Tom Brownlees

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Tom Brownlees
Personal information
Full name Thomas Ronald Brownlees
Date of birth(1891-10-20)20 October 1891
Place of birth Naracoorte, South Australia
Date of death 15 November 1954(1954-11-15) (aged 63)
Place of death Healesville, Victoria
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1913–1922 Geelong 116 (106)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Ronald "Tobler" Brownlees (20 October 1891 - 15 November 1954) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Brownlees kicked 42 goals in his debut season, finishing second in the Geelong goal-kicking to Percy Martini. [1] Despite managing a more modest total of 25 goals in 1915, it was enough to finish as their leading goal-kicker. [1] [2] Also used as a fullback, Brownlees represented the VFL at the 1921 Perth Carnival. [3]

An elder brother, Rupe, also played over 100 games for Geelong. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "AFL Tables: Tom Brownlees". afltables.com.
  2. ↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 – The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  3. ↑ "Australian Football - Tom Brownlees - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.


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