Brandon Starcevich

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Brandon Starcevich
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Starcevich in August 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999 (age 24)
Original team(s) East Perth(WAFL)
Draft No. 18, 2017 national draft
Debut August 4, 2018, Brisbane Lions  vs. North Melbourne, at the Gabba
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 37
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018– Brisbane Lions 106 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2024.
Career highlights
Signature
Brandon Starcevich signature 2024.svg
Source: AFL Tables

Brandon Starcevich (born 24 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Starcevich is the nephew of Brisbane AFL Women's coach Craig Starcevich. [1]

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Early football

Starcevich is from Western Australia, [2] and was a Fremantle Dockers fan in his youth. [3] He originally played for Mt Lawley-Inglewood Junior Football Club. Starcevich joined West Australian Football League club East Perth, playing 20 colts games across 2016–17 and averaging 13 disposals. [4] He also played cricket, athletics and football for Trinity College. Starcevich played for Western Australia in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships and attended the AFL Draft Combine. [3] However, he was limited by a quad injury. Starcevich tested at the WA State Draft Combine and won the 20 m (66 ft) sprint with a time of 2.87 seconds. [5] He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 18 in the 2017 national draft, their third selection, and was described as a 'contested bull'. [2]

AFL career

In 2018, Starcevich made his debut against North Melbourne in round 20 [1] after strong form in the North East Australian Football League. [6] He recorded five tackles and nine disposals. Soon after, Starcevich signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Brisbane until 2021. [1] In the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season, Starcevich earned a 2020 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance against St Kilda, where he collected 10 disposals and took 4 marks. [7]

In 2023, Starcevich was a member of the Lions squad whom Collingwood narrowly defeated in the AFL Grand Final.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [8]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals  
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds  
  H  
Handballs  
  M  
Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2018 Brisbane Lions 37412201636580.30.55.04.09.01.32.0
2019 Brisbane Lions 37100707210.00.07.00.07.02.01.0
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Brisbane Lions 3718121254316857290.10.16.92.49.33.21.6
2021 Brisbane Lions 3724002168229890410.00.09.03.412.43.81.7
2022 Brisbane Lions 37243026890358107490.10.011.23.814.94.52.0
Career71546362318672611280.10.19.03.312.23.71.8

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

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