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Gavin Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-09-25) 25 September 1967 (age 57)
Original team(s) Templestowe
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1987–2000 Collingwood 254 (195)
Career highlights

Club

Representative

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gavin Brown (born 25 September 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1980s and 1990s. Since retiring as a player he has been an assistant coach with Collingwood, Carlton and joined North Melbourne at the end of the 2013 season.[1] He is currently serving as a development coach at North Melbourne.[2]

Brown was a hardworking and versatile player for the Magpies throughout his career. He was also able to play as a key forward or a defender.[3]

A former Marcellin College student, he was part of their 1st XVIII to win both the 1984 Associated Grammar Schools premiership as well as the coveted Herald Shield Cup, which was captained by Carlton champion Stephen Silvagni.

Early life and playing career

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Brown was recruited into Collingwood Magpies from Templestowe where he contributed to the side for over a decade. Brown was part of the Magpies under-19 premiership side in 1986 with Damian Monkhorst, Mick McGuane and Gavin Crosisca, who all made their debuts with the senior side in 1987.[4] Brown quickly showed his true value as a tough and courageous footballer, and a great man off the field. He earned the nickname "Rowdy" because of his quiet demeanour off the field. Brown started well in his career, earning his first Victorian guernsey in State of Origin football in his debut season.

In 1989, Brown turned into a great young footballer, winning the Copeland Trophy, awarded to the club's best and fairest player, after finishing third the year before. In the same year, he made an impact against South Australia in State of Origin, winning the EJ Whitten Medal. His good form continued into 1990 when he played an important part in Collingwood winning the premiership, their first in 32 years. Brown played mainly as a forward, after starting his career as a wingman. He was knocked out in the quarter-time brawl in the grand final against Essendon, but returned late in the game and kicked his second goal. A year later, Brown continued his enthusiastic and courageous work on the field and finished runner-up in the best and fairest as well as earning his first All-Australian selection as a half-forward.

Brown was known as a courageous player and the AFL Players Association awarded him the inaugural Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player in 1991 and again in 1992.

In 1994, Brown was rewarded for his hard work with the captaincy, and he played solid football. He gained his second All-Australian selection, and he won his second Copeland Trophy, finishing equal with recruit Nathan Buckley. He suffered hamstring injuries in 1995–1996, which hampered his career, but in 1997 he made a comeback, winning his third Copeland Trophy. He also captained the state side against South Australia, winning a second E. J. Whitten Medal for his best-on-ground performance due to a brilliant job on Darren Jarman.

Brown handed over the Magpies' captaincy to Nathan Buckley at the end of 1998 despite his willingness to keep the leadership role. As his career was coming to an end, he continued to play good football in 1999 despite the team's lack of success and was impressive with the youngsters around him, with another top-three finish in the best and fairest. He retired at the end of 2000.[4]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1987 Collingwood 26 16 7 4 179 81 260 54 27 0.4 0.3 11.2 5.1 16.3 3.4 1.7 0
1988 Collingwood 26 23 6 4 282 211 493 107 37 0.3 0.2 12.3 9.2 21.4 4.7 1.6 3
1989 Collingwood 26 22 11 27 330 186 516 129 25 0.5 1.2 15.0 8.5 23.5 5.9 1.1 9
1990† Collingwood 26 18 49 24 209 106 315 132 19 2.7 1.3 11.6 5.9 17.5 7.3 1.1 4
1991 Collingwood 26 18 15 21 246 211 457 129 29 0.8 1.2 13.7 11.7 25.4 7.2 1.6 9
1992 Collingwood 26 16 9 9 207 108 315 102 25 0.6 0.6 12.9 6.8 19.7 6.4 1.6 7
1993 Collingwood 26 12 9 6 125 74 199 53 11 0.8 0.5 10.4 6.2 16.6 4.4 0.9 7
1994 Collingwood 26 21 17 7 245 219 464 95 51 0.8 0.3 11.7 10.4 22.1 4.5 2.4 4
1995 Collingwood 26 16 11 7 163 126 289 64 46 0.7 0.4 10.2 7.9 18.1 4.0 2.9 1
1996 Collingwood 26 20 10 11 120 140 260 68 23 0.5 0.6 6.0 7.0 13.0 3.4 1.2 1
1997 Collingwood 26 22 1 4 171 206 377 106 36 0.0 0.2 7.8 9.4 17.1 4.8 1.6 10
1998 Collingwood 26 16 5 5 136 100 236 84 25 0.3 0.3 8.5 6.3 14.8 5.3 1.6 0
1999 Collingwood 26 19 31 15 131 99 230 66 15 1.6 0.8 6.9 5.2 12.1 3.5 0.8 2
2000 Collingwood 26 15 14 6 77 59 136 52 14 0.9 0.4 5.1 3.9 9.1 3.5 0.9 0
Career 254 195 150 2621 1926 4547 1241 383 0.8 0.6 10.3 7.6 17.9 4.9 1.5 57

Post-playing career

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Brown became an assistant coach to Mick Malthouse after retiring, and in 2002 was awarded a spot in the Collingwood Team of the Century, as the fourth interchange player.[6] He was also an inaugural inductee in the Collingwood Football Club Hall of Fame.[7] In 2008 he was appointed senior coach of Collingwood's newly created VFL side.[8]

In 2008, he was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[9]

In 2011, Brown moved to the Carlton Football Club, taking on an assistant coaching role.[10] After three seasons there, he signed with North Melbourne, also as an assistant coach.[1]

Brown's three children, sons Callum, Tyler and daughter Tarni have all played or are playing for Collingwood in the AFL or AFLW leagues.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b Anderson, Jon (14 October 2013). "Gavin Brown quits job as Carlton assistant coach to move to North Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Development". North Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ^ Hinds, Richard (21 August 1993). "A simple man does it hard". The Sunday Age. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Lyon, Karen (4 August 2000). "Flag stars Brown, Crosisca call it quits". The Age. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  5. ^ Stephen Silvagni's player profile at AFL Tables
  6. ^ "Collingwood Team of the Century". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  7. ^ "Collingwood Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on 28 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  8. ^ Witham, Jennifer (17 October 2007). "Brown to lead Magpies in VFL". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. ^ "Australian Football Hall of Fame - Players". Archived from the original on 21 October 2012.
  10. ^ "Carlton appoints Harris as new Bullants coach". Australian Football League Coaches' Association. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Tarni Brown becomes Collingwood's first AFLW father–daughter pick". www.collingwoodfc.com.au. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
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