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Murray Browne

Murray Browne

1981-1985
14
Other Guernsey Nos.
39

47 CFC Games Played

6 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
20 January 1963
Recruited From
Watsonia
Collingwood Debut
Round 17, 1981
Height:
183cm
Weight:
76kg

Biography

Recruited from Watsonia in Collingwood’s northern suburb heartland, Collingwood invited Browne to train at Victoria Park during the pre-season of 1981.

A Collingwood supporter in his youth, Browne was one of 150 local players invited to training, who each had to fight for a spot on the list.

Two of his brothers played in the under 19s and reserves, one of whom, Jeff, went on to run Channel Nine.

Browne played a total of 47 games for Collingwood, including 19 in 1984, when he won 21 disposals in the disastrous Preliminary Final loss to Essendon.

After a quieter season in 1985, he moved to Fitzroy.

“When I went over (to Fitzroy), I lost all my hunger to play league footy,” Browne said in 2012.

“I played half a dozen games there but really struggled with the demands of VFL football, as it was back then, and was tearing my hamstrings…I lost my pace and I was pretty much gone by end of ‘86.

“There were massive differences in terms of the facilities at Fitzroy but I really enjoyed being with blokes like Gary Pert, Richard Osborne, John Blakey and all of those really good types of players and great blokes as well.”

Browne later became President of Collingwood’s Past Players Association and his son, Alex, won a spot on Essendon’s list.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1981-1985 47 6 2 48%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1981 1 1 10 3 13 39

1981 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 17 Sydney L 1 10 3 13 39 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1982 9 3 4 60 44 104 14

1982 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 Western Bulldogs W 1 1 14 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne L 3 6 9 14 View match >
Round 11 St Kilda W 5 8 13 14 View match >
Round 12 Western Bulldogs W 2 2 15 12 27 14 View match >
Round 13 Carlton L 2 8 1 9 14 View match >
Round 14 Richmond L 13 7 20 14 View match >
Round 15 North Melbourne L 1 7 6 13 14 View match >
Round 18 Sydney L 5 2 7 14 View match >
Round 21 St Kilda L 3 2 5 14 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1983 10 114 61 175 14

1983 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 4 Essendon L 11 2 13 14 View match >
Round 10 Fitzroy L 5 2 7 14 View match >
Round 12 Melbourne W 12 6 18 14 View match >
Round 13 Geelong L 13 8 21 14 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 13 5 18 14 View match >
Round 15 Essendon W 13 9 22 14 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 9 4 13 14 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne L 10 13 23 14 View match >
Round 21 Fitzroy L 11 8 19 14 View match >
Round 22 St Kilda W 17 4 21 14 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1984 19 3 1 236 91 327 14

1984 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 2 St Kilda W 11 10 21 14 View match >
Round 4 Sydney L 12 13 25 14 View match >
Round 5 Carlton W 23 6 29 14 View match >
Round 6 North Melbourne W 15 5 20 14 View match >
Round 7 Geelong W 11 7 18 14 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 17 3 20 14 View match >
Round 9 Fitzroy W 1 14 7 21 14 View match >
Round 10 Western Bulldogs L 10 4 14 14 View match >
Round 11 Hawthorn L 17 6 23 14 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda W 12 3 15 14 View match >
Round 13 Essendon L 14 2 16 14 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 1 13 3 16 14 View match >
Round 15 Carlton L 10 1 11 14 View match >
Round 16 North Melbourne W 1 1 17 7 24 14 View match >
Round 17 Geelong W 7 3 10 14 View match >
Round 18 Richmond W 2 2 14 View match >
Round 20 Melbourne W 1 1 14 View match >
Semi Final Carlton W 16 4 20 14 View match >
Preliminary Final Essendon L 16 5 21 14 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1985 8 2 76 28 104 14

1985 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 North Melbourne W 10 6 16 14 View match >
Round 2 Geelong W 10 2 12 14 View match >
Round 3 Melbourne W 14 1 15 14 View match >
Round 4 Essendon L 6 3 9 14 View match >
Round 5 Sydney W 4 5 9 14 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 1 13 6 19 14 View match >
Round 7 Fitzroy L 9 2 11 14 View match >
Round 11 Carlton L 1 10 3 13 14 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 47 6 8 496 227 723
Avg/Game   0.13 0.17 10.55 4.83 15.38
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

821

Total AFL Games
53
Total AFL Goals
6
CFC Debut
Round 17, 1981
CFC Last Game
Round 11, 1985
Recruited From
Watsonia
Full Name
Murray Browne

Awards

  • Reserves/VFL Best and Fairest
    1981
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