Tyler Brown (footballer)

Tyler Brown (born 9 December 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Son of 1994–1998 former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, he played for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup before he was drafted to Collingwood in 2017 under the father–son rule.

Tyler Brown
Personal information
Full name Tyler Brown
Date of birth (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999
Original team(s) Eastern Ranges, TAC Cup
Draft No. 50 (F/S), 2017 national draft
Debut Round 1, 2020, Collingwood vs. Western Bulldogs, at Marvel Stadium
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2022 Collingwood 27 (4)
2023 Adelaide 01 (0)
Total 28 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of end of 2023.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

State football

Brown played junior football with Templestowe in the Yarra Junior Football League, together with his brother Callum.[1] He also starred for his private school, Marcellin College, in football and in 2016 joined Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup.[1][2] In July 2017, Brown had a breakout game against Bendigo Pioneers leading to talent manager Len Villani saying he has the "Brown brain".[1] Later, after averaging 15 disposals over 4 games, he was invited to the AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium.[3]

After being drafted to Collingwood, Brown played 18 Victorian Football League (VFL) games, demonstrating versatility on the wing and in defence.[4]

AFL career

Brown was drafted to Collingwood with the 50th pick of the 2017 AFL draft, which was Collingwood's third and final pick, under the father–son rule after Port Adelaide put in a bid for him.[5] He has been compared to his father, Gavin Brown, with Eastern Ranges coach, Darren Bewick saying "he's a shy boy, very introverted in the way he goes about his business, but like his old man, he has a lot of ability."[6] Brown got his first taste of senior football when he played in a pre-season match against Fremantle in the 2019 JLT Community Series.[7] Despite not playing a senior game in his first two years at the club, he showed enough in the reserves to earn a contract extension until the end of 2020.[8] In 2019, he was also often named as an emergency for the senior squad.[9] He made his AFL debut in Collingwood's victory over Western Bulldogs in the opening round of the 2020 season at Marvel Stadium. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his debut was without a crowd.[10][11]

After a 2022 AFL season in which both Brown and his brother Callum failed to establish themselves in new coach Craig McRae's best 22, both Brown brothers were delisted at the conclusion of that season.[12]

Personal life

Brown is the son of former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, and brother of Callum.[13] His sister, Tarni, was selected for the 2020 AFL Women's (AFLW) academy and was drafted by Collingwood in the 2020 AFL Women's draft under the father-daughter rule.[9][14][15][16]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season[17]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Collingwood 340——————————————
2019 Collingwood 340——————————————
2020[lower-alpha 1] Collingwood 6920456110614130.20.05.06.811.81.61.4
2021 Collingwood 670035609514110.00.05.08.613.62.01.6
2022 Collingwood 611202843717340.20.02.53.96.50.63.1
Career 27 4 0 108 164 272 35 58 0.1 0.0 4.0 6.1 10.1 1.3 2.1

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Prime, Toby (15 June 2017). "Tyler Brown firming as Collingwood father-son pick in AFL draft". Herald Sun.
  2. Casanelia, Ben (9 October 2017). "Coach "staggered" if Pies don't add father-son". 1116 SEN.
  3. Prime, Toby (27 July 2017). "Collingwood father-son prospect Tyler Brown one of 10 Eastern Ranges players invited to AFL Draft Combine". Herald Sun.
  4. "Tyler Brown". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  5. Prime, Toby (26 November 2017). "Father-son selection Tyler Brown recruited to Collingwood with pick No.50 in AFL draft". Herald Sun.
  6. "Welcome: Pick No. 50: Tyler Brown". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 24 November 2017.
  7. Collins, Ben (9 March 2019). "Have the Magpies unearthed the next Nat Fyfe?". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
  8. Gastin, Sam (18 June 2018). "Brown brothers are here to stay". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
  9. "Collingwood's first father-daughter prospect". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 12 November 2019.
  10. Woods, Melissa (18 March 2020). "Tyler Brown to make Magpies AFL debut". Seven News. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  11. Spits, Scott (19 March 2020). "Magpie Brown picked as AFL debutants get set for crowdless stadiums". The Age.
  12. "Pies farewell Brown brothers, Chugg and McMahon". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 20 September 2022.
  13. Beveridge, Riley (24 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Tyler Brown joins brother Callum at Collingwood, where dad Gavin played". Fox Sports.
  14. Harrington, Anna (9 December 2019). "Black, white and Brown: Will this rising star join her brothers at the Pies?". AFL Women's. Telstra Media.
  15. Colangelo, Anthony (9 December 2019). "Brown town: Tarni trains with Collingwood as Pies close on family quartet". The Age.
  16. Lewis, Tash (29 September 2020). "Tarni Brown becomes Collingwood's first AFLW father-daughter pick". Collingwood. Telstra. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. "Tyler Brown". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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