Tom Brown (Australian footballer) explained

Tom Brown
Birth Date:30 July 2003
Originalteam:Murray Bushrangers (NAB League)/Mooroopna
Draftpick:No. 17, 2021 AFL national draft
Position:Medium defender
Guernsey:30
Debutdate:Round 24, 2023
Debutstadium:Adelaide Oval
Height:193 cm
Weight:81 kg
Years1:2022 -
Games Goals1:19 (4)
Statsend:round 21, 2024 season

Tom Brown (born 30 July 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond with the 17th pick in 2021 AFL draft and made his debut in round 24 of the 2023 season. He is the son of former AFL player Paul Brown and brother of Geelong and AFLW player Millie Brown.

Early life and junior football

Brown grew up in the Victorian country town of Mooroopna and played junior football with the Mooroopna Football Netball Club.[1] [2]

As a teenager, Brown attended and played school football for Geelong Grammar School, as well as for the Murray Bushrangers in the NAB League.[2] [3] His final junior season was significantly interrupted by a serious mid-season syndesmosis ankle injury.

In the final days before the 2021 AFL draft, AFL Media and ESPN both projected Brown to be selected with the 18th pick.[4] [5]

AFL career

Brown was drafted by with the club's second pick and the 17th selection overall in the 2021 AFL national draft.[6]

He failed to make an AFL debut in 2022, playing instead with the club's reserves side in the VFL.[7]

Brown spent the early months of the 2023 season sidelined by a wrist fracture.[8] [9] He returned to football with 10 matches at VFL level, before being called up to make his AFL debut in the final round of the season.[10]

Player profile

Brown plays as a medium defender, with a mix of skills including precise disposal at half-back. After being drafted at 186 centimetres tall, Brown grew seven centimetres over the next two years, transforming him from a rebounding half-back into an effective hybrid player.[3]

Personal life

He is the son of former AFL player Paul Brown and brother of Geelong and AFLW player Millie Brown.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: GOULBURN MURRAY JUNIOR FOOTY TALENT ON DISPLAY . 25 August 2023 . AFL Victoria . 22 June 2023.
  2. News: Standish . Zac . Mooroopna’s Tom Brown becomes a Tiger in draft night surprise . 25 August 2023 . Shepparton News . 25 November 2021.
  3. News: Young . Lachie . Why Tom Brown, son of former Geelong utility Paul, is hot property ahead of the AFL draft . 25 August 2023 . Geelong Advertiser . News Corp Australia . 28 October 2021.
  4. News: Twomey . Callum . Cal Twomey's 2021 Phantom Draft: Top 30, late picks, club whispers . 25 August 2023 . AFL Media . Telstra Media . 22 November 2021.
  5. News: Doerre . Chris . Every club, every pick: ESPN's full AFL phantom draft . 25 August 2023 . ESPN . 23 November 2021.
  6. News: Brown becomes a Tiger . Richmond FC . Telstra Media . 24 November 2021.
  7. News: Teenage Tiger trio sign extensions . 25 August 2023 . Richmond FC . Telstra Media . 20 October 2022.
  8. News: Injury Report: March 8, 2023 . 25 August 2023 . Richmond FC . Telstra Media . 8 March 2023.
  9. News: VFL Tigers set for Sydney double header . 25 August 2023 . Richmond FC . Telstra Media . 2 Jun 2023.
  10. News: Two to debut in final round . 25 August 2023 . Richmond FC . Telstra Media . 25 August 2023.
  11. News: Twomey . Callum . 'I always thought Dad was invincible': The frightening moment that rocked son of former Cat . 25 August 2023 . AFL Media . Telstra Media . 8 November 2021.