David Brine (born 4 April 1960) is a former

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with Collingwood in the

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(VFL). Brine, an East Ringwood recruit, made three league appearances for Collingwood, as a 20-year-old in the

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.AFL Tables: David Brine
/ref> For the rest of the decade he played at Preston in the

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. He was a member of Preston's 1983 and 1984 premiership teams. In the 1983 Grand Final he filled in as captain, due to Ray Shaw being ruled out with an injury. He held the captaincy full-time from 1985 to 1988, under coach Peter Weightman; and he served as captain of the Association representative team from 1985.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brine, David 1960 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players Living people