Past Jonathan Brown #1 (1999-2014)

[Grimreepah]

pick 30 in the 1999 National Draft (father/son selection)

Summary:

* 2002 mark of the year (#20)
* 'winningest' 100+ game player in the league (#6)
* appointed co-captain (#14)
* 10 goals vs Carlton (#36)
* baby photo (#80)
* score levelling goal against Sydney (#82)
* 2007 Coleman medal (#114)
* memories as a Fitzroy fan (#121)
* 2007 AFLPA awards (#136)
* father/son article (#140)
* 2007 Review (#167)
* named captain of Hall of Fame match (#189)
* the perfect team (#295)
* Hall of Fame match (#401)
* 300th goal (#441)
* heat maps on leading patterns (#461)
* 150th game (#479)
* in trouble for criticising Franklin charge (#487)
* Melbourne chases Brown (#529)
* how's the truck Browny? (#535)
* Brown denies rift with Leigh Matthews (#643)
* 2008 AFLPA awards (#655)
* Brown marries Kylie (#680)
* Brown becomes sole captain (#686)
* 2008 Review (#694)
* whiplash from Leigh Brown (#844)
* kicks most goals for a year in merged club's history (#863)
* 2009 AFLPA awards (#867)
* eye socket injury in elimination final against Carlton (#868)
* birth of Olivia Brown (#900)
* 2009 Review (#908)
* hip operation (#916)
* grandfather, 'Corker' Brown, passes away (#966)

Thread #2

* abdominal/groin injury (#44)
* finally rested (#168)
* Brown denies punch up with Fevola (#199)
* Voss admits mismanagement of Brown's injury (#220)
* Brown kicks winning goal against Eagles (#233)
* 200th game (#280)
* AFLPA awards (#299)
* 2010 Review (#319)
* abdominal/groin surgery (#321)
* facial fractures (#423)
* hospital photo (#451)
* eating a steak fitness test (#568)
* first game back (#576)
* Pies' $6m bid to Brown riles Lions (#646)
* early career apprehensions (#659)
* breaks record for most goals kicked in merged club's history (#663)
* facial fractures vs Geelong (#666)
* surgery (#734)
* becomes leading goal kicker of all current players (#782)

Contract status:

Hamilton: 2009 - 2012
Wilson: 2009 - 2011 + 2
Barrett: 2009 - 2012

Premierships:

2001

B:       Chris Johnson     Justin Leppitsch   Darryl White  
HB:      Nigel Lappin      Chris Scott        Marcus Ashcroft  
C:       Jason Akermanis   Michael Voss (c)   Robert Copeland  
HF:      Shaun Hart        [B][COLOR=Red]Jonathan Brown[/COLOR][/B]     Luke Power  
F:       Daniel Bradshaw   Alastair Lynch     Martin Pike  
Foll:    Clark Keating     Simon Black        Brad Scott  
Int:     Beau McDonald     Craig McRae        Tim Notting
         Mal Michael
Coach:   Leigh Matthews

2002

B:       Chris Johnson     Chris Scott        Justin Leppitsch  
HB:      Luke Power        Mal Michael        Marcus Ashcroft  
C:       Shaun Hart        Michael Voss (c)   Martin Pike  
HF:      Des Headland      [B][COLOR=Red]Jonathan Brown[/COLOR][/B]     Nigel Lappin  
F:       Jason Akermanis   Alastair Lynch     Darryl White  
Foll:    Clark Keating     Simon Black        Brad Scott  
Int:     Beau McDonald     Craig McRae        Tim Notting        
         Aaron Shattock
Coach:   Leigh Matthews

2003

B:       Chris Johnson     Mal Michael        Darryl White  
HB:      Luke Power        Justin Leppitsch   Nigel Lappin  
C:       Jason Akermanis   Michael Voss (c)   Martin Pike  
HF:      Ashley McGrath    [COLOR=Red][B]Jonathan Brown[/B][/COLOR]     Robert Copeland  
F:       Craig McRae       Alastair Lynch     Daniel Bradshaw  
Foll:    Clark Keating     Simon Black        Shaun Hart  
Int:     Jamie Charman     Blake Caracella    Marcus Ashcroft  
         Richard Hadley
Coach:   Leigh Matthews

Merrett-Murray Medal results:

2000: =20th (10 votes)
2001: 6th (49 votes)
2002: 18th (29 votes)
2003: 12th (49.5 votes)
2004: 10th (50 votes)
2005: 6th (41.5 votes)
2006: 11th (29.5 votes)
2007: 1st (68 votes)
2008: 1st (53.5 votes)
2009: 1st (57.5 votes)
2010: 3rd (28.5 votes)
2011: 18th (11 votes)

All Australian:

2007

B:       Matthew Scarlett    Darren Glass          Darren Milburn
HB:      Andrew McLeod (c)   Matthew Egan          Campbell Brown
C:       Kane Cornes         Jimmy Bartel          Chad Cornes
HF:      Steve Johnson       [B][COLOR=Red]Jonathan Brown (vc)[/COLOR][/B]   Brent Harvey
F:       Brad Johnson        Matthew Pavlich       Cameron Mooney
Foll:    Dean Cox            Daniel Kerr           Gary Ablett Jr.
Int:     Joel Corey          Dustin Fletcher       Brendon Lade
         Cameron Ling
Coach:   Mark Thompson

