Mal Brown

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For other people, see Malcolm Brown (disambiguation).

Mal Brown
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Gregory Brown
Date of birth (1946-10-26) 26 October 1946 (age 77)
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1965–1973 East Perth 166 (254)
1974 Richmond 014 (25)
1975–1976 Claremont 012 (21)
1977 South Fremantle 010 (9)
Total 202 (299)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1966–1973 Western Australia 16 (20)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1970–1973 East Perth 91 (61–30–0)
1973, 1981–82, 1988 Western Australia 8 (4–4–0)
1975–76 Claremont
1978–1984; 1992 South Fremantle 182 (119–62–1)
1985–1987 Perth 65 (25–39–1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1992.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Malcolm Gregory "Mal" Brown (born 26 October 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and West Australian National Football League. He is described as "one of the most colourful and controversial characters" of the game.[1]

He was a highly controversial character not only for his many visits to the tribunal during his playing career but also for a number of incidents when coaching as well.[2]

  1. ^ Piesse, Ken (27 July 2011). Football Legends of the Bush. Penguin Books Limited. p. 351. ISBN 9780857962973. Retrieved 25 June 2014.
  2. ^ East, Alan, ed. (September 2006). The Sandover Medal Men. Noranda, WA: Alan East. pp. 259–264. ISBN 0-9775813-0-6.