Ivor Brown
Collingwood and Carlton
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1942 v STK27 June 1942
- Most recent
- R12 1943 v CAR31 July 1943
Stats
Bio
Known as "Bill," Ivor Brown was a wartime recruit who arrived in the VFL after a productive stint with Coburg in the VFA, where he had established himself as a capable goal-kicking follower and forward. His brief League career began at Carlton in 1942, where he made a single senior appearance during a period heavily impacted by player shortages due to World War II. Brown crossed the divide to arch-rivals Collingwood the following season, adding two more games to his tally in black and white. Standing 178cm and built for the contest, he was primarily used as a ruck-rover or forward pocket, filling vital gaps in depleted lineups before his time at the elite level concluded.
Profile
- Full name
- Ivor Bill Brown
- Born
- 08 Mar 1914
- Died
- 10 Oct 1980 (aged 66y 216d)
- Height
- 178 cm
- Weight
- 83 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionKnown as "Bill," Ivor Brown was a wartime recruit who arrived in the VFL after a productive stint with Coburg in the VFA, where he had established himself as a capable goal-kicking follower and forward. His brief League career began at Carlton in 1942, where he made a single senior appearance during a period heavily impacted by player shortages due to World War II. Brown crossed the divide to arch-rivals Collingwood the following season, adding two more games to his tally in black and white. Standing 178cm and built for the contest, he was primarily used as a ruck-rover or forward pocket, filling vital gaps in depleted lineups before his time at the elite level concluded.