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| Ian Brewer | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian Davidson Brewer | ||
| Born | 15 June 1936 | ||
| Died | 15 April 2010(2010-04-15) (aged 73) | ||
| Original team | Sale | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956–1961 | Collingwood | 84 (164) | |
| 1962 | St Kilda | 0(0) | |
| 1963–1964 | Claremont | 43 (105) | |
| 1965–66, 1970 | Norwood | 44 (179) | |
| Total | 171 (448) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1970. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ian Davidson Brewer (15 June 1936 – 15 April 2010) was anAustralian rules footballer[1] with a distinguished career between 1956 and 1970, in the three major leagues of his era: theVictorian Football League (VFL),West Australian National Football League (WANFL) andSouth Australian National Football League (SANFL). Brewer played a combined total of 171 senior games forCollingwood,Claremont andNorwood.
A key forward fromSale, Brewer played with Collingwood from 1956 to 1961. He kicked 73 goals in 1958, which earned him theColeman Medal. This tally included six goals in the Queen's Birthday clash against Melbourne, in front of a record crowd of 99,346. Brewer was a member of the Magpies' premiership team that year.
After spending the 1962 season withSt Kilda, where he was unable to break into a strong senior team, Brewer moved toPerth and joined Claremont. In 1964, he was a key factor in the Tigers' rags to riches premiership.
Brewer transferred to Norwood in 1965, topping the SANFL goal-kicking records that same year.
Between stints at Norwood, Brewer was captain-coach ofWangaratta Rovers in theOvens & Murray Football League.
His younger brotherRoss also played in the VFL.
