Catherine Brown (born 10 January 1994) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played with the Hawthorn Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Brown is also a former soccer player, who last played for Canberra United in the Australian W-League.[1]
| Catherine Brown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Debut | Round 1, S7 (2022), Hawthorn vs. Essendon, at Marvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2022 (S7)–2023 | Hawthorn | 16 (1) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Soccer career
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Catherine Devon Dalfina Brown | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Canberra, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Canberra United | 32 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2016 | |||
Brown played 32 times for Canberra United in the W-League between 2012 and 2015.[2] Her career at W-League ended after she sustained a long-term knee injury while training to play Australian rules football. She attempted to return with a four-week trial for Canberra United before the 2017–18 W-League season but was not offered a contract.[3]
Australian rules football career
Ahead of the 2017 AFL Women's season, Brown trialled for the GWS Giants before a knee injury ended her hopes of playing.[4][5]
In 2019, Brown played for the Eastlake Demons in the AFL Canberra First Grade Women's competition.[6]
Statistics
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2022 (S7) | Hawthorn | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 20 | 101 | 9 | 15 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 10.1 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2023 | Hawthorn | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 15 | 47 | 9 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Career | 16 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 35 | 148 | 18 | 27 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.2 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
Honours and achievements
Individual
- Hawthorn best club person: 2023