Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)

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Jonathan Brown
Brown in September 2012
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Brown, Browny, Jon, Jono, JB
Date of birth	(1981-10-29) 29 October 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia
Original team(s)	Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft	#30 (F/S), 1999 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	103 kg (227 lb)
Position(s)	Centre half-forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2000–2014	Brisbane Lions	256 (594)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
Career highlights
3× AFL Premiership: 2001, 2002, 2003 2× All-Australian team: 2007, 2009 3× Merrett–Murray Medal: 2007, 2008, 2009 Coleman Medal: 2007 5× Brisbane leading goalkicker: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 Brisbane Lions captain: 2009–2012 Brisbane Lions co-captain: 2007–2008, 2013 3× Robert Rose Award for Most Courageous Player: 2007, 2008, 2011 Marcus Ashcroft Medal: 2013 2× AFLPA Best Captain Award: 2007, 2009 AFL Mark of the Year: 2002 NAB Cup: 2013 Victoria representative: 2008 Victoria captain: 2008 Alastair Lynch Trophy: 2010 Brisbane Lions Best Clubman: 2005 Marcus Ashcroft Most Professional Player: 2009 Brisbane Lions Most Improved Player: 2001 2× Brisbane Lions Best Forward: 2007, 2008 2× Shaun Hart Most Courageous Player: 2007, 2010 Brisbane Lions Members' Player of the Year: 2010 The Courier-Mail Player of the Year: 2007 Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee 2020
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jonathan Brown (born 29 October 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer and radio presenter. He is the former captain of the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.

Regarded during his playing days as one of the premier players in the competition, Brown is a three-time club Best and Fairest winner, two-time All Australian (2007 and 2009), one-time Coleman Medallist and three-time AFL premiership player.^[1][2]