2009

B:       Corey Enright       Matthew Scarlett      Brian Lake
HB:      Simon Goodwin       Craig Bolton          Nick Maxwell
C:       Leigh Montagna      Lenny Hayes           Joel Selwood
HF:      Paul Chapman        Nick Riewoldt (c)     Dane Swan
F:       Leon Davis          Brendan Fevola        [COLOR=Red][B]Jonathan Brown[/B][/COLOR]
Foll:    Aaron Sandilands    Chris Judd (vc)       Gary Ablett, Jr.
Int:     Matthew Boyd        Nick Dal Santo        Brendon Goddard
         Adam Goodes
Coach:   Mark Thompson

Brisbane Lions Team of the Decade:

[B]B:[/B] 	Chris Johnson 	   Mal Michael 	        Darryl White
[B]HB:[/B] 	Marcus Ashcroft    Justin Leppitsch 	Chris Scott
[B]M:[/B] 	Nigel Lappin 	   Michael Voss (c) 	Brad Scott
[B]HF:[/B] 	Jason Akermanis    [COLOR="Red"][B]Jonathan Brown[/B][/COLOR] 	Craig McRae
[B]F:[/B] 	Luke Power 	   Alastair Lynch 	Daniel Bradshaw
[B]Foll:[/B] 	Clark Keating 	   Simon Black 	        Shaun Hart
[B]Int:[/B] 	Martin Pike 	   Tim Notting 	        Jamie Charman 	   
        Richard Champion
Coach: 	Leigh Matthews

Coach's votes:

2010: 42

Mike Sheahan's Top 50:

2001 (e): 39
2002 (s): 20
2002 (e): -
2003 (s): 25
2003 (e): 10
2004 (s): 4
2004 (e): -
2005 (s): 10
2005 (e): -
2006 (s): 4
2006 (e): -
2007 (s): 3
2007 (e): 2
2008 (s): 1
2008 (e): ?
2009 (s): 7
2009 (e): 7
2010 (s): 5
2010 (e): 28
2011 (s): 12

Tribunal record:

* round 10, 2010 - hair pulling ($1200 reduced to $900)
* round 19, 2010 - tripping (60 demerit points, appeal unsuccessful)

 

[Lady Lawrence]

Re: Jonathan Brown

http://lions.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13106

CAREER BRIEF
Previous Clubs: Geelong Falcons U18s/South Warrnambool
Draft Details: Father/Son Selection – 1999 National Draft
AFL Debut: Lions v Adelaide (Gabba), Rd 5, 2000
AFL Finals: 15

CAREER HISTORY
If anyone ever needed proof of why Jonathan Brown shapes as one of the AFL's most dominant forces of the next decade, they need only have watched his Round 6 display against Essendon.

Fresh off a five-game suspension stemming from the 2004 grand final and having had knee surgery in the off-season, Brown was having his first competitive hitout for 2005.

Few doubted that his presence would have an impact on a Lions side sitting at 1-4 after five games. But just how much could you expect from a player playing his first game in the best part of six months?

Plenty, as it turned out. Plus a fair bit more. To say Brown tore Essendon to shreds is to understate matters. The 195cm, 99kg powerhouse helped himself to 20 possessions, 14 marks and a then equal club record eight goals, before been rested for most of the last quarter. Highly-rated Bombers defender Dustin Fletcher was no match for him, while Ty Zantuck was shifted around by Brown as if he were a rag doll rather than a 93kg defender.

That performance highlighted Brown's importance in the Lions setup and there were plenty more reminders to come. Against at least three more opponents - Fremantle (Rd 11), Carlton (Rd 12) and Essendon (Rd 17) - he featured prominently in best afield ratings and rarely was he out of the Lions' best half-dozen. He even adapted to a new role in the centre-square for bouncedowns, showcasing an ability to clear the ball from stoppages that might have had his illustrious midfield colleagues feeling a little envious.

Sadly, the 2005 season ended with Brown in the same position he was at its beginning - watching from the stands.

Osteitis pubis flared up after the Round 15 win over Collingwood and, although he was still able to star against the Bombers two weeks later, the condition eventually got the better of him. Brown sat out three of the last four games as the Lions fell out of finals calculations and had "release" surgery on his adductor muscle in the lead-up to Round 22.

A big Brownlow betting firmer mid-year, Brown's eventual tally of 11 votes showed he would have been a definite contender for football's ultimate individual accolade had he been able to put a full season together.

Brown was a triple-premiership player before his 22nd birthday –quite an accomplishment for the likeable big fella from western Victoria.

Despite missing eight games courtesy of three suspensions dating back to the 2003 grand final Brown still finished 10th in club champion voting in 2004.

He booted 39 goals for the year, just five less than leading goalkicker Jason Akermanis, including six in the qualifying final against St Kilda. That game saw Brown reported for unduly rough play, but he was cleared to play in the preliminary final after the club argued the rules didn’t provide for the charge to be sustained as the quarter time siren had sounded and hence ‘play’ had stopped.

Brown's interrupted seasons of 2004 and 2005 came on top of a 2003 in which he polled more club champion votes over the last 10 weeks than any other player.

