Kaiden Brand

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Kaiden Brand
Kaiden Brand 2019.3.jpg
Brand playing for Hawthorn in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Kaiden Brand
Date of birth (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Berri, South Australia
Original team(s) 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(s) Key defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2019 Hawthorn 43 (0)
2020–2021 Sydney 5 (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.

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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
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2013 Hawthorn 420——————————————0
2014 Hawthorn 420——————————————0
2015 Hawthorn 300——————————————0
2016 Hawthorn 301100865614247140.00.07.85.112.94.31.30
2017 Hawthorn 301700161111272104190.00.09.56.516.06.11.10
2018 Hawthorn 301000764712347140.00.07.64.712.34.71.40
2019 Hawthorn 305003422562060.00.06.84.411.24.01.20
2020 [a] Sydney 220010818730.00.05.04.09.03.51.50
2021 Sydney 23002216381960.00.07.35.312.76.32.00
Career [5] 4800389260649235620.00.08.15.413.54.91.30

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

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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
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