Brian Royal (born 12 December 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club (Western Bulldogs) in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Brian Royal | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Brian Royal | ||
| Nickname(s) | Choco | ||
| Date of birth | (1961-12-12) 12 December 1961 (age 60) | ||
| Original team(s) | Bairnsdale (LVFL) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1983–1993 | Footscray | 199 (299) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
In his first year for the Bulldogs, Royal won the Charles Sutton Medal, the Club's Best and Fairest award and went on to have an extremely distinguished career. Royal represented his state on seven occasions and was an All-Australian representative. His career came to an abrupt end on 199 games and 299 goals due to a ruptured Achilles tendon against Essendon late in the 1993 season.[1][2]
Royal went on to enjoy a long career in coaching at AFL level, as a highly regarded assistant coach at several clubs, including Melbourne, St Kilda,[3] Richmond and the Western Bulldogs – the last two with Terry Wallace as senior coach.[4]
Royal is now coaching in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA), for the Beaumaris Football Club.[citation needed]
Western Bulldogs: Team of the Century | |
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| Half-back | |
| Centre | |
| Half-forward | |
| Full-forward | |
| Ruck | |
| Interchange | |
| Coach | |
Charles Sutton Medal · Western Bulldogs best and fairest winners | |
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1986 All-Australian team | |
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South Australia
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Victoria
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Western Australia
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Victorian team – 1983 State of Origin | |
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South Australia 26.16 (172) defeated Victoria 17.14 (116), at Football Park, 16 May 1983, crowd: 44,521 Western Australia 16.22 (118) d Victoria 16.19 (115), at Subiaco Oval, 12 July 1983, crowd: 44,213 | |
| Both games | |
| vs. South Australia | |
| vs. Western Australia | |
Victorian team – 1986 State of Origin | |
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South Australia 18.17 (125) defeated Victoria 17.13 (115), at Football Park, 13 May 1986, crowd: 43,143 Western Australia 21.11 (137) d Victoria 20.14 (134), at Subiaco Oval, 8 July 1986, crowd: 39,863 | |
| Both games | |
| v South Australia | |
| v Western Australia | |
Victorian 2nd XVIII team – 1991 State of Origin | |
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Victoria 17.14 (116) defeated Tasmania 14.20 (104), at North Hobart Oval, 28 May 1991 Queensland 23.14 (152) defeated Victoria 15.8 (108), at The Gabba, 16 July 1991 | |
| Both games | |
| vs. Tasmania | |
| vs. Queensland | |
Coach: Austin | |