David Brine (footballer)

David Brine (born 4 April 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

David Brine
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960
Original team(s) East Ringwood
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1980 Collingwood 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brine, an East Ringwood recruit, made three league appearances for Collingwood, as a 20-year-old in the 1980 VFL season.[1][2] For the rest of the decade he played at Preston in the Victorian Football Association. 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.[3][4] He held the captaincy full-time from 1985 to 1988, under coach Peter Weightman;[5] and he served as captain of the Association representative team from 1985.[6]

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. AFL Tables: David Brine
  3. The Age,"Preston loses key pair", 16 September 1983, p. 30
  4. "When the Bullants were Shaw Things". Northern Blues. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014.
  5. "Club Bio – Northern Blues". Australian Football.com.
  6. Dennis Jose (7 June 1985). "VFA, VAFA teams". The Age. Melbourne. p. 29.
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