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Key Facts

Full name
Brendan Bower

Known as
Brendan Bower

Born
4 August 1966 (age 56)

Occupation
Banking

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 265d
Last game: 26y 242d

Height and weight
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 78 kg

Senior clubs
Richmond; Essendon; North Melbourne

Jumper numbers
Richmond: 31
Essendon: 36
North Melbourne: 37

Recruited from
Mildura (1986); Richmond (1992); Essendon (1993)

Family links
Darren Bower (Brother)Nathan Bower (Brother)

Brendan Bower

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
RichmondV/AFL1986-199192190.2132%10.464.372.915
EssendonAFL1992331.0033%16.333.336.000
North MelbourneAFL1993231.5050%6.504.002.000
V/AFL1986-199397250.2632%10.564.332.995
Total1986-199397250.2632%10.564.332.995

AFL: 9,695th player to appear, 2,485th most games played, 3,275th most goals kickedRichmond: 882nd player to appear, 171st most games played, 302nd most goals kickedEssendon: 965th player to appear, 985th most games played, 652nd most goals kickedNorth Melbourne: 824th player to appear, 959th most games played, 570th most goals kicked

Richmond recruited Brendan Bower from Mildura and he commenced with the under nineteens, playing in a premiership-winning team at that level in 1985. He made his senior VFL debut the following year and went on to play 92 games and kick 19 goals for the Tigers over eight seasons. A sprightly half back flanker or wingman, he liked to back his judgement and was once chosen to represent Victoria.

Bower joined Essendon in 1992 but managed just three games and three goals for the year. It was a similar story at his next port of call, North Melbourne, for whom he played twice and booted three goals in 1993. He played half a season with Seymour in 1994 before being forced into retirement after seriously injuring a knee.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; https://www.tigerlandarchive.org/tiki-index.php?page=Brendan+Bower

Footnotes

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