Tyler Brown (footballer)


Tyler Brown is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.

State football

Brown played junior football with Templestowe in the Yarra Junior Football League, together with his brother Callum. He also starred for his private school, Marcellin College, in football and in 2016 joined Eastern Ranges in the TAC Cup. In July 2017, Brown had a breakout game against Bendigo Pioneers leading to talent manager Len Villani saying he has the "Brown brain". Later, after averaging 15 disposals over 4 games, he was invited to the AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium.
After being drafted to Collingwood, Brown played 18 Victorian Football League games, demonstrating versatility on the wing and in defence.

AFL career

Brown was drafted to Collingwood with the 50th pick of the 2017 AFL draft, which was Collingwood's third and final pick, under the father–son rule after Port Adelaide put in a bid for him. He has been compared to his father, Gavin Brown, with Eastern Ranges coach, Darren Bewick saying "he's a shy boy, very introverted in the way he goes about his business, but like his old man, he has a lot of ability." Brown got his first taste of senior football when he played in a pre-season match against Fremantle in the 2019 JLT Community Series. Despite not playing a senior game in his first two years at the club, he showed enough in the reserves to earn a contract extension until the end of 2020. In 2019, he was also often named as an emergency for the senior squad. He made his AFL debut in Collingwood's victory over Western Bulldogs in the opening round of the 2020 season at Marvel Stadium. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, his debut was without a crowd.

Personal life

Brown is the son of former Collingwood captain, Gavin Brown, and brother of his team-mate Callum Brown. His sister, Tarni Brown, was selected for the 2020 AFL Women's academy and will be eligible for the 2020 AFL Women's draft as a potential father-daughter pick for Collingwood.

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