Brett Lovett | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Brett Lovett | ||
Date of birth | 20 May 1966 | ||
Original team(s) | Inverloch | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Half back | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1986–1997 | Melbourne | 235 (48) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Brett Lovett (born 20 May 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He also represented Victoria on six occasions.
Recruited from Inverloch, Lovett played at half back for the Demons from 1986 until 1997. After retiring, he went on to coach Frankston in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 2003 to 2008. [1]
Lovett was appointed coach of Sandringham, also a VFL side, in October 2010.
Sandringham and Lovett parted ways in October 2011 when Sandringham decided to return to a full-time coaching position. [1]
Lovett was appointed coach of fellow VFL club, Casey on 14 November 2011. [1]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1986 | Melbourne | 50 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 52 | 126 | 18 | — | 0.0 | 0.3 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 15.8 | 2.3 | — |
1987 | Melbourne | 17 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 161 | 79 | 240 | 63 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
1988 | Melbourne | 17 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 288 | 183 | 471 | 122 | 35 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 18.1 | 4.7 | 1.3 |
1989 | Melbourne | 17 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 282 | 206 | 488 | 111 | 39 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 8.6 | 20.3 | 4.6 | 1.6 |
1990 | Melbourne | 17 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 318 | 189 | 507 | 103 | 35 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 13.3 | 7.9 | 21.1 | 4.3 | 1.5 |
1991 | Melbourne | 17 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 258 | 175 | 433 | 95 | 48 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 7.3 | 18.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
1992 | Melbourne | 17 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 245 | 129 | 374 | 70 | 28 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 6.5 | 18.7 | 3.5 | 1.4 |
1993 | Melbourne | 17 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 190 | 142 | 332 | 59 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 18.4 | 3.3 | 0.6 |
1994 | Melbourne | 17 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 296 | 241 | 537 | 96 | 34 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 9.6 | 21.5 | 3.8 | 1.4 |
1995 | Melbourne | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 126 | 75 | 201 | 38 | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.5 | 6.3 | 16.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
1996 | Melbourne | 17 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 180 | 212 | 392 | 86 | 22 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 1.1 |
1997 | Melbourne | 17 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 135 | 110 | 245 | 61 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 6.1 | 13.6 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
Career | 235 | 48 | 43 | 2553 | 1793 | 4346 | 922 | 295 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 10.9 | 7.6 | 18.5 | 3.9 | 1.3 |
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