The man himself would love to play a full set of games in a year to see exactly how far he can take his game, something he has not been able to do since his second year at the elite level in 2001.

He was a key to all three premierships with his play at centre-half-forward, and it was no coincidence that the side lost to Port Adelaide in 2004 with Brown hampered by a sore knee that would have seen many other players sitting on the sidelines rather than playing.

The previous year saw a succession of hamstring problems through the first half of the year keep him out of action for six games.

Brown quickly built his form on return and there was no centre-half-forward in the competition better than the big man from Warrnambool. Poleaxed in the early seconds of the 2003 grand final, he nonetheless provided a target up forward on the big day and finished with two goals.

His 2002 season was solid and there was one huge highlight aside from securing a second premiership medal – the Mark of the Year gong from the AFL. Early in the third quarter of the Round 17 clash against Hawthorn at the MCG, he shrugged off opponent John Barker, sprinted 40m, and dived headfirst through a pack to mark on his chest. It was inspired, team-lifting staff that had Carlton great Stephen Silvagni describing it as close to the best mark he had seen.

Brown took a similar style but less spectacular mark against Carlton in Round 13, but twisted his ankle on landing. In all, he missed the best part of seven games due to ankle problems on three different occasions and one count of tonsillitis. Throw in a week’s suspension and he didn’t get any continuity into his football until the last seven weeks of the year.

For all that, his stats averages were similar to his stellar 2001 season, and he produced one absolute blinder against West Coast in Round 20 when he collected 25 possessions and took nine marks against five different opponents. Typical of Brown’s grit, he started on Glen Jakovich, who had torn him apart in the Round 5 clash when the big Lion rolled his ankle early.

He was a solid contributor through the finals series, providing a good contest with emerging Crows defender Ken McGregor in the qualifying final, collecting three strong marks and 15 possessions. He took nine marks and had 19 possessions in a powerful preliminary final display against Port, and had five marks and 14 touches in the grand final.

Brown took a bad whack early for which Scott Burns was later suspended in the premiership decider, but never stopped presenting himself. He kicked a huge pressure goal on a tough angle in tricky conditions a minute before three quarter time to put the Lions in front.

It was reflected what a true big-game, pressure player Brown has been since he burst onto the AFL scene.

Normally little would be expected of a 19-year-old playing in his first Grand Final, which Brown was as the youngest man on the ground in the 2001 grand final against Essendon.

Not this bloke. His efforts through 2001 had him being mentioned in the same breath as Carey and Brereton. Despite that, you could be absolutely certain of two things – Brown will keep his feet firmly on the ground and will work like a Trojan to keep bettering himself.

Ordinarily you might have expected Essendon to try and intimidate the youngster in the 2001 premiership decider. Only problem was, he had already intimidated them in the glorious Round 10 clash at the Gabba. In the Grand Final, Brown simply put his head down and went hard at the ball. He not only helped the Lions establish a clear ascendency by bustling in to help out with the centre breaks, but he provided a mobile target all day at centre-half-forward. He topped off a magnificent game, indeed a magnificent season, with two tight angled goals that both came at important times.

Amazingly, Brown finished third in the club goalkicking with 33 despite playing down the ground in just his second season at the elite level. He was a fixture in the most difficult position on the ground at centre half forward and, if he’d played three fewer games prior to the start of the season and had been eligible he would have been a certain choice for the Ansett Rising Star Award.

He didn’t miss a game all year, including the Ansett Cup, although he spent a few anxious moments prior to Round 1 after he was reported on video evidence for allegedly striking Port Adelaide's Fabian Francis in the Ansett Cup GF. He was originally suspended for three matches but had the conviction overturned and the penalty wiped during a marathon appeals hearing of three and a half hours. Brown bagged a then career-best seven goals against Geelong at the Gabba in Round 6 – an equal club record at the time – and, in a moment which underlined his leadership potential, was among the very best against Essendon in Round 10, when he kicked three goals and set the tone with his aggressive physical approach early.

Tipped to be a future Lions captain in the media, he showed enormous poise and leadership during the finals, and, with Alastair Lynch sidelined by suspension and Daniel Bradshaw under an injury cloud in the preliminary final against Richmond, he stepped up with a team-high four goals. There was talk that the Bombers would target him in the Grand Final and he replied ‘bring it on’.

He averaged 13.9 possessions and 6.3 marks for the season, and was rewarded by the match committee with the award for ‘Most Improved Player’ and finished sixth in the B&F behind the All-Australian quartet of Voss, Black, Lappin and Akermanis, and Marcus Ashcroft.

Brown showed a sign of things to come by making a huge impact on the Lions in the latter half of 2000. A string of powerful performances in the Lions Reserves side demanded his recall to the seniors after he struggled to find the ball in his initial five AFL games, and he didn’t look back after that.

A barnstorming type who doesn’t take a backward step, Brown was encouraged to roam far and wide for his kicks at centre-half-forward, and he did just that, along with providing a reliable marking target. Nine marks against Adelaide at Football Park in Round 20 signalled his emergence, and he produced further top quality games against St Kilda and Fremantle in the ensuing rounds.

And all this after he had his jaw broken twice within his first three months in the northern capital. Tough, hard and still a teenager, he has tremendous potential to turn into a genuine matchwinner in the hardest position on the ground in coming years.

