Alison Brown (footballer)

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Alison Brown
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Brown in May 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-09-21) 21 September 1997 (age 26)
Original team(s) St Kilda Sharks (VFL Women's)
Draft 2016 free agent: Carlton
Debut Round 1, 2017, Carlton  vs. Collingwood, at Ikon Park
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017 Carlton 07 (0)
2020–2021 St Kilda 11 (0)
2022–S7 (2022) Melbourne 04 (0)
Total22 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of S7 (2022).
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Alison Brown (born 21 September 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Melbourne in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She was recruited by Carlton as a free agent following the 2016 AFL Women's draft. [1] She made her debut in Round 1, 2017, in the club and the league's inaugural match at Ikon Park against Collingwood. [2] Brown finished 2017 having played in all seven possible matches with Carlton. [3] She was subsequently delisted at season's end. [4] On 29 January 2019, Brown was announced as the first AFLW signing for the St Kilda Football Club Women's Team, [5] who officially entered the AFL Women's competition in 2020. [6] In March 2021, St Kilda announced they delisted Brown after playing 11 matches for the club. [7] In the 2021 AFL Women's draft, Melbourne drafted her with the 45th pick after she played 12 games for Casey Demons in the VFL Women's. [8] She was educated at Caulfield Grammar School. In December 2022, Brown was delisted by Melbourne. [9]

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