Alex Browne (Australian footballer)

Alex Browne
Personal information
Full name Alex Browne
Date of birth (1992-08-09) 9 August 1992
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 48, 2010 National Draft
Height/Weight 187 cm / 85 kg
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
20112015 Essendon 11 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

Alex Browne (born 9 August 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Browne played for the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup. He was drafted by Essendon with pick 48 in the 2010 national draft and made his debut against Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round 11 of the 2011 AFL season. He was delisted in October 2015.[1]

His father, Murray Browne, played for Collingwood and Fitzroy in the 1980s and his mother was a cheerleader for Carlton.[2]

On 12 January 2016 Browne was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Browne was suspended from playing at all levels for twelve months, effective from November 2015.[3]

Statistics

[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2011 Essendon 24 2 0 0 4 4 8 1 3 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 0.5 1.5
2012 Essendon 24 6 3 2 45 37 82 19 7 0.5 0.3 7.5 6.2 13.7 3.2 1.2
2013 Essendon 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014 Essendon 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2015 Essendon 24 3 1 0 15 12 27 9 4 0.3 0.0 5.0 4.0 9.0 3.0 1.3
Career 11 4 2 64 53 117 29 14 0.4 0.2 5.8 4.8 10.6 2.6 1.3

References

  1. "List Changes". EssendonFC.com.au (Bigpond). 27 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. "Family allegiance in Alex Browne's household not a Don deal". news.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. Alex Browne's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

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