Leigh Brown
| Leigh Brown | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leigh Brown | ||
| Nickname(s) | The Anvil | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1982 | ||
| Original team(s) | Gippsland Power (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 1999 National Draft, Fremantle No. 73, 2008 National Draft, Collingwood |
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| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 104 kg (229 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000–2002 | Fremantle | 63 (20) | |
| 2003–2008 | North Melbourne | 118 (64) | |
| 2009–2011 | Collingwood | 65 (54) | |
| Total | 246 (138) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2011.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leigh Brown (born 23 February 1982) is a former Australian rules football player who played for Fremantle, North Melbourne and finally Collingwood in the Australian Football League. He is a Collingwood premiership player. After the 2011 Grand Final Brown retired and was announced as Melbourne's forward coach. He is renowned for his tackling ability as well as his Utility roles.
On 21 May 2011, he became the second player in VFL/AFL history to play 50 games for three clubs when Collingwood played Adelaide.
Brown is originally from Heyfield and played under 18 football with the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup where he attracted the attention of talent scouts.
Brown was drafted to the Fremantle Dockers with the fifth selection in the 1999 AFL Draft.
He made his AFL debut in 2000, playing 21 out of a possible 22 games in his debut year. He would play a further 21 games in each of the next two seasons and was named Fremantle's Best Clubman in 2001. He played 63 games at Fremantle also kicking 20 goals.
Brown moved to the North Melbourne after being traded in 2002 for selection 13, which Fremantle used to draft Byron Schammer. He continued to be solid key position player who could hold his own at both ends of the ground. Prior to 2008, Brown had played in at least 21 matches in every season of his AFL career. Brown was delisted by the Kangaroos at the end of 2008. At North Melbourne Brown played 118 games and booted 64 goals.
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