Doug Brown (Australian footballer)
| Doug Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Douglas Ernest Fewster Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 30 August 1923 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 17 June 2012 (aged 88)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong District | ||
| Height / weight | 168 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1943 1944–1950 Total - |
Fitzroy Geelong |
13 (21) 70 (108) 83 (129) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950. | |||
Douglas Ernest Fewster "Doug" Brown (30 August 1923 – 17 June 2012) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Brown, who kicked three goals on his league debut, was a rover from Geelong District. He couldn't play with Geelong in 1943 as they weren't competing due to the war, so he instead spent the season with Fitzroy.[2][3] In 1944 Geelong returned to the league and he appeared in eight of the opening nine rounds of the season with them.[4] He missed the rest of the year and all of the 1945 season as he was serving as a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Australian Air Force.[5]
He proved a useful forward when resting in the forward pockets and contributed a career best 26 goals in 1947, from 15 games.[4] His final appearance for Geelong was in their 17-point preliminary final loss to North Melbourne in 1950.[4]
Having received a good offer from Tatura, Brown joined the Goulburn Valley Football League club as captain-coach in 1951.[6] Brown was the league's leading goal-kicker that year with 86 goals. He would then lead Tatura to back to back premierships in 1952 and 1953.
References
- ↑ "Geelong mourns Doug Brown". Geelong Advertiser. 19 June 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ↑ "Doug Brown - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- 1 2 3 AFL Tables: Doug Brown
- ↑ "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
- ↑ The Argus, "Brown Wants to Leave Geelong", 10 January 1951, p. 10