Nathan BROWN

2017 Digest:   Recruited due to chronic lack of defensive talls. Saints think he and Carlisle can play together and has not put a foot wrong.

2017 NAB Cup:  

2017 Season

1	Melb	Not a memorable first game in defence with his second club and was outmarked and outrun.	2
2	WCE	Fantastic for three quarters. Kept Kennedy to three touches and one goal. Then the Eagle kicked three goals in the final term.	6
3	Bris	Fine defensive job in the back half opposed to tall young Lions’ forwards.	7
4	Coll	OK against former side, picking up some possessions in the defensive chip-around and keeping Moore in check.	3
5	Geel	Actually did a good job on Hawkins who only got his goals late in game when Saints were folding Chinese deckchair style.	6
6	Haw	Flipped between a few forward including Gunston. Knee hyperextension in third term but finished game off.	6
7	GWS	Thrown task on Patton and was able to do the job on him. Patton kicked one goal from six kicks.	8
8	Carl	Another no fuss performance. Did the job on the Casboult.	6
9	Syd	Had the big job on Buddy and gave an honest performance which ensured the Swan start didn’t wreak havoc.	5
10	WB	Couldn’t keep pace with Stringer and against a small attack couldn’t find a logical match-up.	3
11		Bye.
12	Adel	Had his hands full with Josh Jenkins who returned to form with three goals.	4
13	NM	On his namesake Ben Brown and stuck to task but North made it easier for him.	4
14	GCS	Lined up on Lynch and stuck to the task against taller opponent. Kept him goalless.	7
15	Frem	Kept Fremantle’s key forwards quiet again. Going well.	6
16	Rich	Had a fairly easy night because Richmond couldn't deliver to Jack Riewoldt.	6
17	Ess	Honest effort in defence against Hooker and wasn't the worst.	4
18	Syd	Had the big job on Buddy and was never going to contain him all night, but kept at it.	4
19	Port	Kept tabs on Dixon in first there quarters then couldn’t stay with him in last half hour.	3
20	WCE	Had plenty of trouble keeping up with Kennedy and was outclassed for much of the day.	2
21	Melb	Did his job fairly well down back, but Pedersen did get away from him at stages.	5
22	NM	Was on Ben Brown for most of the day and did a capable job.	6
23	Rich	Had Townsend at times but was without a true tall forward match up. Offensive work never been his strong suit.	3

2016 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	Syd	Not beaten one on one at full back; one of the few Magpies to win his position.	7
2	Rich	Defended stoutly on Griffiths and Vickery at times. Played his role well.	6
3	StK	Showed little respect to McCartin early and got caught a few times. Took Bruce in second half in a good battle.	5
4	Melb	Thrown task on Hogan and battled him pretty well for the most part.	5
5	Ess	Took Mitch Brown for long periods and quelled him all match.	6
6	WCE	Had no real answer to Kennedy but to battle on. Pushed him wide for marks though.	5
7	VFL	OK down back before injuring hamstring in the third term.	–
8		Hamstring.
9		Hamstring.
10		Hamstring.
11	VFL	Did well down back and stuck close to Werribee opponents all day.	–
12	VFL	Fair down back and made some good spoils but wasn’t his best outing.	–
13	VFL	Bye.	–
14	Frem	Began on Pavlich. Tried hard and did the little negating things well.	5
15	Carl	Solid as a rock at full back. Didn’t put a foot wrong and worked superbly with Reid.	6
16	GWS	Low key in defence initially on Cameron but overhead strength was handy.	3
17	Adel	Great job on Walker, restricting him to one goal.	6
18	NM	Had his moments with B. Brown and dropped marks. Fought on late.	3
19	WCE	Had trouble at times with Kennedy but stuck to his task and did a fair job.	5
20	Rich	Battled Griffiths at times and had him covered from start to finish.	5
21	WB	Picked up Roughead and Boyd when they rested in attack. Solid and efficient.	5
22	GCS	Big job opposed to Lynch and was troubled when the ball came in without pressure.	4
23	Haw	Had restung ruckman at times and OK defensively. Rarely sighted going other way.	3

2015 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	Bris	Struggled to make an impact despite Collingwood’s early dominance.	4
2	Adel	Beat Jenkins in a typical dour display.	6
3	StK	Solid job on key Saint forward Bruce.	6
4	Ess	Battled Carlisle and took the points in a key win for the team.	6
5	Carl	On Jones and wasn’t troubled at all.	7
6	Geel	Moved to rampant Hawkins late first quarter and won the duel.	8
7	Rich	Battled hard against the key forwards. Not much offensively, though.	4
8	GCS	Hands full with Dixon but did some good things.	3
9	NM	Had hands full with Petrie, especially early but the Roo let him off the hook.	4
10	Melb	Took Pedersen for most part and was able to shut him out of the game.	5
11	GWS	Had Cameron’s measure all afternoon. Solid and dependable down back.	7
13	Frem	Beat Pavlich across the night in a fine disciplined performance.	7
14	Haw	Took on job of minding Hale and Ceglar when they went forward.	6
15	Port	Rotated between Paddy Ryder and Jay Schulz.	5
16	WCE	Contested well with Kennedy and kept him within reasonable bounds.	6
17	WB	Stuck close to Redpath who proved to be an admirable opponent.	6
18	Melb	Moved onto Hogan in second quarter and enjoyed a good contest.	5
19	Carl	Had Henderson and worked hard throughout.	6
20	Syd	Reported for big hit on Parker and ended up limping.	3
21		Suspended.
22	Geel	Took Hawkins and able to restrict his influence in a key win.	7
23	Ess	Battled Hooker in a great duel. Gave as good as he got.	6

