Tony Brown (Australian rules footballer)
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Tony Brown is an Australian rules football
er who has played in the AFL
and the SANFL.
Recruited from Geelong Falcons
, Brown made his AFL
debut in 1995 with the St Kilda Football Club. Playing as a rover, Brown was a hard-running player, even if he was not as flashy as the young brigade around the mid-90s at St Kilda, consisting of Austinn Jones
and Joel Smith
.
Brown played in St Kilda’s 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup
winning side - the club's first AFL Cup win.
Brown played in 21 of 22 matches in the 1997 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 2nd Minor Premiership and 1st McClelland Trophy
.
At the end of the 2000 season, Brown left St Kilda. He had 108 AFL
games and 62 goals to his credit.
Brown moved to SANFL club Port Adelaide Magpies
, where he became captain, and in 2001 was the joint winner of the Magarey Medal
for the best and fairest player in the SANFL. He quit the club at the end of 2005. He is currently playing for Old Haileybury in the VAFA.
He also taught at Sandringham East primary school, as a year 5/6 teacher in 2006, then moved on to teaching at Hailebury college in 2008.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who has played in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and the SANFL.
Recruited from Geelong Falcons
Geelong Falcons
The Geelong Falcons are a junior Australian rules football representative club in the TAC Cup competition, Victoria, Australia.The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnambool regions in order to groom them for AFL selection...
, Brown made his AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
debut in 1995 with the St Kilda Football Club. Playing as a rover, Brown was a hard-running player, even if he was not as flashy as the young brigade around the mid-90s at St Kilda, consisting of Austinn Jones
Austinn Jones
Austinn "Aussie" Jones is a former Australian rules footballer with the St Kilda Football Club.The 176 cm Jones played for the Collingwood reserves in the mid-1990s, but they were afraid to recruit him due to him weighing just 64 kilograms...
and Joel Smith
Joel Smith
Joel Smith is a former Australian rules footballer.Beginning his career in 1995 as a bright young prospect for St Kilda, Smith was touted as the future of the club....
.
Brown played in St Kilda’s 1996 AFL Ansett Australia Cup
1996 Ansett Australia Cup
- Scorecard :-St Kilda Football Club:-Carlton Football Club:- Final Placings :1. St. Kilda 2. Carlton 3. West Coast 4. North Melbourne 5. Collingwood 6. Brisbane 7. Footscray 8. Adelaide 9. Sydney 10. Fremantle 11. Fitzroy 12. Richmond...
winning side - the club's first AFL Cup win.
Brown played in 21 of 22 matches in the 1997 AFL Premiership Season home and away rounds in which St Kilda Football Club qualified in first position for the 1997 AFL Finals Series, winning the club’s 2nd Minor Premiership and 1st McClelland Trophy
1997 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1997.The Port Adelaide Power joined the competition.The Brisbane Lions also joined the competition after the merger of the and ....
.
At the end of the 2000 season, Brown left St Kilda. He had 108 AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
games and 62 goals to his credit.
Brown moved to SANFL club Port Adelaide Magpies
Port Adelaide Magpies
The Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the South Australian National Football League...
, where he became captain, and in 2001 was the joint winner of the Magarey Medal
Magarey Medal
For the biography award of the same name, see Magarey Medal for biography. For a list of winners, see List of Magarey Medallists.The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football...
for the best and fairest player in the SANFL. He quit the club at the end of 2005. He is currently playing for Old Haileybury in the VAFA.
He also taught at Sandringham East primary school, as a year 5/6 teacher in 2006, then moved on to teaching at Hailebury college in 2008.