Australian Football

Greg Brehaut was a strong, graceful, physically tough left-footed wingman who was a driving force in Perth’s great teams of the mid- to late 1960s. His 16 interstate appearances for Western Australia included games at the 1966, 1969 and 1972 carnivals, and he achieved All Australian selection at Adelaide in 1969. Brehaut was a member of Perth premiership teams in 1966, 1967 and 1968, and played a total of 157 games for the club. 

In 1974 he crossed to Woodville as captain-coach but was prevented by injury from producing his best form. The following season saw him back at Perth but he once again struggled for form and fitness and was restricted to a handful of appearances. At his peak, however, Greg Brehaut was one of the best and most effective wingmen in Australia, and his selection in Perth’s official ‘Team of the Twentieth Century’ was both predictable and warranted.

Author - John Devaney