Eleanor Brown (footballer)
| Eleanor Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2000 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham (TAC Cup Girls) Southern Saints (VFLW) | ||
| Draft | No. 10, 2018 AFLW draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2019, Western Bulldogs vs. Adelaide, at Norwood Oval | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Utility | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Western Bulldogs | 39 (1) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Eleanor Brown (born 20 January 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She played many positions in her junior career in the TAC Cup Girls and VFL Women's before she was drafted by the Bulldogs with the tenth selection in the 2018 AFLW draft. Brown debuted in the opening round of the 2019 season.
Junior career
[edit]Brown began her football locally in 2013 with Glen Iris in the Yarra Junior Football League. Throughout her junior career she also competed in netball and cross country running, which developed her endurance.[1] Brown played for the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup Girls, polling eight votes in the league's 2018 best and fairest to finish equal sixth in the award.[2] She represented Vic Metro at the 2018 AFLW Under 18 Championships and was named in the All-Australian side on the interchange.[3] Brown played six matches in the VFL Women's for the Southern Saints, averaging the second-most disposals (20) and uncontested possessions (10) per match at the club.[1] She tested at the 2018 AFLW draft combine, recording the second-fastest 2-kilometre (1.2 mi) time trial at seven minutes and 29 seconds, behind eventual number-one selection Nina Morrison.[4] Brown also was a part of the 2018 premiership team for Brighton Beach Junior Football club where she played alongside her cousin, Emmie Frederico. Brown played a variety of positions in her junior career. She played in the midfield at her local club, but switched to the wing at Sandringham. She played both positions at the Southern Saints, but swapped to half-back after her performance in the position at the AFLW Under 18 Championships. Speaking at the draft combine, Brown said "I probably prefer the midfield because you can run around more, but I do like half back."[1]
AFLW career
[edit]Brown was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with the tenth pick in the 2018 AFLW draft, their first selection.[5] She debuted in the opening round of the 2019 season: a victory over Adelaide at Norwood Oval.[6][7] After a breakout 2021 season where she averaged higher amounts of handballs, kicks, disposals, marks and tackles, she claimed the team's Most Improved Player Award for 2021.[8] It was revealed that Brown had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.[9]
Statistics
[edit]- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[10]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2019 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 2020 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 6.6 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Western Bulldogs | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 28 | 99 | 28 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 3.1 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0 |
| Career | 19 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 55 | 166 | 42 | 61 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 8.7 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
Honours and achievements
[edit]Individual
- AFL Women's Rising Star nominee: 2021
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "AFLW Draft Watch: Eleanor Brown". vfl.com.au. AFL Victoria. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "Morrison, Prespakis tie for B&F". aflvic.com.au. AFL Victoria. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Black, Sarah (4 September 2018). "AFLW: U18 All Australian side named". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ Black, Sarah (5 October 2018). "AFLW: Morrison dominates Draft Combine". geelongcats.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "AFLW Draft: Brown becomes a Bulldog". westernbulldogs.com.au. Telstra Media. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
- ^ "AFLW Team: Three to debut". westernbulldogs.com.au. Telstra Media. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (2 February 2019). "Match report: Dogs sink wasteful Crows". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "Blackburn claims second Bulldogs' best and fairest". Western Bulldogs Media. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Eleanor Brown". Australian Football. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
[edit]- Eleanor Brown's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs