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Key Facts

Full name
Jack Brain

Known as
Jack Brain

Born
20 June 1920

Died
25 January 2014 (aged 93)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 331d
Last game: 28y 76d

Height and weight
Height: 169 cm
Weight: 63 kg

Senior clubs
Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 13, 29, 11

Jack Brain

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
HawthornV/AFL1941-1942, 1946-194858250.4321%10
Total1941-1942, 1946-194858250.4321%10

AFL: 4,913th player to appear, 3,948th most games played, 3,318th most goals kickedHawthorn: 286th player to appear, 250th most games played, 214th most goals kicked

Of diminutive build at 165cm and 63.5kg, Jack Brain nevertheless boasted talent, energy and toughness aplenty. Recruited locally by Hawthorn his career spanned the years 1941-2 and 1946 to 1948, during which he played 58 VFL games and scored 25 goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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