- Mitch Brown (Australian footballer born 1988)
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This article is about the West Coast Eagles footballer. For the Geelong footballer, see Mitchell Brown (Australian footballer born 1990).
Mitch Brown Personal information Full name Mitchell Brown Date of birth 17 December 1988 Place of birth Ballarat, Victoria Original team North Ballarat Rebels Draft pick 16, 2006 National Draft, West Coast Height/Weight 195 cm / 94 kg Position(s) Centre half-back, centre half-forward Club information Current club West Coast Number 1 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2007–11 West Coast 43 (10) 1 Playing statistics to end of end of 2011 season .Career highlights - Rising Star nominee 2009
Mitchell "Mitch" Brown (born 17 December 1988) is an Australian rules footballer, currently listed with the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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Career
Brown was born on 17 December 1988 in Ballarat, Victoria. He attended St Patrick's College in Ballarat,[1] and played junior football for the Ballarat Football and Netball Club,[2] and under-18s for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup, as a key forward. Brown was selected by the West Coast Eagles with pick 16 in the 2006 National Draft.
Brown made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in Round 1 of the 2007 season against the Sydney Swans, in a rematch of the 2006 AFL Grand Final. He played five games in his debut season, playing in both in the forward and back lines. He missed the entire 2008 season because of a knee reconstruction,[3] before rebounding to play 19 games in 2009, including winning a Rising Star Award nomination in Round 19 against the Western Bulldogs.[4]
Brown played 13 games in the 2010 season, being dropped three times. He played in the forward line for much of the first half of the season, but was in and out of form.[5] He found a role as the Eagles' centre half-back towards the end of the season, becoming one of their better players in defence, before his season was ended by a groin injury.
Personal life
Brown's twin brother, Nathan Brown, plays football for Collingwood in the AFL, and was a part of the 2010 premiership win.[1]
References
- ^ a b Fate leads AFL twins Mitch and Nathan Brown down two paths – perthnow.com.au. Published 5 September 2008. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ Big News – ballaratfc.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
- ^ http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=75884
- ^ http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7155/newsid/82444/default.aspx
- ^ http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/lynch-forward-absence-sorely-felt/story-e6frg1wu-1225849373000
External links
West Coast Eagles – current squad 1 Brown · 2 LeCras · 3 Gaff · 4 Kerr · 6 Nicoski · 7 Masten · 8 Waters · 9 Naitanui · 10 S. Selwood · 11 Priddis · 12 Sheppard · 13 Shuey · 14 Stevens · 15 Swift · 16 Mackenzie · 17 Kennedy · 18 Dalziell · 20 Cox · 21 Lynch · 22 Neates · 23 Glass (c) · 24 Rosa · 25 Hurn · 26 Butler · 27 Darling · 28 Smith · 29 Lycett · 30 Wilson · 31 Schofield · 32 Embley · 34 Brennan · 35 McGinnity · 37 A. Selwood · 40 Hamp* · 41 Strijk · 42 McGovern* · 43 Hams · 44 Weedon · 47 Stevenson · tbd Hill
Coach: Worsfold
*rookie-listed player
2009 AFL Rising Star nominees Rd 1: Rich • Rd 2: Zaharakis • Rd 3: Dangerfield • Rd 4: Barham • Rd 5: Moss • Rd 6: Hill • Rd 7: Ziebell • Rd 8: Geary • Rd 9: Otten • Rd 10: Walker • Rd 11: Dick • Rd 12: Joseph • Rd 13: Pears • Rd 14: Grimes • Rd 15: Jurrah • Rd 16: Masten • Rd 17: Beams • Rd 18: Ward • Rd 19: Brown • Rd 20: Hurley • Rd 21: Suban • Rd 22: White]][[Category:West Coast Eagles players
Categories:- 1988 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- East Fremantle Football Club players
- Living people
- North Ballarat Rebels players
- Twin people from Australia
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