Brian Wilson (born 30 September 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Brian Wilson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1961-09-30) 30 September 1961 (age 60) | ||
Original team(s) | Braybrook | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 82.5 kg (182 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1978–1979 | Footscray | 009 00(5) | |
1980–1981 | North Melbourne | 039 0(17) | |
1982–1990 | Melbourne | 154 (208) | |
1991 | St Kilda | 007 0(16) | |
Total | 209 (246) | ||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Early in his career, he played in the centre and later became a forward pocket. At Melbourne he developed into an aggressive player, winning possessions in packs and showed great handballing skills.
Believed to be the only player to have won a Brownlow Medal at his third club. At 20 years of age, he was also the youngest winner since Bob Skilton in 1959.
Brownlow Medal winners | |
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Melbourne Football Club · leading goalkickers | |
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Pre-VFL |
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VFL/AFL |
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AFL Women's |
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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 |
1990 AFL national draft | |
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