Michael Brennan (footballer)

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Michael Brennan
Personal information
Full name Michael Brennan
Nickname(s) Monkey
Date of birth (1965-06-29) 29 June 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Draft Zone selection, 1987
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1983–95 East Fremantle 78 (5)
1987–95 West Coast 179 (20)
Total257 (25)
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
1985–89 Western Australia 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Michael Brennan (born 29 June 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). An inaugural West Coast squad member, Brennan played mainly at full-back. He played in West Coast's 1992 and 1994 premiership sides, and won the Best Clubman award in 1995, his final season. Brennan was named in both West Coast's Team of the Decade (named in 1996) and Team 20 (named in 2006), as well as East Fremantle's Team of the Century, named in 1997. [1] His son, Jacob Brennan, was selected by a West Coast as a father-son selection in the 2010 National draft, and made his debut in round five of the 2012 season. [2]

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SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
1987 West Coast 1421351924924152190.10.29.12.311.52.50.92
1988 West Coast 1418141365218844180.10.27.62.910.42.41.00
1989 West Coast 1416241485220048120.10.39.33.312.53.00.81
1990 West Coast 1425311679426157230.10.06.73.810.42.30.90
1991 West Coast 1424301756123655210.10.07.32.59.82.30.90
1992 West Coast 141632905214225170.20.15.63.38.91.61.10
1993 West Coast 1420111677524261330.10.18.43.812.13.11.70
1994 West Coast 1423211446220667220.10.06.32.79.02.91.00
1995 West Coast 1416211014814941120.10.16.33.09.32.60.80
Career1792019132054518654501770.10.17.43.010.42.51.03

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References

  1. East Fremantle 'Official Team of the Century' Archived 6 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. West Coast to secure son of Eagles legend Michael Brennan, Jacob, in AFL draft Archived 5 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine – PerthNow. Published 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. Michael Brennan's player profile at AFL Tables