Brian Brown (born 27 September 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL). Brown, who often played in the back pocket, struggled with injuries while at Fitzroy but put together 15 games in 1977 and 19 games in 1978. He missed the entire 1980 season through injury but returned in 1981 to add a further seven games and during the year bring up his 50th VFL game. This would later prove crucial as the

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were able to sign his son Jonathan under the

father–son rule The father–son rule is a rule that allows clubs preferential recruiting access to the sons of players who have made a major past contribution to the club in Australian rules football, most notably in the Australian Football League. The rule ...

in 1999. He spent the

1982 VFL season The 1982 VFL season was the 86th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 20 March until 25 September, and comprised a 2 ...

at Essendon and then signed with

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, where he played in 1983. From 1984 to 1986, Brown captain-coached Colac in the

Hampden Football League The Hampden Football Netball League is an Australian rules football and netball league based in South-Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns along or near the Princes Highway from Camperdown to Portland. The league is a major country ...

. He continued on in 1987 as a player and was the league's 'Best and Fairest' winner. Brown graduated from St Patrick's College, Ballarat in 1975, where he was captain of the school, as well as being the captain of 1st XVIII football and 1st XI cricket sides. Brown now is a teacher at Emmanuel College, Warrnambool. He is currently one of two deputy principals.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Brian 1957 births Living people Fitzroy Football Club players Essendon Football Club players Coburg Football Club players Colac Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) People educated at St Patrick's College, Ballarat