Leigh Brown

Personal information
Birth	23 February 1982 (1982-02-23) (age 27)
Recruited from	Gippsland Power, TAC Cup
Height and weight	194cm / 102kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 1, 11 March 2000, Fremantle vs. Geelong, at Subiaco Oval
Team(s)	Fremantle (2000–2002) 63 games, 20 goals Kangaroos (2003-2008) 118 games, 64 goals Collingwood (2009-) 20 games, 8 goals Total 200 games, 92 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2009 season
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star award nominee 2000

Leigh "The Anvil" Brown (born 23 February 1982) is an Australian rules footballer with the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.

[edit] Fremantle career

Brown, originally from Heyfield, was drafted to the Fremantle Dockers with the fifth selection in the 1999 AFL Draft from the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup. He made his AFL debut in 2000, playing 21 out of a possible 22 games in his debut year. He would play a further 21 games in each of the next two seasons and was named Fremantle's Best Clubman in 2001.

[edit] North Melbourne career

Brown moved to the North Melbourne after being traded in 2002 for selection 13, which Fremantle used to draft Byron Schammer. He continued to be solid key position player who could hold his own at both ends of the ground. Prior to 2008, Brown had played in at least 21 matches in every season of his AFL career. Brown was delisted by the Kangaroos at the end of 2008.

[edit] Collingwood career

Brown was recruited to Collingwood after the 2008 season with selection 73 in the national draft.

[edit] External links

• Leigh Brown profile on the Official AFL Website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Leigh Brown's statistics from AFL Tables

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