
46. Joshua Robertson
47. Robert Stevenson
48. Ben W. Thompson
49. Ian Perrie
50. Luke Ottens
51. Scott Ralph
52. Jordan Doering
53. Lionel Proctor
54. Justin Wood
55. Craig Black
56. Ben Kinnear
57. Darren Fraser
58. Marcus Picken
59. Brett Rose
60. Phillip Read
61. Tim Finocchiaro
62. Dion Miles
63. Anthony Aloi
64. Sam Cranage
65. Linden Stevens
66. Nathan Brown
67. Brad Lloyd
68. Simon Eastaugh
69. Paul Greenham
70. Trent Hoppner
71. Andrew Kellaway
73. Beau McDonald
74. Paul Digiovine
75. Brent Cowell
77. Guy Rigoni
78. Richie Vandenberg
80. John Hynes
81. Troy Kirwen
82. Nathan Thompson
83. Ben J. Thompson
84. Frank Raso
85. Hayden Burgiel
86. Scott Whiston

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