Brian Brushfield (born 25 December 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was also a football commentator for some years, at Geelong radio station K-Rock.[1]
| Brian Brushfield | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brian Brushfield | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1943 | ||
| Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1962–1965 | Geelong (VFL) | 15 (3) | |
| 1966–1968 | Geelong West (VFA) | 60 (?) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1967–1968 | Geelong West (VFA) | 41 (30–11–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
VFL career
editBrushfield, a half-forward, is the nephew of former Geelong player Nick Brushfield.[2]
Recruited from Xavier College, Brushfield started out at Geelong as an 18-year-old in the 1962 VFL season, where he made two league appearances.[3][4]
He played a further six games in 1963, a premiership year, but didn't feature in the finals.[5] On 6 July 1963 he was a member of the Geelong team that were comprehensively and unexpectedly beaten by Fitzroy, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
Over the next two years, Brushfield made seven more league appearances, then left for the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[4]
He had played in two reserves premierships for Geelong, in 1963 and 1964.[6]
Geelong West
editBrushfield played for VFA club Geelong West from 1966 to 1968.[7]
He was made captain-coach in 1967 and took Geelong West to the Division 2 grand final, which they lost to Oakleigh by 13 points.[8][9]
In 1968, at the age of just 24, Brushfield led Geelong West to a premiership, with a grand final win over Williamstown.[10][11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Brushfield premiership medal on sale". WA Today. 21 September 2009.
- ^ Taylor, Percy (7 July 1960). "Kicking Analysis as Guide for Caulfield". The Age. p. 22. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b "AFL Tables – Brian Brushfield – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1963 Stats - Player Lists". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Reserves". geelongcats.com.au. Archived from the original on 15 December 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Geelong West Football Club Greats". roosters.org.au. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Geelong West Football Club: History & Honours Board". roosters.org.au. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books. p. 267.
- ^ "VFA-VFL Grand Finals Second Division". Hard Ball Get. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Win to Geelong in final". The Age. 26 August 1968. p. 25. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
External links
edit- Brian Brushfield's playing statistics from AFL Tables