Kaiden Brand

Kaiden Brand
Brand playing for Hawthorn in April 2019
Personal information
Full name	Kaiden Brand
Born	(1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 31) Berri, South Australia
Original team	West Adelaide
Draft	No. 66, 2012 national draft
Debut	Round 7, 2016, Hawthorn  vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	98 kg (216 lb)
Position	Key defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2013–2019	Hawthorn	43 (0)
2020–2021	Sydney	05 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
Hawthorn best first year player: 2016 VFL premiership player: 2018 SANFL State Representative: 2022 West Adelaide Football Club Captain: 2023
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kaiden Brand (born 8 April 1994) is an Australian rules football player who plays with the West Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League. He previously played with the Hawthorn Football Club and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.

AFL career

Hawthorn selected Brand with pick 66 in the 2012 AFL draft.

He spent 2013 developing in the VFL playing for Hawthorn's reserve affiliate side, the Box Hill, and was a member of their premiership winning side. In between seasons Brand bulked up considerably, played every game for 2014, mainly at full-back and performed well at Box Hill. Brand has elite pace, has the ability to play on talls and smalls and has solid foot skills.

Brand dislocated his left shoulder in the opening minute of his NAB Cup debut in 2015. ^[1] With advice from the club, he had both shoulders reconstructed and missed the entire season. ^[2]

He returned in good form in 2016 and with the retirement of Brian Lake a spot opened for him in the Hawthorn backline. A concussion to James Frawley meant he was promoted to play against Richmond. ^[3]

Following the 2019 season, Brand was delisted by Hawthorn. He was later signed by Sydney as a delisted free agent. After spending 2 years at the Sydney Swans he returned home to South Australia to play for West Adelaide and was named captain in 2023. ^[4]

Statistics

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
2013	Hawthorn	42	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2014	Hawthorn	42	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2015	Hawthorn	30	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0
2016	Hawthorn	30	11	0	0	86	56	142	47	14	0.0	0.0	7.8	5.1	12.9	4.3	1.3	0
2017	Hawthorn	30	17	0	0	161	111	272	104	19	0.0	0.0	9.5	6.5	16.0	6.1	1.1	0
2018	Hawthorn	30	10	0	0	76	47	123	47	14	0.0	0.0	7.6	4.7	12.3	4.7	1.4	0
2019	Hawthorn	30	5	0	0	34	22	56	20	6	0.0	0.0	6.8	4.4	11.2	4.0	1.2	0
2020 [a]	Sydney	2	2	0	0	10	8	18	7	3	0.0	0.0	5.0	4.0	9.0	3.5	1.5	0
2021	Sydney	2	3	0	0	22	16	38	19	6	0.0	0.0	7.3	5.3	12.7	6.3	2.0	0
Career [5]			48	0	0	389	260	649	235	62	0.0	0.0	8.1	5.4	13.5	4.9	1.3	0

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

• VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2018

Individual

• Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2016
• SANFL State Representative: 2022
• West Adelaide Football Club Captain: 2023

References

1. Schmook, Nathan (3 March 2015). "Shoulder reco ruins young Hawk defender Kaiden Brand's season".
2. "Ten to watch: Kaiden Brand". 1 January 2016.
3. "Hard work pays off for debutant Brand".
4. "Swans secure delisted free agents".
5. Kaiden Brand's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Kaiden Brand at AustralianFootball.com
• Kaiden Brand's playing statistics from AFL Tables