Brian Kann (21 July 1933 – 21 May 2019) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Kann, who went to Melbourne High School, started out in the Hawthorn Colts. He played senior football at Hawthorn for six seasons, from 1954 to 1959. A defender, Kann was part of Hawthorn's historic 1957 side, which qualified for the VFL finals for the first time in the club's history. He played in Hawthorn's semi final win over

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and preliminary final loss to

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. Over the next two years, Kann made only seven league appearances, but did captain the Hawthorn reserves to the 1958 and 1959 premierships. In 1960, Kann was captain-coach of

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, which finished the regular season in sixth position, to make the

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finals. They were eliminated from the finals by Yarraville, at the quarter-final stage. Also a district cricketer, Kann played for the Fitzroy Cricket Club and in his youth represented the Victorian Schoolboys. He was a member of Fitzroy's 1953/54 premiership side. In 1995, his son Julien Kann was initiator and founder of the Munich Kangaroos in Germany, as well as founding member of the

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in 1999.Christian Stüwe: ''Kangaroos gegen Emus im Hirschgarten – Australian Football: Eine Vollkontakt-Sportart, die aussieht wie Rugby, feiert in München bald 20-jähriges Jubiläum'', Münchner Merkur, 23 June 2015.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kann, Brian 1933 births 2019 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Hawthorn Football Club players Moorabbin Football Club players Moorabbin Football Club coaches Fitzroy cricketers