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Number:

  17 Footscray

Western Bulldogs

Red white and Blue

Height:

   179

Weight:

   72

Birthday:

   10 February 1978

Period on list:

  1997 to 2003

Senior Games:

  137

Goals:

  206

Disposals:

  2404

Recruited From:

   Bendigo U18, 1996 National Draft pick 10
Honours:  

All Australian 2001 & 2002, Morrish Medal 1996, Victorian State selection 2000, Second Best and Fairest 2000, International rules selection 2000-2003. leading goalkicker 2003-2003 56 and 57 goals.
    Nathan Brown was a versatile player who could play in most forward, centre or flank positions. His game alternated between the wing, half back flank or as a forward. He eventually became a full-forward although occasionally his kicking accuracy let him down.

He had excellent seasons from 2000 onwards, coming 2nd in the Best and Fairest, and narrowly missing All Australian selection in 2000 and 2003. One of his best games for the year was probably against Adelaide when he kicked 6 goals, 4 of them in the first quarter.

He was a highly skilled left footer who has just kept on improving. Early on, he was in and out of the senior team mainly due to inconsistency. He soon became a regular player and part of the 'core' of the team.

   

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Western Bulldogs   Cost the team game points a few times with his immature antics. One time he had the ball running into goal and showed it to the opposition. The other time he showed the crowd the bird. Both times we were in front before those incidents and both times we lost. His kicking for goal let the team down on a number of occasions, he had a strange way to hold the ball and missed far too many shots.    
         
    At the end of 2003 he did not come to terms on a new contract and went to Richmond. Deserted some would say, like Judas others would say.    
         
         
         
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