Brown was recruited in 2000 as a father/son pre-draft selection from the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. The son of ex-Fitzroy player Brian Brown, he won All-Australian honours in 1999 after the national U18 carnival in Brisbane and shaped as a leading candidate in the National Draft had he not committed himself to Brisbane.

So highly was he regarded that AFL junior development guru Kevin Sheahan rated him a certain top five selection, and Essendon scouts indicated he may even have been their No.1 selection. But Brown, a life-long Fitzroy supporter and cousin of Lions player Marcus Picken, was always keen to play in Brisbane in what amounted to a huge coup for the club.

Brian Brown, originally from Otway Rovers, played 51 games with Fitzroy from 1976-81 before two games at Essendon in 1983 after two broken legs in consecutive years cut short his days at the elite level. He was a member of Fitzroy’s 1978 night series premiership side – the last senior flag the old Lions won. A hard and skilful back pocket/centreman, he was a Victorian representative but admits he was ‘never quite the same’ after his twin leg fractures in mid-1979 and early 1980. Ironically, it was in one of his only two games at Essendon in ’83 when Leigh Matthews crashed into the behind post at Windy Hill and snapped it.

Jonathan is the oldest of four children, and boasts a strong football pedigree. His uncle Noel Mugavin played with Fitzroy and Richmond. And, of course, another uncle, Billy Picken, father of Marcus, played at Collingwood and Sydney.

He had a nomadic football childhood, following his father’s coaching and playing career, and made his senior debut at 15 with South Warrnambool in ’97. After establishing himself in the seniors early in ’98 he joined the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup mid-season.

It was the beginning of an illustrious junior career. They won 13 games in a row from 14th on the ladder and then lost the grand final to the Murray Bushrangers at the MCG by 15 points after being 62 points down at halftime.

In ’99 the Falcons finished seventh in the TAC Cup, losing in the first week of the finals without a suspended Brown. It was his second ‘holiday’ of the year and the ever-aggressive youngster acknowledges the need to be more circumspect as he stepped up to the AFL.

Brown, a centre half back in ’98, played at centre half forward in ‘99. Big and strong, with excellent hands, good kicking skill and a fierce competitive streak, he was Victorian Country’s only representative in the All-Australian U18 side.

He completed Year 12 at Emmanuel College in ’99 before moving to Brisbane, where he had done summer training with the Lions 12 months earlier.

He left behind him a promising cricket career to focus on a life-long dream to play League football. A left-arm fast bowler, he played A-Grade cricket with Wesley CBC in Warrnambool at 15, was Wesley ‘Cricketer of the Year’ two years in a row and a senior premiership player, and was invited to join the Victorian U17 squad in ’98 after doing well for his regional zone team at the State championships.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Victorian Country Primary Schools Representative 1993, Victorian Country U18s 1999, All-Australian U18s 1999, Member Geelong Falcons TAC Cup Grand Final Side 1998, 8th Falcons B&F 1998, 3rd 1999, Member Lions’ Ansett Cup Grand Final Side 2001, Lions Most Improved Player 2001, 6th Lions B&F 2001, Lions Premiership Player 2001-2002-2003.

 

[Lets Roar like '44]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Browny your an absolute champion, hopefully he stays injury free he could win the Brownlow easy, definately has to be made captain!

 

[Lady Lawrence]

Re: Jonathan Brown

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,21170574-10389,00.html

Brown has knee scan

Andrew Hamilton
February 04, 2007 11:00pm
THE defining moment in Brisbane's season could take place today when star forward Jonathan Brown has scans on an injured knee.
Brown has battled knee soreness for the past week, but Lions coach Leigh Matthews is adamant his most important player is fine and the scans are merely precautionary.

Matthews said an initial scan late last week had revealed nothing and the test today was an extra precaution to ensure Brown could continue with his current training schedule.

"I'd expect him to train today," Matthews said.

"The scans were just a case of taking safety first, just in case something shows up that may make us modify his program."

Matthews said Brown had complained of feeling as if something had been pinched inside his knee, but the injury had not stopped him completing his regular training.

It's just that when it comes to Jonathan Brown, no precaution is too great.

Put simply, with Brown the Lions are capable of a finals finish; without him things could get ugly.

He missed the final 12 games of last season with a hip injury, suffered in round 10 against Collingwood.

The Lions are confident the latest scare is an annoyance at worst and say it should not be considered a major setback.

The injury flared two weeks ago when Brown pulled up sore during the regular Thursday night training session.

It comes as no surprise that every Lions member felt ill as the champion limped from the field.

"We were all thinking, 'oh no what the hell has he done'," Matthews said.
Greg Lee and Stephen Moulton continue to lead the race for the Blues presidency, but a bigger Carlton name – Stephen Kernahan – began to emerge as a possibility during weekend talks.

While Kernahan will be under pressure to retain his role as the club's match committee chairman, his non-football responsibilities may be increased, temporarily at least, following the axing of president Graham Smorgon from the Blues' board in the club's election last Friday night.

 

[Lady Lawrence]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Brown Gets All Clear

Injury-haunted Brisbane Lions star Jonathan Brown has been cleared of any damage to his knee following precautionary scans yesterday, the club announced this morning.

Brown underwent the scans on Monday after complaining of soreness during training last week.

