Catherine Brown (footballer)

Catherine Brown
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Debut Round 1, S7 (2022), Hawthorn vs. Essendon, at Marvel Stadium
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2022 (S7)–2023 Hawthorn 16 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Catherine Brown (born 10 January 1994) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Brown is also a former soccer player, who last played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League.[1]

Soccer career

Catherine Brown
Personal information
Full name Catherine Devon Dalfina Brown
Date of birth (1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Canberra, Australia
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Canberra United 32 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2016

Brown played 32 times for Canberra United in the W-League between 2012 and 2015.[2] Her career at W-League ended after she sustained a long-term knee injury while training to play Australian rules football. She attempted to return with a four-week trial for Canberra United before the 2017–18 W-League season but was not offered a contract.[3]

Australian rules football career

Ahead of the 2017 AFL Women's season, Brown trialled for the GWS Giants before a knee injury ended her hopes of playing.[4][5]

In 2019, Brown played for the Eastlake Demons in the AFL Canberra First Grade Women's competition.[6]

Statistics

[7]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2022 (S7) Hawthorn 42 10 0 0 81 20 101 9 15 0.0 0.0 8.1 2.0 10.1 0.9 1.5 0
2023 Hawthorn 42 6 1 0 32 15 47 9 12 0.2 0.0 5.3 2.5 7.8 1.5 2.0 0
Career 16 1 0 113 35 148 18 27 0.1 0.0 7.1 2.2 9.2 1.1 1.7 0

Honours and achievements

Individual

References

  1. ^ Canberra United profile
  2. ^ "C. Brown". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (24 September 2017). "Canberra United veteran Catherine Brown chooses W-League over AFWL". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. ^ Dutton, Chris (5 October 2016). "Canberra United coach Rae Dower backs Ellie Brush to be women's AFL star". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. ^ Tiernan, Eamonn (27 May 2017). "Canberra United and AFLW prospect Catherine Brown makes triumphant injury return". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ Helmers, Caden (2 September 2019). "Magpie soars to win Mulrooney medal". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Catherine Brown". Australian Football. Retrieved 5 November 2022.


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