Brandon Starcevich (born 24 July 1999) is a professional

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playing for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Starcevich is the nephew of Brisbane

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coach

Craig Starcevich Craig Starcevich (born 16 May 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL. He is the only person in Australian rules football history to win both an AFL and an AFL Women’s premiership, having won the latter as co ...

Early football

Starcevich is from

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, and was a

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fan in his youth. He originally played for Mt Lawley-Inglewood Junior Football Club. Starcevich joined

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club

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, playing 20 colts games across 2016–17 and averaging 13 disposals. He also played

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and football for

Trinity College Trinity College may refer to: Australia * Trinity Anglican College, an Anglican coeducational primary and secondary school in , New South Wales * Trinity Catholic College, Auburn, a coeducational school in the inner-western suburbs of Sydney, New ...

. Starcevich played for Western Australia in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships and attended the AFL Draft Combine. However, he was limited by a quad injury. Starcevich tested at the WA State Draft Combine and won the sprint with a time of 2.87 seconds. He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 18 in the 2017 national draft, their third selection, and was described as a 'contested bull'.

AFL career

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, Starcevich made his debut against in round 20 after strong form in the

North East Australian Football League The North East Australian Football League (NEAFL) was an Australian rules football league in New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. The league was formed in November 2010, and its inaugural co ...

. He recorded five tackles and nine disposals. Soon after, Starcevich signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Brisbane until 2021. In the 13th round of the

2020 AFL season The 2020 AFL season was the 124th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior men's Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season feature ...

, Starcevich earned a 2020 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance against St Kilda, where he collected 10 disposals and took 4 marks. In 2023 Starcevich was a member of the Lions squad who narrowly were defeated by Collingwood in the AFL Grand Final. Starcevich lined up on Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill who kicked 5 goals.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Individual * 22under22 team: 2021 * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020 (round 13)

References

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* * Living people 1999 births Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Brisbane Lions players People educated at Trinity College, Perth {{DEFAULTSORT:Starcevich, Brandon