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Key Facts

Full name
Brian Woodman

Known as
Brian Woodman

Born
10 October 1950 (age 74)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 300d
Last game: 27y 173d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 50, 10

Brian Woodman

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1972-1978104460.4429%10.355.502.3111
Total1972-1978104460.4429%10.355.502.3111

AFL: 8,505th player to appear, 2,364th most games played, 2,197th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 1,007th player to appear, 135th most games played, 166th most goals kicked

Brian Woodman commenced his VFL career with South Melbourne as a wingman before developing into one of the league's finest back pocket specialists. He joined the Swans from Federal League club Springvale, and made his VFL debut in 1972. Allying excellent judgement skills with plenty of pace he afforded great rebound and was difficult to beat one on one. His distribution skills, particularly his kicking, were also first rate. In seven seasons with South he played a total of 104 senior games and kicked 46 goals. He was sometimes touted as a likely state selection but never made the cut.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.