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 26)
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) Defender
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 37
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2018– Brisbane Lions 120 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 14, 2025.
Career highlights
Source: AFL Tables

Brandon Starcevich (born 24 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles 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 B Grade cricket for the Stirling Hawks Cricket Club with Daniel Pryce, 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 recorded five tackles and nine disposals in his debut against North Melbourne in round 20 [1] after strong form in the North East Australian Football League. [6] Soon after, he signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Brisbane until 2021. [1] In the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season, he earned a 2020 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance against St Kilda, where he collected 10 disposals and took four marks. [7]

Starcevich was a member of the Lions squad narrowly defeated by Collingwood in the 2023 AFL Grand Final. The following year, he was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team in a 60-point victory over the Sydney Swans. [8]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [9]

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 [a] 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

Team

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 Whiting, Michael (10 August 2018). "Lion's big week rolls on with new deal". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Lacy, Bridget (25 November 2017). "Starry-eyed Starcevich ready for Lions lift-off". PerthNow . Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 Hope, Shayne (22 November 2017). "AFL Draft 2018: Contest 'animal' Brandon Starcevich has white-line fever". The West Australian . Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brandon STARCEVICH". www.wafl.com.au. West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Lacy, Bridget (15 October 2017). "Starcevich the stand-out at WA draft combine". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Hamilton, Andrew (3 August 2018). "Brandon Starcevich's hard edge prompted the Lions to hand him his debut against the Kangaroos". news.com.au . Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Twomey, Callum (25 August 2020). "Rising Star-cevich: Third-year Lion's time to shine". AFL Media. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL. 28 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Brandon Starcevich". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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