Player Watch #50: Ben Brown

[The Dr]

I honestly can't remember a Melbourne forward marking on the lead since Neitz

Fritsch


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[A11dAtP0w3R]

Remember when Weid took a big grab on debut then his entire career went downhill from there.

 

[pjfairbairn]

I honestly can't remember a Melbourne forward marking on the lead since Neitz

Danny Hughes.

 

[Topkent]

Get out for ever. You got s**t spud. Out marked 3x, provided absolutely nothing as a key forward. We played fun footy for the first time in years and it was thanks to us playing and kicking to anyone but this bloke.

 

[discodaddy]

What’s up with Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

these days? Is he injured or just out of favour?

 

[Tulip]

What’s up with Ben Brown these days? Is he injured or just out of favour?

All of the above. If he had a working back and knees he'd still be our best KPF, but he's chronically cooked now.

 

[Ando727]

All of the above. If he had a working back and knees he'd still be our best KPF, but he's chronically cooked now.

I'd still take him above our other forward options. He's got a cool head - something the rest of our talls don't have. He can also kick straight. If he can jog, he should be in against Carlton.

 

[pjfairbairn]

I was talking to my old man about this today. Let's say BBB is on 500k, let's pay him out but also offer him a 3-year coaching job in AFLW and specialist forward craft at a total of 750k over 3 years.

Seems a good bloke, body seems to have given up so no shame in retirement and while he has his limitations (e.g. overhead ability) he actually has had a very good career and could potentially teach our forwards some great running patterns and goalkicking. And already has a connection with the AFLW team.

A three-year guaranteed coaching job on good coin is a good transition.

Seems a win-win.

 

[Topkent]

Get out for ever. You got s**t spud. Out marked 3x, provided absolutely nothing as a key forward. We played fun footy for the first time in years and it was thanks to us playing and kicking to anyone but this bloke.

#ARG
Called it an April his body was cooked, expecting some apologies from the ones who still said he was awesome

 

[BG32]

Thought he had already thrown in the towel behind the scenes but seems like he may actually get called up again

 

[jhong]

For the record i hope (want) him to retire asap .

 

[00Stinger]

#ARG
Called it an April his body was cooked, expecting some apologies from the ones who still said he was awesome

tbf you have been calling it for 3 years, he played a pivotal role in a premiership since then

But look even a broken clock is right twice a day

 

[Ando727]

#ARG
Called it an April his body was cooked, expecting some apologies from the ones who still said he was awesome

All that is true, but how bad is it that putting him in instead of Tom McDonald doesn't even make our team worse? Toby Bedford looking pretty appealing at this point... We've been arrogant in the way we've decided that we don't need a really strong forward setup because we're so good in other areas. We've neglected that aspect of our recruiting.

TL;DR our forward line sucks.

 

[Topkent]

All that is true, but how bad is it that putting him in instead of Tom McDonald doesn't even make our team worse? Toby Bedford looking pretty appealing at this point... We've been arrogant in the way we've decided that we don't need a really strong forward setup because we're so good in other areas. We've neglected that aspect of our recruiting.

TL;DR our forward line sucks.

Yeah I definitely wasn't #ARG on that one but Bedford was a big loss considering how crap our depth is. Bedford coming on instead of Laurie might have actually added something

 

[Topkent]

tbf you have been calling it for 3 years, he played a pivotal role in a premiership since then

But look even a broken clock is right twice a day

Pivotal? Lol bit excessive. Fritsch and Trac were pivotal. Brown played.

Better being right twice a day than not at all like the like whores you got going

 

[Dancing Potato]

Settle down you two.

Brown is cooked, yet also might somehow be out best option.

I think we can all agree that's true and yet also all agree that's horrifying.

May god have mercy on us all.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Pivotal? Lol bit excessive. Fritsch and Trac were pivotal. Brown played.

Better being right twice a day than not at all like the like whores you got going

To be fair, I'd say he was pivotal during the season so we could finish first but not necessarily the finals.

I don't think we sneak into top position if he hadn't played that season. Was essentially a non-factor in the GF but he did a lot to help out our forward line throughout the year.

 

[Topkent]

To be fair, I'd say he was pivotal during the season so we could finish first but not necessarily the finals.

I don't think we sneak into top position if he hadn't played that season. Was essentially a non-factor in the GF but he did a lot to help out our forward line throughout the year.

McDonald played 8 more games and kicked 8 more goals. Was he pivotal aswell? I don't reckon anyone in our forward line except for Fritsch were pivotal. They were role players in a midfield and defensive machine

 

[Crusty Demon]

To be fair, I'd say he was pivotal during the season so we could finish first but not necessarily the finals.

I don't think we sneak into top position if he hadn't played that season. Was essentially a non-factor in the GF but he did a lot to help out our forward line throughout the year.

Agreed. 3 goals in the GF is a fair effort. I thought he was very good in the finals tbh. Especially against Lions. Took 9 marks, worked up the ground really well providing up a target around the 50 arc. He did that several times throughout the year. Straightened us up nicely. Do we win the flag without Brown? Not sure we do. Lots of pivotal players that year at different times. He was one. Unfortunately been pus since like a few of his team-mates.

 

[CTHORANGE]

Agreed. 3 goals in the GF is a fair effort. I thought he was very good in the finals tbh. Especially against Lions. Took 9 marks, worked up the ground really well providing up a target around the 50 arc. He did that several times throughout the year. Straightened us up nicely. Do we win the flag without Brown? Not sure we do. Lots of pivotal players that year at different times. He was one. Unfortunately been pus since like a few of his team-mates.

Yep Brown was decent in 2021, sure we obviously bombed on his head most of the time but he was able to compete better back then. 2021 brown would be handy now, it's too bad he isn't anywhere near that anymore

 

[Canary]

A random stat I stumbled across on AFL tables is that Ben Brown

50

Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

is currently at a 75% win rate at the Demons. For context, this is the equal highest (with first years Windsor, Howes, Billings) of all our current players bar Woewodin (6 from 6 baby). Next best is Bowey at 73%. So I'm not saying Brown = W ... the data is.

 

[schmuttt]

A random stat I stumbled across on AFL tables is that Ben Brown is currently at a 75% win rate at the Demons. For context, this is the equal highest (with first years Windsor, Howes, Billings) of all our current players bar Woewodin (6 from 6 baby). Next best is Bowey at 73%. So I'm not saying Brown = W ... the data is.

Checkmate Topkent

 

[mrmonkey]

Nek minute he's dropped for woey

 

[Topkent]

Checkmate Topkent

He's still no Jayden Hunt

 

[Dancing Potato]

Dynamic.

Two, BIG POWERFUL marks in the last quarter from a BIG POWERFUL forward.