Luke Brown (footballer, born 1992)

Luke Brown (born 22 September 1992) is a former professional Australian rules football player who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was first recruited by incoming club Greater Western Sydney as a pre-selection and was then traded to Adelaide during the 2011 trade week.^[1]

Luke Brown
Brown playing for Adelaide in April 2017
Personal information
Full name	Luke Brown
Date of birth	(1992-09-22) 22 September 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s)	Tea Tree Gully (SAAFL) Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	2011 pre-selection, Greater Western Sydney
Debut	Round 16, 2012, Adelaide vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Skoda Stadium
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s)	Small defender
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	16
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012–2022	Adelaide	189 (13)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021.
Career highlights
2013 AFL Rising Star nominee SANFL premiership player: 2012
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

After strong performances for Norwood in the SANFL, Brown was twice named an emergency for Adelaide in mid-2012.^[2] He ultimately made his debut in round 16, against Greater Western Sydney at Skoda Stadium, and went on to play three games for Adelaide that season as well as playing in the SANFL Grand Final for Norwood.^[3]

Brown established himself in Adelaide's team as a negating small defender in 2013, filling the role vacated by retired veteran Michael Doughty and playing 21 of a possible 22 games.^[3] He signed a two-year deal with the club early in the year,^[4] and was nominated for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award in the final round of the season.^[5] Brown continued to play this role to great effect in 2014 and 2015, playing every game in both seasons, keeping the opposition's best small forward to a goal a game or less, and developing his attacking game with a disposal efficiency of 80.2% in 2015.^[3] During the year, Brown signed another two-year contract with Adelaide.^[6] During the finals series of the 2022 season, Brown announced his retirement after 189 AFL matches,which included being part of the 2017 losing team in the Grand Final.^[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 8, 2016.^[8]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2012	Adelaide	16	3	0	0	12	7	19	9	2	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.3	6.3	3.0	0.7
2013	Adelaide	16	21	1	0	176	118	294	88	37	0.1	0.0	8.4	5.6	14.0	4.2	1.8
2014	Adelaide	16	22	1	1	138	148	286	55	54	0.1	0.1	6.3	6.7	13.0	2.5	2.5
2015	Adelaide	16	23	1	1	185	102	287	75	41	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.4	12.5	3.3	1.8
2016	Adelaide	16	8	1	1	90	52	142	33	27	0.1	0.1	11.3	6.5	17.8	4.1	3.4
Career			77	4	3	601	427	1028	260	161	0.1	0.0	7.8	5.6	13.4	3.4	2.1