Callum L. Brown (born 27 April 1998) is a professional

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er who currently plays for in the

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(VFL), having previously played for the

Collingwood Football Club The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed the Magpies or colloquially the Pies, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. ...

in the

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(AFL). Son of former former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, he played for the Eastern Ranges in the

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before he was drafted to Collingwood in

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under the

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Career

State football

Brown began playing in the

with

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, but was cut from their under-16s and failed to make the under-18s. He then turned to the Eastern Ranges, where talent manager Len Villani pushed for him to join. He averaged 24 disposals over eight games and played in the 2015 TAC Cup Grand Final against Oakleigh Chargers. He also was selected for the 2016 TAC Cup Team of the Year. Brown represented Vic Metro at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships. In their match against Vic Country, he was named as one of the best after tallying 27 disposals and kicking a goal in the two point win. He was also named as one of the best in the final match of the Championships, against Western Australia, where the victory awarded them their first Division One title since 2012. His strong performances saw him selected for the season's All-Australian team.

AFL

Brown was drafted by Collingwood with pick 35 in the 2016 national draft under the

, with Collingwood matching

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's bid. Despite the number 26 guernsey which his father wore being vacant, Brown chose to wear number 17 to create his own legacy. He started the season on the sidelines after being diagnosed with glandular fever during the 2017 season pre-season. In round 12 he made his debut for Collingwood, recording 16 disposals against

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in a four-point loss. After a

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in which both Brown and his brother Tyler failed to establish themselves in new coach Craig McRae's best 22, both Brown brothers were delisted at the conclusion of that season.

Post-AFL

After being delisted by Collingwood, Brown joined for the 2023 VFL season. He also re-joined his former club, Marcellin, for the 2023 VAFA season. He was named in the 2023 VFL Team of the Year. In 2024, Brown joined Montmorency in the Northern Football Netball League, sharing his playing duties with Box Hill.

Personal life

Brown is the son of former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, and brother of his team-mate Tyler Brown. His sister, Tarni Brown, was selected for the 2020

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(AFLW) academy and was drafted by Collingwood in the 2020 AFL Women's draft under the father–daughter rule. He was educated at Marcellin College, where he played Australian rules football and basketball, and was awarded the Terrance Cleary Memorial Award for Sporting Excellence. Brown is studying for a

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Statistics

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2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Callum 1998 births Living people Collingwood Football Club players Box Hill Football Club players Eastern Ranges players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) People educated at Marcellin College, Bulleen 21st-century Australian sportsmen