Catherine Brown (footballer)

Catherine Brown
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-01-10) 10 January 1994 (age 31)
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 career^1
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 31)
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

• Hawthorn best club person: 2023

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.

External links

• Catherine Brown's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
• Catherine Brown at AustralianFootball.com