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Ian Brewer

Ian Brewer

1956-1961
6
Other Guernsey Nos.
38, 5

84 CFC Games Played

164 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
15 June 1936
Date of Death
15 April 2010
Recruited From
Sale
Collingwood Debut
Round 11, 1956
Height:
188cm
Weight:
89kg

Biography

A highly-talented full-forward, Brewer topped the League’s goalkicking with 73 goals in 1958. He also topped Collingwood’s goalkicking in 1957 with 26 goals.

Brewer kicked six goals in the famous mid-1958 clash with Melbourne that attracted the biggest home and away crowd of all time (99,346).

His best haul in a game was eight.

He played in the famous 1958 flag side and was also in the losing Grand Final side of 1960, but he was still recovering from the after-effects of hepatitis which he caught in 1959 when the club inoculated players against the flu and re-used a needle in the process.

He crossed to St Kilda for a season in 1962 but could not get a senior game.

Brewer later played for WAFL club Claremont, where he became their leading goalkicker in 1963 and was part of their premiership side in 1964.

The following year he kicked 96 goals for Norwood to top the SANFL list.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1956-1961 84 164 5 60%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1956 5 4 0 38

1956 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 11 Essendon W 0 38 View match >
Round 13 Sydney W 1 0 38 View match >
Round 14 Richmond W 3 0 38 View match >
Round 15 Western Bulldogs W 0 38 View match >
Round 16 Carlton L 0 38 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1957 16 26 0 6

1957 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Essendon L 0 6 View match >
Round 2 Melbourne L 3 0 6 View match >
Round 3 Geelong W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 4 Sydney W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 5 Fitzroy W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 6 North Melbourne L 4 0 6 View match >
Round 7 St Kilda W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs L 0 6 View match >
Round 9 Richmond L 2 0 6 View match >
Round 10 Carlton W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 14 Geelong W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 15 Sydney W 0 6 View match >
Round 16 Fitzroy L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne W 0 6 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda L 0 6 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1958 21 73 2 0 6, 5

1958 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 2 Hawthorn W 8 0 6 View match >
Round 3 Fitzroy W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 4 Essendon L 2 0 6 View match >
Round 5 Carlton W 6 0 6 View match >
Round 6 Richmond W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 8 Sydney W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 6 0 6 View match >
Round 11 Geelong W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 12 Western Bulldogs W 6 0 6 View match >
Round 13 Hawthorn W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 14 Fitzroy L 3 0 6 View match >
Round 15 Essendon L 3 0 6 View match >
Round 16 Carlton W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 17 Richmond W 6 0 6 View match >
Round 18 North Melbourne L 4 0 6 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne L 0 6 View match >
Preliminary Final North Melbourne W 4 0 6 View match >
Grand Final Melbourne W 2 2 0 5 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1959 17 33 0 6

1959 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Carlton L 4 0 6 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 5 Richmond L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 6 Western Bulldogs W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 7 Geelong W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 8 Fitzroy L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 9 Essendon W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 10 North Melbourne W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 12 Sydney W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 13 Melbourne W 0 6 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 15 St Kilda W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 16 Richmond W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 17 Western Bulldogs W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 18 Geelong W 3 0 6 View match >
Semi Final Essendon L 2 0 6 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1960 15 21 0 0 6

1960 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Fitzroy W 0 6 View match >
Round 2 Hawthorn W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 3 Essendon L 2 0 6 View match >
Round 4 Melbourne W 0 6 View match >
Round 5 St Kilda L 0 6 View match >
Round 6 Sydney L 2 0 6 View match >
Round 8 Carlton W 3 0 6 View match >
Round 9 Western Bulldogs W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 10 Richmond W 2 0 6 View match >
Round 11 Geelong W 4 0 6 View match >
Round 12 Fitzroy L 2 0 6 View match >
Round 13 Hawthorn L 0 6 View match >
Round 16 St Kilda W 0 6 View match >
Round 17 Sydney W 0 6 View match >
Grand Final Melbourne L 0 0 0 6 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1961 10 7 0 6

1961 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Geelong L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 6 Carlton L 0 6 View match >
Round 7 Essendon W 0 6 View match >
Round 8 Melbourne L 0 6 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 0 6 View match >
Round 10 Sydney W 1 0 6 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn L 1 0 6 View match >
Round 14 North Melbourne L 4 0 6 View match >
Round 15 Western Bulldogs L 0 6 View match >
Round 17 Carlton L 0 6 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 84 164 2
Avg/Game   1.95 0.02
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

586

Total AFL Games
84
Total AFL Goals
164
CFC Debut
Round 11, 1956
CFC Last Game
Round 17, 1961
Recruited From
Sale
Full Name
Ian Brewer

Awards

  • VFL/AFL Leading Goalkicker
    1958
  • Life Members
    2008
  • x2
    Leading Goalkicker (Gordon Coventry Trophy)
    1957, 1958
  • Premiership
    1958
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