Kaiden Brand

Kaiden Brand
Personal information
Full name Kaiden Brand
Date of birth (1994-04-08) 8 April 1994
Original team(s) West Adelaide
Draft 66th, 2012 AFL Draft
Hawthorn
Debut Round 7, 6 May 2016, Hawthorn
v. Richmond, at MCG
Height/Weight 198cm / 92kg
Position(s) Backman , Ruck
Club information
Current club Hawthorn
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2016– Hawthorn 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 7, 2016 season.
Career highlights
  • 2013 Box Hill Premiership player

Kaiden Brand (born 8 April 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

A tall and athletic youngster with excellent power, and explosive speed. His agility, awareness of where to lead and contested marking ability make him a dangerous target up forward. Hawthorn recruiters noticed that he had an excellent season at Colts level in the SANFL. Can play ruck, key back, or be a target up forward and he's one of the modern day sort of ruckmen who can play like a big ruck rover around the ground.

AFL career

Hawthorn selected him with pick 66 in the 2012 AFL Draft.

He spent 2013 developing in the VFL playing for Hawthorn's reserve affiliate side, the Box Hill Hawks, and was a member of their premiership winning side. In between seasons Brand bulked up considerably,played every game for 2014, mainly at full-back and performed well at Box Hill. Brand has good pace, has the ability to play on talls and smalls and improved his foot skills.

Hurt his left shoulder in the opening minute of his NAB Cup debut in 2015.[1] With advice from the club, Brand had both shoulders reconstructed and missed the entire season.[2]

He returned in good form in 2016 and with the retirement of Brian Lake a spot has opened for him in the Hawthorn backline. A concussion to James Frawley mean't he was promoted to play against Richmond.[3]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-03-03/young-hawks-year-ruined
  2. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-01-01/ten-to-watch-kaiden-brand
  3. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-05/hard-work-pays-off-for-debutant-brand

External links

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