Mitch Brown (footballer, born 1988)
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Mitchell Brown (born 17 December 1988) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from Ballarat, Victoria, he played under-18 football for the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup before being recruited by West Coast with the 16th pick overall in the 2006 National Draft. He made his debut for West Coast in round one of the 2007 season, and played a total of 94 games for the club, alternating between defence and the forward line. Brown's career has been interrupted by injuries, causing him to miss the entire 2008 season and 2015 season, as well as significant parts of the 2010 and 2011 seasons.
Infobox
Full name
Mitchell Brown
Born
(1988-12-17) 17 December 1988 (age 36)Ballarat, Victoria
Original team
Ballarat Football Club/North Ballarat Rebels
Draft
No. 16, 2006 national draft
Height
197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight
95 kg (209 lb)
Position
Defender
Years
Club
2007–2016
West Coast
Tables
· Statistics
G
G
Season
G
Team
B
No.
K
Games
H
Totals
D
Totals
M
Totals
T
Totals
G
Totals
B
Totals
K
Totals
H
Averages (per game)
D
Averages (per game)
M
Averages (per game)
T
2007
2007
Season
2007
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
5
Totals
2
Totals
3
Totals
33
Totals
17
Totals
50
Totals
25
Totals
4
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
0.6
Averages (per game)
6.6
Averages (per game)
3.4
Averages (per game)
10.0
Averages (per game)
5.0
Averages (per game)
0.8
2008
2008
Season
2008
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
2009
2009
Season
2009
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
19
Totals
4
Totals
1
Totals
104
Totals
176
Totals
280
Totals
86
Totals
32
Averages (per game)
0.2
Averages (per game)
0.1
Averages (per game)
5.5
Averages (per game)
9.2
Averages (per game)
14.7
Averages (per game)
4.5
Averages (per game)
1.7
2010
2010
Season
2010
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
13
Totals
4
Totals
5
Totals
77
Totals
101
Totals
178
Totals
43
Totals
24
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.4
Averages (per game)
5.9
Averages (per game)
7.8
Averages (per game)
13.7
Averages (per game)
3.3
Averages (per game)
1.8
2011
2011
Season
2011
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
6
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
39
Totals
23
Totals
62
Totals
14
Totals
10
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
6.5
Averages (per game)
3.8
Averages (per game)
10.3
Averages (per game)
2.3
Averages (per game)
1.7
2012
2012
Season
2012
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
8
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
26
Totals
43
Totals
69
Totals
22
Totals
8
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
3.2
Averages (per game)
5.4
Averages (per game)
8.6
Averages (per game)
2.8
Averages (per game)
1.0
2013
2013
Season
2013
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
19
Totals
0
Totals
2
Totals
83
Totals
105
Totals
188
Totals
55
Totals
44
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.1
Averages (per game)
4.4
Averages (per game)
5.5
Averages (per game)
9.9
Averages (per game)
2.9
Averages (per game)
2.3
2014
2014
Season
2014
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
19
Totals
3
Totals
1
Totals
87
Totals
95
Totals
182
Totals
50
Totals
41
Averages (per game)
0.2
Averages (per game)
0.1
Averages (per game)
4.6
Averages (per game)
5.0
Averages (per game)
9.6
Averages (per game)
2.6
Averages (per game)
2.2
2015
2015
Season
2015
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
1
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
0
Totals
2
Totals
2
Totals
0
Totals
0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
2.0
Averages (per game)
2.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
Averages (per game)
0.0
2016
2016
Season
2016
Team
West Coast
No.
1
Games
4
Totals
1
Totals
1
Totals
13
Totals
20
Totals
33
Totals
6
Totals
14
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
0.3
Averages (per game)
3.3
Averages (per game)
5.0
Averages (per game)
8.3
Averages (per game)
1.5
Averages (per game)
3.5
Career
Career
Season
Career
Team
94
No.
14
Games
13
Totals
462
Totals
582
Totals
1044
Totals
301
Totals
177
Totals
0.2
Totals
0.1
Averages (per game)
4.9
Averages (per game)
6.2
Averages (per game)
11.1
Averages (per game)
3.2
Averages (per game)
1.9
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2007 | West Coast | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 25 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 10.0 | 5.0 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | West Coast | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | West Coast | 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 176 | 280 | 86 | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 14.7 | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | West Coast | 1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 77 | 101 | 178 | 43 | 24 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| 2011 | West Coast | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 23 | 62 | 14 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | West Coast | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 43 | 69 | 22 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 1.0 |
| 2013 | West Coast | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 105 | 188 | 55 | 44 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 9.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | West Coast | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 87 | 95 | 182 | 50 | 41 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| 2015 | West Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | West Coast | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 6 | 14 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| Career | 94 | 14 | 13 | 462 | 582 | 1044 | 301 | 177 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 3.2 | 1.9 | ||
References
- "AFL team lists"https://web.archive.org/web/20250827042954/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-team-lists-20121231-2c2dm.html
- "Mitchell Brown"https://web.archive.org/web/20180411171707/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/player-profile/mitchell-brown
- Fate leads AFL twins Mitch and Nathan Brown down two paths Archived 8 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine – perthnow.cohttp://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/twin-fates-poles-apart/story-e6frg1zu-1111117409885
- Big News Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – ballaratfc.com. Retrieved 15 November 2011.http://www.ballaratfc.com/?id=swansgossip
- www.westcoasteagles.com.auhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120307122401/http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/tabid/7155/default.aspx?newsid=75884
- "Brown a star on the rise"http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7155/newsid/82444/default.aspx
- "Eagle Mitch Brown tips forward partnership with Josh Kennedy to strike fear"http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/lynch-forward-absence-sorely-felt/story-e6frg1wu-1225849373000
- AFLhttp://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-31/mitch-brown-departs-eagles-fraser-mcinnes-set-for-rookie-lifeline
- "Eagles delist defender Mitch Brown in AFL" Archived 31 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, SBS News, 31 October 2016.http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/10/31/eagles-delist-defender-mitch-brown-afl
- www.bbc.comhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g6wwrze2xo
- "EXCLUSIVE: Ex-West Coast player becomes AFL's first openly bisexual man"https://web.archive.org/web/20250827015353/https://thedailyaus.com.au/sport/first-openly-bisexual-afl-player-27-08-2025
- "Mitch Brown statistics"http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mitch_Brown0.html