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2021 Player Reviews: #50 Ben Brown

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7 hours ago, dee-tox said:

The ironic thing of course is that Brown is currently getting much less with us than he would have if he accepted North's first offer.

Yes, less coin, but how much do you think having this medal around his neck is worth?

While we weren't exactly the premiership fancy at the time Ben came across, his chances of winning one with us were infinitely higher than at North.

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Incidentally, there appears to be what could be a great article in the link below, but I don't have the means or tech savy to bypass the paywall.

Ben Brown's father, Doug, speaks about his son's journey to becoming an AFL premiership player

https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7445618/browns-crowning-glory-brings-joy-to-family/

 

Love a breif summary of the content from the above if someone can access it.

Edited by Rodney (Balls) Grinter

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    2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

     

    I didnt understand why he was dropped after his three games but i guess the club felt bound to give Sam a run.

     

    He wasn't quite as fit as they would have liked him to be and he didn't quite understand or execute the Melbourne role and style at that stage. 
    When he came back in he played completely different to those 3 games.

    He will be even fitter and cause more problems next year

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    10 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    Yes, less coin, but how much do you think having this medal around his neck is worth?

    While we weren't exactly the premiership fancy at the time Ben came across, his chances of winning one with us were infinitely higher than at North.

    20211105_175156.jpg.c6bfcaf9e20abb2ce10b07c6ff467c15.jpg

     

    Incidentally, there appears to be what could be a great article in the link below, but I don't have the means or tech savy to bypass the paywall.

    Ben Brown's father, Doug, speaks about his son's journey to becoming an AFL premiership player

    https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7445618/browns-crowning-glory-brings-joy-to-family/

     

    Love a breif summary of the content from the above if someone can access it.

    "We always knew that if Ben could get his body right, his best football stacks up," Brown said.

    "You don't kick 60 goals in an AFL season by luck, and it was disappointing that some parts of the media wrote him off and didn't give him credit for what he had achieved.

    "He wasn't getting lucky goals - if that was the case there would be a heap of us running around on an AFL ground.

    "He's got something pretty special with his size, his hand-eye co-ordination and footy nous.

    "We're really pleased he could get back to this level, and while he had to go back to the reserves to work hard and re-evaluate a few things, Melbourne has been awesome in their support of him.

    "They continued to give him time and said he was a four-year player for them, not a one-year player, which took a bit of pressure off him and allowed him to work on some little things.

    "When the final siren went, it was the culmination of a long journey for Ben, but the last couple of years have been a real rollercoaster, so to have that all come to a head was pretty emotional for the whole family.

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    38 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    Yes, less coin, but how much do you think having this medal around his neck is worth?

    While we weren't exactly the premiership fancy at the time Ben came across, his chances of winning one with us were infinitely higher than at North.

    20211105_175156.jpg.c6bfcaf9e20abb2ce10b07c6ff467c15.jpg

     

    Incidentally, there appears to be what could be a great article in the link below, but I don't have the means or tech savy to bypass the paywall.

    Ben Brown's father, Doug, speaks about his son's journey to becoming an AFL premiership player

    https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/7445618/browns-crowning-glory-brings-joy-to-family/

     

    Love a breif summary of the content from the above if someone can access it.

    G'day Balls have sent you a PM with the storey

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    1 hour ago, dworship said:

    G'day Balls have sent you a PM with the storey

    You have no idea how annoying I find this.

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    He ultimately turned out to be the player we’d hoped he would be when we recruited him.

    He will be great next year.

     

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    On 11/2/2021 at 12:49 PM, Maldonboy38 said:

    He looks so awkward and gangly most of the time, with elbows and knees out of alignment with his arms and legs, a jerky running style, and looks to be out of position. I have to admit that at times, watching him play makes me want to look elsewhere due to the lack of smoothness. But he has 3 traits I just love:

    1. He attempts to mark the ball at the highest point of his leap, the one thing defenders find difficult to combat, and even makes it difficult for the third man up trying to spoil. 
    2. When he is looking awkward and out of position, he gets an arm in here, his body in there, runs across someone ensuring the ball comes to ground: he does something to try and get the ball to ground. 
    3. He leads in a straight line, demanding the ball. Half the time he has concrete hands, but his leading is a thing of beauty. 

    And stuff me, I can not for the life of me figure out why North were so keen on letting him go. We can build a very powerful forward line around this bloke for the next 3 years. 

    Coz Norf are Nuff Nuffs! Can I just say that outside of Oliver, Max and Tracc he was our most important player late in the season including Finals and Grand Final🤩

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    Love the MFC Twitter post yesterday on BBB 

    From the news report on his trade through to the premiership celebration.  What a year. A great story.  
     

    Steven May summed it up when he celebrated with BBB after the siren. “Here he is. The big fella just bounced back to win a flag “. Great stuff!!   ❤️💙🏆

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    On 11/5/2021 at 5:51 PM, BDA said:

    Nice succinct summary of his journey with us this year

     

    I expected Ben to be a Stay at Home Forward when he came to Melbourne, but he is anything but. During the 3rd Quarter of the GF, before the supercharger kicked in, Ben was working his [censored] off in the Center and on the Wings. 
    He had a great Grand Final, as well as kicking accurately. 
    4-5 years left in his career if he wants it. 

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    8 hours ago, The Mighty Demons said:

     

    Didn't end up kicking a big bag last year (think his best haul was four goals against Gold Coast) but often performed a selfless team role by taking the best opposition defender that allowed players like Fritsch to go absolutely ballistic. 

    Had a superb finals series as well. Absolutely annihilated Harris Andrews and Mark Blicavs in our first two finals. 

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