Andrew Gowers (1995 - 1999)

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Traded from Hawthorn (http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/2130/default.aspx)

1994 - Draft choice 8 (Daniel Harford (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Harford)) traded by Brisbane for Andrew Gowers

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Merrett-Murray medal results:

1997: =23rd (10 votes)
1998: 30th (0 votes)
1999: 32nd (0 votes)

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Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Gowers_%28footballer%29)

Andrew Gowers (born 11 April 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn and Brisbane in the wing position. Gowers played in Hawthorn's 1991 AFL Grand Final victory.

191cm
85kg
Brisbane Bears - 40 games, 7 goals
Brisbane Lions - 11 games, 2 goals

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Statistics:

rleague (http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/A/Andrew_Gowers.html)
footywire (http://www.footywire.com/afl/footy/pc-brisbane-lions--andrew-gowers)
final siren (http://finalsiren.com/PlayerStats.asp?PlayerID=803&SeasonID=1993)

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Hawthorn profile (http://www.hawkheadquarters.com/player.aspx?playerid=718)

Position: wing
Number: 16
Games: 89
Goals: 54
Born: April 11, 1969
Heigh: 191
Weight: 85
From: Xavier College
First played: 1988
Nickname:

Gowers looked like the prototype for the new winger when he came of age in 1991. Tall, excellent overhead and a keen eye for goal, he was a critical component in the premiership charge.

Injuries conspired to cut Gowers down thereafter, and he never fulfilled the potential that shone in September 1991. He moved to Brisbane but spent more time on the treatment table than the training track.

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Hawthorn debut (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_VFL_debuts_in_1988)

Round 8, 1988
19 years, 41 days

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1991 premiership (http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/premierships/tabid/4820/default.aspx)

Coach: Alan Joyce

Backs: James Morrissey Chris Langford Gary Ayres
Half-backs: Ray Jencke Chris Mew Michael Tuck (c)
Mid-field: Darrin Pritchard Ben Allan Andrew Gowers
Half-forwards: Tony Hall Dermott Brereton Paul Hudson
Forwards: Paul Dear Jason Dunstall Darren Jarman
Followers: Stephen Lawrence Anthony Condon John Platten
Interchange: Dean Anderson Andrew Collins


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Link (http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/tough-as-nails/story-e6frf3bc-1111114549077)

Former Hawk Andrew Gowers played on Mainwaring in the 1991 grand final, which the Hawks won.

"I really admired Chris. We had quite a few battles. He was just a fantastic player. He was tough and talented and a really good athlete, and a great overhead mark," Gowers said.

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Link (http://www.lions.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/5085/newsid/53904/default.aspx)

Brisbane Lions' first ever team (1997):

B: Ben Robbins Richard Champion Danny Dickfos
HB: Michael McLean Jarrod Molloy Andrew Gowers
C: Matthew Kennedy Adrian Fletcher Nigel Lappin
HF: Scott McIvor Dion Scott Michael Voss (c)
F: Darryl White Alastair Lynch (c) Chris Johnson
R: Matthew Clarke Marcus Ashcroft Shaun Hart
I/C: Justin Leppitsch Clark Keating Tristan Lynch

Emer: Nathan Chapman Simon Hawking
Scott Bamford Shane Clayton

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Brisbane Lions' first ever finals team (1997):

B: Chris Johnson Alastair Lynch (c) Danny Dickfos
HB: Andrew Gowers Dion Scott Darryl White
C: Scott Bamford Adrian Fletcher Tristan Lynch
HF: Steven Lawrence Justin Leppitsch Nigel Lappin
F: Nick Trask Daniel Bradshaw Jason Akermanis
R: Matthew Clarke Shaun Hart Marcus Ashcroft
I/C: Craig Lambert Ben Robbins Nathan Chapman

Emer: Brett Voss Chris Scott Shane Clayton

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XAVS GO FOR GOWERS (http://www.vafa.com.au/index.php?id=13&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=541&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=1&cHash=828c2fa8bf)
18.10.10

Andy book-ended his career with premierships at Old Xavs in the U19s in 1987 and seniors in 2000. In between, Gowers played 89 games at Hawthorn (1991 premiership) and 51 games at Brisbane (Bears and Lions).

Old Xaverians President Simon Hunt said that “Andy's playing credentials and experience speak for themselves. He has been coached by some of the great modern day coaches including Alan Jeans and Leigh Matthews and his family has a long standing involvement with the club, with his father Trevor captaining the club from 1969-73."

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Old Xavier coach Andy Gowers (left) with club president Simon Hunt.

Enough to give Gowers grey hairs (http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/enough-to-give-gowers-grey-hairs/story-fn53khnc-1226105566356)

by: Brad Beitzel
From: Leader
July 31, 2011 8:43PM

ANDY Gowers was once the boy next door type. He looked as tidy in his footy gear as he was in his disposals for Hawthorn and Brisbane.
Gowers then came to play for Old Xavs and made the VAFA team - he was ageless.
But this season the grey hairs have appeared and the brow has hardened as he entered his first year of coaching Old Xavs.

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