The triple-premiership centre-half forward has now been cleared to return to full training ahead of Brisbane's opening preseason clash with St Kilda in Cairns on February 24.

The news averts what could have been a major injury setback for the Lions, who will be looking to Brown to provide some experienced leadership for their predominantly young list this season.

The 25-year-old missed the last 12 rounds of last season because of a hip injury.

 

[Lady Lawrence]

Re: Jonathan Brown

http://www.theage.com.au/news/sport...fl-best-winners/2007/02/08/1170524234430.html

Brown, Guerra top list of AFL best winners
Geoff McClure
February 9, 2007

JONATHAN Brown's career certainly has been a rocky one so far, thanks to on-field indiscretions and injuries, but there's no doubting his value to the team when he's up and going. And here's further reason why Brisbane Lions fans love him — the AFL's recent in-depth analysis of 100-game players (which we spoke about yesterday) has shown that he is the "winningest" player in the league. Not only has he chalked up three premierships in six years, but in his 117 games so far, only 34 of them have been losses, giving him a winning percentage of 71 per cent, the best of any current player. And while his spot at the top of the tree may not surprise too many, the next best in that category probably will.

In second spot is the much-travelled Brent Guerra, who has played 111 games with Port Adelaide, St Kilda and Hawthorn, but has the same number of losses as Brown, his 77 wins giving him a winning percentage of 69. Mind you, the duo have some work to do to match the league's all-time best.

That mantle belongs to Melbourne's Clyde Laidlaw who not only played in four premiership sides in a career that stretched from 1954 to '62, but in 124 games tasted defeat only 22 times, his 99 wins (there were three draws) giving him an amazing winning percentage of 81.

 

[konstas_87]

Re: Jonathan Brown

anyone think Browny will play any preseason games? where do u draw the line of not risking him and giving him a run? he may end up playing the first month of the h&a series unfit (match-practice wise).
will be interesting to see how he goes in his first appearance back.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Just went and watched part of the training session at Giffin Park.

Before the sesswion, Browny was doing shuttle runs and little zig-zagging sprints. Looks top notch... 100%.

 

[Lace Out]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Just went and watched part of the training session at Giffin Park.

Before the sesswion, Browny was doing shuttle runs and little zig-zagging sprints. Looks top notch... 100%.

He is a monty to play next week and be cherry ripe for the Hawthorn game IMO.

 

[Lady Lawrence]

Re: Jonathan Brown

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21370669-11088,00.html

Brown is Ready!

JONATHAN Brown is a triple premiership player who shouldn't care about winning the NAB Cup. But he does.

"It's still a grand final, and it's something we've bloody missed," Brown said yesterday.

"I'd rather be playing that than a scratchie in front of a handful of fans and I think it does mean something, it's a good confidence builder because we've been knocked around a bit (in) the last couple of years."
Brown will play his first game since Round 10 last year when the Lions take on Carlton at Telstra Dome on Saturday night.

And after a cautious approach to his rehabilitation from back and knee injuries, Brown is ready.

"I'm jumping out of my skin," he said.

His view is a far cry from coach Leigh Matthews' attitude to the pre-season competition two weeks ago when he hinted the Lions might not try after being forced to travel interstate for consecutive games.

When told after the Lions' win against the Western Bulldogs on March 2 that his team would be playing away again, Matthews said: "Well, in that case, I don't even know if we'll try. How can they screw you like that?"
However Brown, who played in four Grand Finals in his first five years of AFL footy, said the fact Brisbane had endured two poor seasons since the loss to Port Adelaide in the 2004 decider had made the Lions hungry.

Brown said the Lions were not as bad as their results of the past two years suggested -- rather they had rarely managed to put out their best 22. He now believes there's no reason the Lions can't be a force in September.

"If we get all our experienced blokes back, combined with the exciting youth we've got, we're good enough to be finals contenders this year," he said. "If we lost Nigel (Lappin) or Blackie (Simon Black) or Luke (Power) we'd be in just as much trouble, no team can afford to lose its stars, it's just that the loss of forwards is more measurable because they kick goals."

The Lions' accommodation problems have been resolved, although the Novotel in Glen Waverley hardly compares in location to their regular digs on St Kilda Rd.

The players face a bus trip of more than an hour from the airport to their hotel on Friday and the slightest traffic problems could see them on the road for up to 45 minutes on the way to the ground on game day.

After spending the campaign with the attitude that winning wasn't a priority and giving young players valuable experience was, the Lions have now shelved any developmental practices to go for a victory -- to a point.

In a break from their routine of the past month, players involved in last Friday night's semi-final win over the Cats were rested from team training last night to have them fresh for the weekend.

However there'll be no risks taken and Daniel Bradshaw and Jamie Charman must convince the match committee they are 100 per cent before they are considered.

With the return of Brown and the continued form of Beau McDonald and Cameron Wood, it is likely only one of Bradshaw or Charman will travel with the team.

Bradshaw trained last night but Charman missed and his achilles soreness is causing concern.

Charman's loss would be softened if Bradshaw returns up forward for the Lions. And with Brown back, Brisbane can counter the loss of Charman if, as expected, he's ruled out of the grand final.

Matthews will call on youngster Daniel Merrett to mind in-form Blues full-forward Brendan Fevola.

