Ben Brown joins Dees’ AFLW coaching panel

[Deemented Are Go! 3,703]

BB was an assistant coach for the Roos’ AFLW team, he now joins the Dees coaching group as a talls and ruck specialist. 
Shows great synergy between the men’s and women’s footy programs operating within a healthy club culture. 
Kudos Mr. Brown and MFC! 
 

https://www.womens.afl/news/75631/demons-aflw-coaching-panel-gets-premiership-boost?fbclid=IwAR1jc1AHBKX4fGLpQ0drf8leoZJbZgo-fv-D_2UKzfNhavbOrEe8jdghT6o

[Dees_In_October 3,515]

Great, had a feeling Ben would work with the Dees AFLW sooner or later, especially after watching this interview below. He's probably one of the most prominent current male players in his support of women's footy and he speaks very eloquently about it. Good for everyone involved. Interesting to hear a bit more about his family background and journey to footy as well:

https://www.womens.afl/video/66833/cutting-oranges-ep7-ben-brown

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1 hour ago, Dees_In_October said:

Great, had a feeling Ben would work with the Dees AFLW sooner or later, especially after watching this interview below. He's probably one of the most prominent current male players in his support of women's footy and he speaks very eloquently about it. Good for everyone involved. Interesting to hear a bit more about his family background and journey to footy as well:

https://www.womens.afl/video/66833/cutting-oranges-ep7-ben-brown

Loved the way he spoke and how supportive he was of the women's game. When we looked at bringing him to the Club the character of the man would have had an enormous part to play. The culture of our Club is being built on an ethos that is not about individuals but about acceptance, character and belief in things that the De Goeys of the world cannot fathom. Good luck to other Clubs trying to "copy" that.  

[Cards13 9,117]

Awesome BBB, the womans game is a real pathway to grow the game and support for clubs in a mew generation of people. Very proud of the Dees being at the forefront of AFLW.

[Fritta The Hair G.O.A.T. 510]

I love what BB brings culturally. Definitely cut from a different cloth to most footballers but I'm sure he brings a lot of new, progressive perspectives to his teammates that you probably wouldn't otherwise get in a football club 

[Cheesy D. Pun 1,765]

Agree with the sentiment here - Ben is just a top-shelf human being.

[IWAP 170]

Nice work Ben. I hear his salary for assistant coaching is $400k pa, whereas his contract with the Men's team is $100k.

[roy11 3,965]

I'm going to admit, I knew BBB was a good footballer when at North but couldn't look beyond his run up.

Glad we have him, cos ive learnt more about him and he's a seemingly a terrific bloke too. 

Good to see him giving back to the club too and helping develop our women's team in their quest for the flag. 

[FarNorthernD 5,861]

2 hours ago, Cheesy D. Pun said:

Agree with the sentiment here - Ben is just a top-shelf human being.

Agree, Ben does seem to be a top shelf human and a bloody good key forward. Anyone got any ideas why North were so reluctant to keep him? It seems very strange. 

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26 minutes ago, FarNorthernD said:

Agree, Ben does seem to be a top shelf human and a bloody good key forward. Anyone got any ideas why North were so reluctant to keep him? It seems very strange. 

I don't see getting rid of Ben as a bad move for North. They were/are a long way off and needed to get games into Larkey, Zurhaar etc.

The part that is bewildering is the fact that they lowered his value by making it seem as though he was done. They had every chance to keep their plans under wraps and get maximum trade value for him.

To be fair, they also may have genuinely believed that his injury concerns would be ongoing and that any potential suitor would share that view (post-medical).

[deebug 1,754]

Well done BBB🥰

Now all we need now is our side show Bob jumpers😊

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The more I find out about BBB, the more guilty I feel about potting him when he played for North. He is an amazingly genuine human being with a profound social conscience.

Not only does he perform this role, he also is a prominent part of the AFL Players for Climate Action advocacy group and regularly devotes his time to the Asylum Seeker Resource Center. I know he regularly mans the phones when they do their yearly telethon.

He's an absolutely quality man, and the type I aspire to be.

[darkhorse72 1,925]

I think this is a great move.I would imagine he'll be working with closely Taylor Harris and how she leads and works with the other forwards.