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Key Facts

Full name
Morton Browne

Known as
Morton Browne

Born
11 September 1939 (age 84)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 274d
Last game: 27y 223d

Height and weight
Height: 182 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 4, 33, 1

Recruited from
University Blacks (1960)

Family links
Mort Browne (Father)

Morton Browne

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
HawthornV/AFL1960-1962, 1964-1967801071.3449%13.842.134.258
Total1960-1962, 1964-1967801071.3449%13.842.134.258

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 7,170th player to appear, 3,014th most games played, 1,012th most goals kickedHawthorn: 508th player to appear, 189th most games played, 61st most goals kicked

Like one of his team mates in Hawthorn's 1961 premiership team, John Winneke, Morton Browne joined the Hawks from University Blacks, and pursued a legal career off the field. He made his senior debut in 1960, and had played a total of 80 VFL games and kicked 107 goals by the time he retired in 1967. He missed the entire 1963 season because of his studies. In the aforementioned 1961 premiership team, Browne lined up on a half forward flank and contributed three goals to the Hawks' 13.16 (94) to 7.9 (51) defeat of Footscray. Fairly lightly built at 182cm and 78kg, Browne was a polished and pacy performer who was hard to contain when playing at his best. A member of the VFL's 1966 Hobart carnival squad, he was just as much at home across half back or in the centre as he was on a half forward flank. His father, also called Morton Browne, played seconds football for Essendon in the late 1920s and early '30s and one senior VFL game for Footscray in 1931.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy Publications

Footnotes

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