2014 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	Frem	Had the task on Pavlich who helped him out with inaccurate kicking (1.4). Zero rebound.	4
2	Syd	Solid in defence before sustaining another worrying shoulder dislocation.	5
3		Shoulder.
4		Shoulder.
5	VFL	Pressed claims for an Anzac Day recall in defence.	–
6	VFL	Slow start but was better in second half down back.	–
7	VFL	Defended stoutly under pressure at Williamstown.	–
8	VFL	Bye.	–
9	VFL	Rarely beaten in defence in huge VFL win.	–
10	WCE	Re-injured shoulder late in opening term and subbed out.	0
11		Shoulder.
12		Shoulder.
13		Shoulder.
14		Shoulder.
15		Shoulder.
16		Shoulder.
17		Knee.
18		Shoulder.
19		Shoulder.
20		Shoulder.
21		Shoulder.
22		Shoulder.
23		Shoulder.
QF		–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

Played for : Collingwood

1	NM	Did a great job on Petrie, which helped materially towards the win.	8
2	Carl	Took Casboult and although the Blue took some good marks, was solid.	5
3	Haw	Should consider himself stiff to have Roughead kick three on him.	6
4	Rich	Battled Vickery for a lot of the day and solid in that stopping role. Tweaked groin late.	6
5	Ess	Battled Crameri and did a reasonable job but weight of ball told.	6
6	StK	Shared duties with Reid on Riewoldt, played well but found the going tough.	5
7	Frem	Had Hannath early but left without an obvious match-up when he went into ruck.	4
8	Geel	Battled Podsiadly who got away on him in third term. OK apart from that.	6
9	Syd	On Pyke initially. Not a factor in the game.	3
10	Bris	Did what was required in defence but not put under a great deal of pressure.	6
11	Melb	Battled Dawes but when went off injured he no match-up and was subbed.	3
12	WB	On Jones and did the job.	6
14	Port	Often caught out of position, conceding space out the back. Spoiled well, little more.	4
15	Carl	Had Casboult covered when forward and enjoyed a pretty easy night.	5
16	Adel	On Jenkins and neither had a big impact.	6
17		Groin.
18	GWS	Taken to cleaners by Cameron early before being shifted. Settled after that.	4
19	Ess	Had the better of Gumbleton and made some emphatic spoils.	7
20	Syd	One of few Pies to have a dreadful night, belted by Tippett then subbed out.	2
21	Haw	Kept Roughead to just one goal and was fair down back, but limited with his attack.	6
22	WCE	Kept Kennedy goalless which was a win for the team in context of result.	6
23	NM	Had Petrie until injured knee in first term and subbed out.	1
EF	Port	Had his hands full with Schulz but the delivery was spot on.	4
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

Played for : Collingwood

2	VFL	Got through his first game back from injury well.	–
3	VFL	Strong game in the back half. A senior return awaits.	–
4	VFL	Slightly down on recent weeks. A chance for ANZAC Day.	–
5	Ess	Super effort first up from long lay-off. Beat Crameri hands down.	7
6	WB	Did what he had to down back without standing out.	6
7	Bris	Had been holding Brown capably until knee injury in second term.	4
10	GCS	Didn’t have a whole lot to do down back but did what he had to.	6
11	Melb	Did his bit defensively.	5
13	WCE	Disposal rusty but his height was important.	5
14	Frem	Battled Pavlich/Clarke and did well on former in first half.	5
15	VFL	Injured ankle early and appeared slightly hampered.	–
16	Geel	Only Hawkins’s inaccuracy saved him from a poor night.	3
17	Haw	Battled on Gunston and without a better match-up subbed off in third term.	3
18	GWS	Dominated his duel with young GWS forward Jon Patton.	5
19	StK	Had Koschitzke covered pretty much all night but limited offensively.	5
20	Syd	Very quiet night, picking up just three touches.	2
21	NM	Solid enough, but had hands full with North’s tall timber forwards on song.	3
22	WCE	No tall forward kicked more than one goal. Defence worked hard.	6
23	Ess	Started on dangerous Crameri. Got on top as game wore on.	6
QF	Haw	Matched on Roughead. Subbed off in third quarter.	3
SF	WCE	Battled resting ruckmen at times and did a fine job quelling their influence.	6
PF	Syd	Had the biggest of jobs on Goodes for significant time. Couldn’t contain him.	4