"He's developed into a good player and he's built up to this over the last few weeks,' Matthews said.

Nigel Lappin continues to battle an elbow injury and, while he trained last night, he'll head into the new season with no match practice. - with Jim Wilson

 

[Grimreepah]

Re: Jonathan Brown

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Key Lion: Jonathan Brown

Profile by Scott Heinrich
FOXSPORTS.com.au

THE closest thing the AFL has had to Wayne Carey since Wayne Carey is Jonathan Brown, the forward hulk of Brisbane Lions.

When fit and firing, Brown is a defender’s worst nightmare: big, strong, fast, skilled, aggressive – he really has it all.

Whether in his rightful position at centre half-forward or at full forward, Brown is invariably the focal point of any attacking move.

His dominance inside the 50m arc was there for all to see during the Lions’ triple-premiership years.

It was as a 19 year old that Brown laid down a marker for the future with a dominant display in the 2001 grand final against Essendon, and by the time he was 22 he had three premiership medals around his neck.

An array of injuries, most notably hamstring and knee, have denied Brown a full season every year since 2001, and 2006 virtually passed him by thanks to knee surgery.

The Lions were all at sea without their star man and were regularly among the lowest-scorers in the league.

Although Brown was born and bred in Victoria – where as a junior he showed above average ability as a left-arm paceman in cricket – Brown was recruited by Brisbane Lions on the father-son rule.

Jonathan is the son of Brian Brown, who played 51 games for Fitzroy between 1976 and 1981.

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THE KEY: JONATHAN BROWN
As the primary front-runner to snare Brisbane’s captaincy, the influence and experience of Jonathan Brown will play a major factor in the club’s outcome for the upcoming season.

Now if that’s not enough gravity weighing someone down, the 25-year-old Brown will have to battle his way against injuries that have plagued him throughout his career.

The powerhouse forward commences his eighth season in the AFL on the back of a largely uninterrupted pre-season other than an injury scare to his knee in February before that was cleared of any damage.

Brown missed the final 12 rounds of 2006 due to a hip injury in a season that had otherwise been damaging for the right reasons, kicking 35 goals in 10 games to improve his career tally to 191 and 117 respectively.

It will warm the hearts of the hierarchy and supporters of the Brisbane Lions knowing that if Brown can enjoy a season without any setbacks, a top-eight berth could become reality.

Intriguingly enough, in his 117 appearances for the club, Brown has been involved in 83 victories. That delivers an individual winning percentage of 71, which is the best of any current players in the league.

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Jonathan Brown's injury 'jinx over'


Last year's season-ending injury to key forward Jonathan Brown could have been avoided, according to Brisbane Lions teammate Nigel Lappin.But the veteran midfielder is convinced Lions medical staff have finally solved Brown's injury jinx.
And Lappin is also confident of making "an impact" in the AFL at 30 after emerging from a year-long battle with injury.
Brown will play his first game since round 10 last year in Brisbane's surprise NAB Cup AFL pre-season final appearance against Carlton in Melbourne on Saturday night.
It is a morale boost for a Lions outfit that has relied heavily on Brown during their rebuilding phase.
Brown's importance was never more evident than last season when he kicked 35 goals by round 10 to have the Lions one win out of the top eight.
Brown then went down with a season-ending hip stress fracture and Brisbane won just three of their 12 remaining games to finish 13th.
However, Lappin - who missed last season with an ankle injury - said Brown's injury woes were finally behind him after learning from his 2006 mistakes.
"I think he is on top of a lot of his injury problems," Lappin told AAP.
"We've got fantastic medical staff here but there were a couple of things he thought if they were pointed out to him at the start of the (2006) season he could have worked on and maybe avoided the stress injury that he ended up with.
"We had tests and it was pointed out to him that he was deficient in one area and he felt that had he worked on that he would have been fine.
"But you've got to move on from that. And Browny is his own worst enemy - he just trains so hard.
"Sometimes you've got to pull it back a little bit. So I think you will find he will play most of the season."
Not that Brown has changed his "no holds barred" approach.
"The way he plays he has always opened himself up to the chance of getting injured because he is so hard on the footy - you are not going to see him stop doing that," Lappin said.
"But I am pretty confident he will play most of the season."
Lappin - who has ruled himself out of making a comeback against Carlton - said Brown's injury history should not count against him when coach Leigh Matthews decides a replacement for retired skipper Michael Voss.
"He's a natural leader," he said.
"He trains hard and plays hard. And when he is out there the guys walk a bit taller.
"He's a big, strong man who everyone wants to follow."
Lappin had overcome ankle surgery before his 2007 pre-season plans hit a snag with an elbow injury.
But Lappin has cautiously pencilled in his comeback for the opening AFL round clash against Hawthorn at the Gabba on March 31.
"It (the elbow injury) was really frustrating. I was in the best shape of my career in terms of pre-season training," he said.
But a comeback at 30 does not worry Lappin.
"Nobody knows how I will go. We won't know until five or six weeks down the track when I am match fit," he said.
"Hopefully if people are saying I can't (bounce back) I can prove them wrong.
"I definitely think I will be able to have a really good season and make some sort of impact hopefully in a successful year for the Lions."

