Brian Wilson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 30 September 1961 | ||
Original team(s) | Braybrook | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 82.5 kg (182 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1978–1979 | Footscray | 9 (5) | |
1980–1981 | North Melbourne | 39 (17) | |
1982–1990 | Melbourne | 154 (208) | |
1991 | St Kilda | 7 (16) | |
Total | 209 (246) | ||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Brian Wilson (born 30 September 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Early in his career, he played in the centre and later became a forward pocket. At Melbourne he developed into an aggressive player, winning possessions in packs and showed great handballing skills.
Believed to be the only player to have won a Brownlow Medal at his third club. At 20 years of age, he was also the youngest winner since Bob Skilton in 1959.