Michael Brennan (footballer)

Michael Bernard Brennan (born 29 June 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). An inaugural West Coast squad member, Brennan played mainly at full-back. He played in West Coast's 1992 and 1994 premiership sides, and won the Best Clubman award in 1995, his final season. Brennan was named in both West Coast's Team of the Decade (named in 1996) and Team 20 (named in 2006), as well as East Fremantle's Team of the Century, named in 1997.[1] His son, Jacob Brennan, was selected by a West Coast as a father-son selection in the 2010 National draft, and made his debut in round five of the 2012 season.[2]

Michael Brennan
Personal information
Full name Michael Bernard Brennan
Nickname(s) Monkey
Date of birth (1965-06-29) 29 June 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Draft Zone selection, 1987
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Fullback
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1983–95 East Fremantle 78 (5)
1987–95 West Coast 179 (20)
Total 257 (25)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1985–89 Western Australia 3 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Statistics

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Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1987 West Coast 14 21 3 5 192 49 241 52 19 0.1 0.2 9.1 2.3 11.5 2.5 0.9 2
1988 West Coast 14 18 1 4 136 52 188 44 18 0.1 0.2 7.6 2.9 10.4 2.4 1.0 0
1989 West Coast 14 16 2 4 148 52 200 48 12 0.1 0.3 9.3 3.3 12.5 3.0 0.8 1
1990 West Coast 14 25 3 1 167 94 261 57 23 0.1 0.0 6.7 3.8 10.4 2.3 0.9 0
1991 West Coast 14 24 3 0 175 61 236 55 21 0.1 0.0 7.3 2.5 9.8 2.3 0.9 0
1992 West Coast 14 16 3 2 90 52 142 25 17 0.2 0.1 5.6 3.3 8.9 1.6 1.1 0
1993 West Coast 14 20 1 1 167 75 242 61 33 0.1 0.1 8.4 3.8 12.1 3.1 1.7 0
1994 West Coast 14 23 2 1 144 62 206 67 22 0.1 0.0 6.3 2.7 9.0 2.9 1.0 0
1995 West Coast 14 16 2 1 101 48 149 41 12 0.1 0.1 6.3 3.0 9.3 2.6 0.8 0
Career 179 20 19 1320 545 1865 450 177 0.1 0.1 7.4 3.0 10.4 2.5 1.0 3
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References

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  1. ^ East Fremantle 'Official Team of the Century' Archived 6 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  2. ^ West Coast to secure son of Eagles legend Michael Brennan, Jacob, in AFL draft Archived 5 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine – PerthNow. Published 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  3. ^ Michael Brennan's player profile at AFL Tables