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Key Facts

Full name
Brian Albert Muir

Known as
Brian Muir

Born
11 July 1936

Died
11 May 2020 (aged 83)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 299d
Last game: 23y 49d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 83 kg

Senior clubs
St. Kilda

Jumper numbers
St. Kilda: 23

Brian Muir

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
St. KildaV/AFL1956-195942140.3336%———2
Total1956-195942140.3336%———2

AFL: 6,684th player to appear, 4,763rd most games played, 4,423rd most goals kickedSt. Kilda: 1,027th player to appear, 368th most games played, 376th most goals kicked

After progressing via the thirds and seconds Brian Muir made his senior league debut for St Kilda in round four 1956, before going on to play every remaining match for the year. A high leaping, strong marking ruckman, he was not always a first choice senior player over the course of his four season, 42 VFL game, 15 goal career but he could usually be relied on to perform serviceably when selected. This was in spite of a kicking style which would have to be described as laughably awkward. After retiring as a player Muir continued to serve his beloved Saints in a wide variety of roles including committeeman, coach of the thirds, selector and past players group president.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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