Mitch Brown (footballer, born 1990)

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Mitch Brown
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Brown playing for Essendon in August 2018
Personal information
Full name Mitchell Brown
Date of birth (1990-08-28) 28 August 1990 (age 32)
Original team(s) Cheltenham Panthers (SMJFL)
Mentone Grammar (AGSV)
Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup)
Draft 15th overall, 2008, Geelong
54th overall, 2015, Essendon
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009-2014 Geelong 15 (9)
2016–2019 Essendon 55 (59)
2020–2022 Melbourne 9 (6)
Total79 (74)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mitchell Brown (born 28 August 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong, Essendon, and Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Career

Geelong (2009-2014)

Brown was selected by Geelong with their first round selection (15th overall) in the 2008 AFL draft, after originally not being considered by most as a top-20 selection. [1] He had previously been playing with the Cheltenham Panthers and the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup. He was originally not selected by the Dragons until he had a growth spurt and performed well for his school, Mentone Grammar School. [2] He has also represented Victoria at cricket at junior levels. [2]

Brown broke his leg in a VFL practice match and missed the 2009 season. [3] Injuries wrecked his time at Geelong and eventually Brown was delisted at the conclusion of the 2014 AFL season. [4]

Essendon (2016-2019)

In February 2015, Brown was given a short-term contract by Essendon to play in the 2015 NAB Challenge as a "top-up" player, due to 19 Essendon players withdrawing from the NAB Challenge because of the Essendon Football Club supplements controversy. [5] Brown played and impressed in all 3 games for Essendon in the NAB Challenge, playing as a key defender.

At the conclusion of the NAB Challenge, Brown returned to Sandringham in the VFL, where he further impressed as a "swingman", playing at both ends. Brown kicked 23 goals in his 21 games for Sandringham, and was named as the centre half-forward in the VFL team of the year.

Brown was so impressive during his NAB Challenge stint and his VFL season, that he was drafted with pick 54 to Essendon in the 2015 AFL draft.

Brown played 55 games for the Bombers across 4 seasons, before he was delisted at the end of the 2019 season. [6]

Melbourne (2020-2022)

After his delisting from Essendon at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, Brown was signed by Melbourne during the supplementary selection period (SSP) ahead of the 2020 season. [7]

After retiring from the AFL, [8] Brown joined Southern Football League club Mordialloc. [9]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season. [10] [11]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2009 Geelong 10———————————————
2010 Geelong 10———————————————
2011 Geelong 123214317621.51.07.01.58.53.01.00
2012 Geelong 1322167231140.70.75.32.37.73.71.30
2013 Geelong 15023721582240.00.47.44.211.64.40.80
2014 Geelong 154337195617110.80.67.43.811.23.42.20
2016 Essendon 28212017198103301130371.00.89.44.914.36.21.80
2017 Essendon 284004029692050.00.010.07.317.35.01.30
2018 Essendon 28141871246418892221.30.58.94.613.46.61.60
2019 Essendon 281621131467422096161.30.89.14.613.86.01.01
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Melbourne 385233918573060.40.67.83.611.46.01.22
2021 Melbourne 381228210632.02.08.02.010.06.03.00
2022 Melbourne 38320168241170.70.05.32.78.03.72.30
Career79745167534810234411170.90.68.54.412.95.61.53

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.

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References

  1. ↑ Broad, Ben; Brown a late bloomer to draft bolter Archived 7 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine ; 29 November 2008
  2. 1 2 Quayle, Emma (30 November 2008). "Persistence pays for new Cat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
  3. ↑ Auciello, Michael (4 April 2009). "Mitch Brown injured in VFL". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  4. ↑ "Taylor Hunt among three more Cats delisted" . Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  5. ↑ Twomey, Callum. "Bombers confirm five top-up players for NAB Challenge". afl.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "Brutal Bombers: Dons swing the axe after cutting versatile forward". Fox Sports Australia . 31 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "Brown becomes a Demon".
  8. ↑ "Brown, Rosman to depart".
  9. ↑ "Ex-AFL journeyman Mitch Brown joins Southern Football League club Mordialloc".
  10. ↑ "Mitch Brown statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  11. ↑ "Mitchell Brown of the Geelong Cats Career AFL Stats". footywire.com. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
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