Ian Davidson Brewer (15 June 1936 – 15 April 2010) was an

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er with a distinguished career between 1956 and 1970, in the three major leagues of his era: the

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(VFL),

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(WANFL) and

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(SANFL). Brewer played a combined total of 171 senior games for Collingwood, Claremont and Norwood. A key forward from Sale, Brewer played with Collingwood from 1956 to 1961. He kicked 73 goals in 1958, which earned him the

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. This tally included six goals in the Queen's Birthday clash against Melbourne, in front of a record crowd of 99,346. Brewer was a member of the Magpies' premiership team that year. After spending the 1962 season with St Kilda, where he was unable to break into a strong senior team, Brewer moved to

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and joined Claremont. In 1964, he was a key factor in the Tigers' rags to riches premiership. Brewer transferred to Norwood in 1965, topping the SANFL goal-kicking records that same year. Between stints at Norwood, Brewer was captain-coach of

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in the

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. His younger brother

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also played in the VFL.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brewer, Ian 1936 births Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club premiership players Norwood Football Club players Claremont Football Club players Wangaratta Rovers Football Club players Wangaratta Rovers Football Club coaches Sale Football Club players Coleman Medal winners Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) 2010 deaths Place of birth missing VFL/AFL premiership players