Mr Jonathan Brown
Published Sun 01 Jan 2017
| SPORT | AFL |
| YEAR INDUCTED | 2018 - Athlete Member |
In his AFL debut Jonathan Brown had no kicks, no marks and no handballs. Who would have thought from such an inauspicious beginning would come such a champion?
But a champion he was. One of the very best. A key figure in the Brisbane Lions' triple premiership sides of 2001 - 02 - 03, he was a three-time Lions club champions, dual All-Australian, a Coleman Medalist as the AFL's leading goal-kicker and four years the Lions captain among countless other awards. He even captained Victoria in a State of Origin game.
Through 256 games for the Lions from 2000 - 2014 he played in the toughest position on the ground at centre half forward and kicked 594 goals, including a club record 10 in one game. He showed all the skills and at times a level of courage some would call crazy.
One of the AFL's most popular figures, he was a boy from the farm who made good in the big smoke and never lost track of who he was.