 

[danielcan]

Re: Jonathan Brown

http://www.afl.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/208/Default.aspx?newsId=39730
18 March 2007

Brown set for big 2007 season

Brought to you by ADAM COOPER, AAP
News

Brisbane Lions star Jonathan Brown has his sights on a big 2007 season after wiping away any doubts he had over returning from injury.

Although he could not inspire his side to victory in the NAB Cup grand final against Carlton on Saturday night, the powerhouse forward got through his first game since halfway through last year and was satisfied with a match return of 11 marks and two goals.

"It was good to be back," Brown said after his Lions lost 2.12.7 (97) to 0.10.12 (72) at Telstra Dome.

"I didn't set the world on fire, but I expected I was going to be a bit rusty and I couldn't quite stick them in the first half and it started coming a bit in the second half.

"I was pretty happy with the hit-out though.

"By the end of the game I felt like I was starting to get my rhythm and now I've just got to do a little bit of work in the next few days and then taper off and freshen up for round one."

After being plagued by hip and back problems since round 10 last year, Brown was "blowing hard" at times through the grand final decider, but felt good physically afterwards.

"The main thing was for the body to get through the night and not to walk off feeling like I'm an old man," said Brown, 25.

"I walked off feeling pretty good, so that's hopeful."

Brown was pleased to wipe away any lingering doubts he had about returning after two injury-affected seasons.

"Just because of the time frame of being out for bordering on nearly 10 months out before round one," he said.

"It's a long time to be out of football and you do have a little bit of doubt, firstly on how your body's going to hold up and how you're playing the game.

"I'm certainly a lot more confident now after that game.

"It was nothing special, but I got to have a crack at about 40-50 contests and really, that's my game. The more contests I can get the better you're going to get."

Brown plans to train normally until Thursday and then restrict himself to light duties to freshen up before the round one clash against Hawthorn at the Gabba on March 31.

 

[konstas_87]

Re: Jonathan Brown

im pumped! bring on rd 1!!
Browny for 2007 Brownlow/Coleman!!

 

[danielcan]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Congratulations on being appointed captain.

 

[scott522]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Congratulations on being appointed captain.

And so say all of us !

 

[Lady Lawrence]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Carey Gives Brown Nod Over Hall

BARRY Hall or Jonathan Brown? If you had to choose, who would it be?
Their statistics are near-identical, both prolific power forwards, co-captains of their respective clubs, match-winners and premiership players.
Hall, 29, has three all-Australian jumpers and one premiership while Brown, 25, staggeringly has no all-Australian honours but three flags. So which is better?
The Daily Telegraph asked the greatest centre half-forward of all-time and the player whom both Hall and Brown have modelled themselves on, Wayne Carey.
"They are both great players," Carey said. "Both are very good at what they do and bring a lot to our great game.
"As key forwards they kick about 20 per cent of their side's goals for the year, they are leaders out on the ground and other players walk taller because they are out there.
"But Brown or Hall?
"Tough question ... Barry has been more resilient but Jonathan is a bit younger. If I was to pick one at this stage in their careers I would take Jonathan Brown, only because of his age."
Hall and Brown, fitness prevailing, will have major bearings on the Swans-Lions clash on Sunday at the SCG.
Hall, who has not missed through injury since joining Sydney in 2002, is expected to play despite a knee injury.
Of the 118 matches Hall has played for Sydney in those years, they have won 69 - or 58 per cent. Of the 119 matches Brown has played, the Lions have won 85 - or 71 per cent.
The stats reflect Brisbane's superior winning percentage in general over that period - but also their reliance on Brown, especially in the post-Alastair Lynch era.
Carey estimates Sydney and Brisbane to be 20 per cent better sides with Hall and Brown playing.
Respected AFL voice, Swans Team of the Century midfield player and Kangaroos premiership player Wayne Schwass quantified their value in goals, saying the Lions and Swans are both three to five goals better when Hall and Brown are playing.
"And I would argue that Barry Hall or Jonathan Brown at 60 per cent is equal to a number of players at 90-100 per cent, they bring that much to each respective team," Schwass said.
"If you don't have those players in the team you are anywhere from three to five goals worse off.
"Presence is something I value greatly. Players of that stature are up there with the likes of (Michael) Voss, Carey, (Gary) Ablett, (James) Hird. It is wonderful as a teammate to have them out there."
While West Coast midfield genius Chris Judd is almost unanimously regarded as the best in the league, Schwass and Carey would pick both Brown and Hall before the Eagle in their dream teams.
"I would go Jonathan Brown or Barry Hall first and then complement that if I could with Chris," Schwass said. "Chris is without doubt the best midfielder in the competition but as a coach you have less of a chance of getting a key position centre half-forward because they are so much harder to come by.
"As for Brown versus Hall? Jonathan is not afraid to crash the pack, he has just got that game-breaking, pack-splitting characteristic. Whereas Barry has more strings to the bow in regards to one-on-one contests.
"He works his way into a lot of space whereas Browny does mind if there are a number of players around him.
"If I had to pick who I would mould my side around now, I'd say Brown just ahead of Hall."
Garry Lyon, expert commentator and former Australian coach, agreed:
"The Lions are an infinitely better team with Brown ... it is a little bit different with Hall because the Swans share the load more," Lyon said.
"Barry Hall is a superstar so it is so hard to go past him but purely on age you would go for Jonathan Brown."

