Callum Brown (footballer, born 1998)

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Callum L. Brown (born 27 April 1998) is a professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for Box Hill in the Victorian Football League (VFL), having previously played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Callum Brown
Brown warming-up for Collingwood in June 2017
Personal information
Full name	Callum L. Brown
Date of birth	(1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 26)
Original team(s)	Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 35 (F/S), 2016 national draft
Debut	12 June 2017, Collingwood vs. Melbourne, at MCG
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2022	Collingwood	70 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Son of former former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, he played for the Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup before he was drafted to Collingwood in 2016 under the father–son rule.

Career

State football

Brown began playing in the TAC Cup with Oakleigh Chargers, but was cut from their under-16s and failed to make the under-18s. He then turned to the Eastern Ranges, where talent manager Len Villani pushed for him to join. He averaged 24 disposals over eight games and played in the 2015 TAC Cup Grand Final against Oakleigh Chargers.^[1] He also was selected for the 2016 TAC Cup Team of the Year.^[2]

Brown represented Vic Metro at the 2016 AFL Under 18 Championships. In their match against Vic Country, he was named as one of the best after tallying 27 disposals and kicking a goal in the two point win.^[3] He was also named as one of the best in the final match of the Championships, against Western Australia, where the victory awarded them their first Division One title since 2012.^[4] His strong performances saw him selected for the season's All-Australian team.^[5]

AFL

Brown was drafted by Collingwood with pick 35 in the 2016 national draft under the father–son rule, with Collingwood matching North Melbourne's bid.^[6] Despite the number 26 guernsey which his father wore being vacant, Brown chose to wear number 17 to create his own legacy.^[7] He started the season on the sidelines after being diagnosed with glandular fever during the 2017 season pre-season.^[8] In round 12 he made his debut for Collingwood, recording 16 disposals against Melbourne in a four-point loss.^[9]

After a 2022 AFL season in which both Brown and his brother Tyler failed to establish themselves in new coach Craig McRae's best 22, both Brown brothers were delisted at the conclusion of that season.^[10]

Post-AFL

After being delisted by Collingwood, Brown joined Box Hill for the 2023 VFL season.^[11] He also re-joined his former club, Marcellin, for the 2023 VAFA season.^[12] He was named in the 2023 VFL Team of the Year.^[13]

In 2024, Brown joined Montmorency in the Northern Football Netball League, sharing his playing duties with Box Hill.^[14]

Personal life

Brown is the son of former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, and brother of his team-mate Tyler Brown.^[15] His sister, Tarni Brown, 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.^{[16][17][18][19]}

He was educated at Marcellin College,^[20] where he played Australian rules football and basketball, and was awarded the Terrance Cleary Memorial Award for Sporting Excellence.^[21] Brown is studying for a Bachelor of Arts at Deakin University.^[22]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 22, 2022^[23]

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
2017	Collingwood	17	5	1	1	18	50	68	11	11	0.2	0.2	3.6	10.0	13.6	2.2	2.2
2018	Collingwood	17	8	1	1	49	76	125	13	38	0.1	0.1	6.1	9.5	15.6	1.6	4.8
2019	Collingwood	17	22	11	13	160	162	322	58	89	0.5	0.6	7.3	7.4	14.6	2.6	4.0
2020[a]	Collingwood	17	14	6	2	69	109	178	24	29	0.4	0.1	4.9	7.8	12.7	1.7	2.1
2021	Collingwood	17	15	3	6	66	107	173	41	44	0.2	0.4	4.4	7.1	11.5	2.7	2.9
2022	Collingwood	17	6	1	0	22	45	67	8	19	0.2	0.0	3.7	7.5	11.2	1.3	3.2
Career			70	23	23	384	549	933	155	230	0.3	0.3	5.5	7.8	13.3	2.2	3.3

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. Waterworth, Ben (4 November 2016). "Callum Brown a gun midfielder, now one step closer to joining Collingwood as father–son pick". Fox Sports.
2. "2016 TAC Cup Team of the Year". TAC Cup. 28 September 2016.
3. Twomey, Callum (13 June 2016). "U18s: Magpie father–son prospect Cal Brown stars as Vic Metro prevails in thriller". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
4. Guthrie, Ben (29 June 2016). "Gun sons push Vic Metro to U18s crown". Australian Football League. Telstra Media.
5. Waterworth, Ben (30 June 2016). "Under 18s All-Australian team announced: Including Jack Graham, Hugh McCluggage, Jack Bowes". Fox Sports.
6. Prime, Toby (28 November 2016). "Callum Brown achieves lifelong dream as Collingwood draft the son of Magpies champion Gavin". Herald Sun.
7. Wood, Lauren (28 November 2016). "Callum Brown, Josh Daicos to carve own legacies after being drafted by Collingwood". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
8. "Callum Brown diagnosed with glandular fever ahead of Collingwood's pre-season games". Fox Sports. 30 January 2017.
9. Pierik, Jon (10 June 2017). "Collingwood v Melbourne: Callum Brown to debut, Tom Langdon returns for Magpies". The Age. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
10. "Pies farewell Brown brothers, Chugg and McMahon". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 20 September 2022.
11. "Ex-Pie Callum Brown links up with VFL outfit". ZeroHanger. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
12. Keating, Mitch (6 March 2023). "Former Collingwood midfielder Callum Brown returns to old VAFA club Marcellin for 2023". ZeroHanger. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023.
13. "2023 VFL and VFLW Awards: Lyons wins Liston; three-way tie for Lambert-Pearce". afl.com.au. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
14. Keating, Mitch (16 November 2023). "Former Collingwood midfielder finds new home for 2024". ZeroHanger. Archived from the original on 9 March 2024.
15. Beveridge, Riley (24 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Tyler Brown joins brother Callum at Collingwood, where dad Gavin played". Fox Sports.
16. "Collingwood's first father–daughter prospect". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 12 November 2019.
17. Harrington, Anna (9 December 2019). "Black, white and Brown: Will this rising star join her brothers at the Pies?". AFL Women's. Telstra Media.
18. Colangelo, Anthony (9 December 2019). "Brown town: Tarni trains with Collingwood as Pies close on family quartet". The Age.
19. Lewis, Tash (29 September 2020). "Tarni Brown becomes Collingwood's first AFLW father–daughter pick". Collingwood. Telstra. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
20. "Welcome: Pick No. 35: Callum Brown". Collingwood. Telstra Media. 25 November 2016.
21. Reynolds, Benjamin (22 October 2016). "Callum Brown wins 2016 Terrence Cleary Award for Sporting Excellecne". Marcellin College.
22. "Elite Athlete Program Profiles". Deakin University. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
23. "Callum Brown". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

External links

• Callum Brown's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
• Callum Brown's playing statistics from AFL Tables