Retired Jonathan Brown #3 (1999-2014)

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JONATHAN Brown charged back with the flight of the ball on Saturday, knowing a collision could spell the end of his AFL career. Extreme courage was repeatedly on display in Round 1, from Brown’s mark, to Ambrose’s crunching collision, to Callan Ward’s gutsy pack mark with the flight, to Joe Daniher twice jumping back into the pack to take high marks. Daniher is so spring-heeled he floats above the pack, but elder statesman Brown now just bores through them.

He has had his face rearranged three times — by Luke McPharlin’s knee and teammates Matt Maguire and Mitch Clark. Yet despite admitting this year they nearly forced his retirement, Brown didn’t hesitate for a second on Saturday against Hawthorn. The ball flew high, he turned and chased, and thankfully the pack parted and he avoided collision as he gripped the Sherrin to his chest. Yet that didn’t diminish the act, even if his missed shot at goal drew more attention. “Browny does it all the time. There is a reverence we hold those blokes in, and it’s a badge of honour every player has the capacity to earn.
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Inside Football player rating Rnd 1 Hawthorn Vs Brisbane Lions,

Had better of the undersized Cheney. two easy misses blotted copybook. 7/10 - Brett Anderson - Inside Football March 27, 2014
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Inside Football player rating Rnd 2 Brisbane Lions Vs Geelong,

Couple of nice marks and kicked two goals but well held by Taylor. 5/10 – Ben Casanella - Inside Football April 3, 2014
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Milestone man Brown stands up, but where's his help?

IN HIS 250th career game, Jonathan Brown stood up to be counted – he just needed a few teammates to join him. The former skipper was a colossus in his milestone game, and with the help of a few youngsters during the third quarter, gave the Brisbane Lions a fighting chance of upsetting Richmond.

Brown got the Gabba faithful to their feet early in the third quarter when his goal following a vintage mark drifting across in front of three players brought the deficit back to two points. It was Brown's best game for a long time, as the 32-year-old collected 16 disposals, nine marks – three of them contested – and kicked four goals. He took marks on the lead, diving full stretch forward and in packs, in a performance that reminded everyone just what he was capable of.
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Five talking points: Brisbane Lions v Richmond

1. Brown delivers in milestone match
It was a quiet start for Jonathan Brown on his 250th match as the Lions managed just one shot at goal in the first quarter. Things got so bad for the big fella that he went to centre half-back to make a tackle early on. He also drifted into midfield and the ruck in an effort to get his team going. When finally some service came his way, he went on to kick four goals with the second major slotted after a trademark 'Browny' grab. Coming across the pack, he was the last man into the contest and with eyes only for the ball he grabbed the Sherrin at its highest point and secured the ball at the second attempt.
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I just saw a video on the Lions website of Leigh Matthews interviewing Jonathan Brown - seriously it is a must watch. (I don't know if it has been posted anywhere else)

http://www.lions.com.au/video/2014-04-23/matthews-interviews-brown

(Biggest revelation for me is that Hawthorn were keen on drafting Browny. I never really knew the story of Browny staying out of the draft for a year so he would definitely go to Brisbane)
 
Last of the Roys said:
(Biggest revelation for me is that Hawthorn were keen on drafting Browny. I never really knew the story of Browny staying out of the draft for a year so he would definitely go to Brisbane)
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I'd heard that, but about Port instead. They wouldn't commit either and ended up not taking any 17 year olds that year.
 
Shame they don't include Tredrea (as not a current player) or it'd be worth taking this to some of the long standing KPF threads on the Polls board.

Riewoldt, Pavlich, Brown – take your pick

But ranking the trio on their careers is a fraught exercise.

This column consulted with eight current officials at AFL clubs – most of them involved in recruiting/list management – plus one former senior coach – to try and get a read on how they were ranked within the industry. The question was framed ''which one would you take if they were starting out from the same draft?''

In this case, there was a clear, though not unanimous, choice. Brown was selected by six of those surveyed. Pavlich was chosen by one recruiter, on the grounds that his unique flexibility – All-Australian as key forward, key defender and midfielder – meant he could fill whatever hole appeared on the team sheet over his career.

One list manager opted for Riewoldt, ''by a fingernail'' ahead of Brown. Universally, the margin between the trio was viewed as slight. The case for Brown was largely about his physical style – that, as a crasher of packs and a big contested mark, he could influence games in ways the others could not. ''Brown had a massive influence,'' said one long-time official with coaching pedigree. ''He made teammates stand taller.''

Chris Connolly, who coached Pavlich at Fremantle ''and loves Nick Riewoldt'', said ''when the whips are cracking, how do you go past Jonathan Brown?''
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Is equal for goals with Roughead and has kicked 1 more than Kennedy despite playing in a much worse side. Not bad for an old timer.
 

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Nicky G said:
Shame they don't include Tredrea (as not a current player) or it'd be worth taking this to some of the long standing KPF threads on the Polls board.

Riewoldt, Pavlich, Brown – take your pick
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Thats a pretty good article. Its like saying: Look, theres a flood coming. You can either go climb that hill and watch from above as the water goes around the hill leaving you dry, or you could go climb that tree over there which should withstand the water but might swing a bit and lasty you could take this rubber dingy that can go anywhere but is mostly dictated by the contest.

At least thats the analogy 2AM in the morning is giving me.
 
FlatWhite1Sugar said:


Love the sledging :D
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Can't help but think Petterd missed a chance (when Browny lays into him for getting busted to the twos and cut from Melbourne) to say 'yeah but you play for Brisbane in 2014!'
 
Brisbane forward Jonathon Brown could be a late withdrawal from the Lions’ clash with Sydney.

BRISBANE could be rocked by the late withdrawal of spearhead Jonathan Brown, who is in doubt for tonight’s clash with Sydney at the Gabba. Brown has had a light week on the training track after suffering from general soreness following last week’s win over St Kilda in Wellington. The Lions will wait until the last minute tonight to make a decision on Brown who has been in strong form for Brisbane in 2014. Brown has played all six games to start the season. Brisbane have been mindful to manage his workload and were planning to rest the triple premiership star at some stage this season. The possible loss of Brown would rob the contest of a other marquee name with Sydney’s Lance Franklin not available due to a knee injury.
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