 

[LuckyLuke]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Nominated for goal of the week this week against Sydney. Nice one too... over the sholder, deep in the pocket. Best one this week i thought. (bias warning)

 

[Grimreepah]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Link

Brown works on yips
10 May 2007 Herald-Sun
Andrew Hamilton

BRISBANE Lions marksman Jonathan Brown skipped training last night in favour of finetuning his goalkicking radar.
Brown's usually reliable accuracy has deserted him at stages this season, but if recent history is anything to go by he should be on target against Adelaide at the Gabba on Saturday night.
Brown started the season in deadly goalkicking form, nailing his first nine straight before a blemish.
Then came his shocker against the Kangaroos at Carrara in Round 4 when he booted 1.5. Since then it has been good one week, bad the next.
Last week against Fremantle he failed to split the big sticks with his first three attempts but recovered to finish the day with a respectable 2.2.
He was clearly the best afield the previous week against Carlton and of the 3.2 he kicked that night, two goals were beauties from tight angles.
The Lions co-captain usually does only one main training session a week and more specific training on another. His weekly schedule is modified because of his recent run of injuries.
Friday is usually his light day but it was switched this week because the Lions played on Sunday and the club is taking the ultra-cautious route after he sat out most of the last quarter after landing heavily in a marking contest.
Yesterday he did a boxing session, then spent half an hour practising set shots under the watchful eyes of forwards coach Paul Hudson.

Hard to fault: Brisbane Lions forward Jonathan Brown practises his goalkicking at training yesterday.

 

[BigCat2]

Re: Jonathan Brown

(Brown) usually does only one main training session a week and more specific training on another. His weekly schedule is modified because of his recent run of injuries.

That's possibly the most important piece of information out of that article, so now we know exactly how he's being managed.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Could Brown get his second Mark of The Year award for this beauty?

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Here is his effort that saw him win the Mark of The Year award in 2002.

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[konstas_87]

Re: Jonathan Brown

watching that hawthorn one again i nearly wet myself
bloody brilliant.

 

[Grimreepah]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Link

Shift Brown back

Andrew Hamilton
June 19, 2007 12:00am

FORMER Brisbane captain, coach and full forward Roger Merrett says the Lions must be smarter in the way they use Jonathan Brown or shift him to centre half-back.
Merrett, who booted 285 goals in 164 games for the Lions, said the current game plan was "killing" Brown. Brown has battled manfully this season for 26 goals but has his work cut out because the Lions refuse to consider manning up on the loose defenders that flood their forward line, leaving the co-captain constantly double- and triple-teamed.
"It is an option Leigh Matthews has to address," Merrett said.
"Jonathan Brown, one-on-one, you'd back him in 80 per cent of the time.
"But at the moment he's up against two, three and sometimes four defenders.
"It is really tough on Jonathan and the Lions have to be smarter."
Merrett also flagged a shift to defence to free Brown of the shackles opposing teams have placed on him which would allow his football smarts and decision making to have an impact on the game.
"It might throw opposition off," he said.
"He reads the game well and he can set up a lot from there.
"I'm not saying permanently.
"I put Justin Leppitsch on to Tony Lockett one day and he became a great defender."
Merrett believes Brown's true value is as a centre half-forward, but claims he is being wasted because of the Lions' game plan and their slow ball movement into attack.
"There is a huge amount of pressure on him because of retirements and injuries and it is starting to take its toll," he said.
"Losing Bradshaw was a devastating blow too.
"But they really need to deliver it better, just bombing it in on top of him is killing him."
Merrett sees a lot of the Lions through his job as an ABC radio commentator.
He said Brisbane's midfielders needed to work harder on laying blocks and shepherds, which would ease pressure on the ball carrier and allow cleaner delivery into attack.
"As long as a player has time and space at AFL level, they should be able to deliver it neatly," he said.
"If they protected the ball carrier he should be able to give it to him (Brown) low and direct, not bombed in on top of him."
Merrett's other major observation on the plight of the once-mighty club is that there was too much reliance on the senior players.
"The young players that are coming up are not taking enough workload off the senior players," he said.
"They don't have a lot of options because there's a lack of personnel."

 

[konstas_87]

Re: Jonathan Brown

i liked the article by Rog.
Browny is probably a bit slow to be CHB and i dont think it would do his body any favours, but i dont mind the idea.

He is right about one thing, Leigh cant just sit around wishing we had Bradshaw and accepting Brown is ineffective, thats rubbish.

He needs to change something!
A good start would be manning up Brownys 4 opponents, and teaching the kids to lead AWAY from browny to make some space, and the midfielders to actually use these other guys to make the defenders accountable.

easier said than done

 

[Grimreepah]

Re: Jonathan Brown

Link

Brown earns Goal of the Year nomination

12:59 PM Tue 26 June, 2007

JONATHAN Brown has earned a nomination for Goal of the Year for his memorable snap against Geelong.
Brown again showed why he is one of the best players in the competition, hooking a sensational goal from tight on the boundary after avoiding a tackle from Cats defender Matthew Egan.
You can view Jonathan’s goal and vote for him at www.afl.com.au/markgoal.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Re: Jonathan Brown

That is his second goal of the year nomination this year.

Was also nominated for another freakish snap goal vs the Swans in round 3.