28 Facts About Brody Mihocek

Brody Mihocek was born on 4 February 1993 and is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Brody Mihocek was selected at pick 22 in the 2018 rookie draft.

Brody Mihocek made his senior debut against Fremantle in round 11 of the 2018 season, kicking 4 goals.

Brody Mihocek is the son of Jack Mihocek, who played for Essendon in the 1970s.

Brody Mihocek played for Tasmania in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, in which Tasmania were the Division 2 premiers, and was selected in the 2011 Under 18 All-Australian team at centre half-back.

Brody Mihocek then played for the Burnie Dockers, and was part of their 2012 Tasmanian State League flag, kicking a goal in the Grand Final.

In 2014, Brody Mihocek signed with Victorian Football League club Werribee for 2 seasons after looking to move on from the EDFL.

Brody Mihocek won the Player's Player award in 2014, playing in the Werribee Development side.

In 2015 Brody Mihocek was in and out of the senior team, but played in Werribee's elimination final loss to Collingwood, and was one of Werribee's best.

Brody Mihocek was selected to play in the 2015 AFL Victoria Young Gun's game.

When Werribee became aligned with AFL side North Melbourne at the end of the 2015 season however, Brody Mihocek sought a move to another club.

Brody Mihocek met with Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres in the offseason, and crossed over to Port Melbourne for the 2016 season searching for team success.

Brody Mihocek played 33 games for Port Melbourne over 2 seasons and kicking 15 goals.

Brody Mihocek had an impressive first season and was awarded the Jack McFarlane medal for the club's best and fairest in 2016.

Brody Mihocek primarily played in defence and excelled in the role, but he was very capable when asked to play up forward.

Brody Mihocek primarily plays as a tall marking centre half-forward in the AFL, but he has the capacity to play in defence; either as a key defender or loose man at the end of the game.

At the forefront of Brody Mihocek's game is a strong mark which allows him to play both ends as a tall, as well as an accurate kick.

Brody Mihocek found himself a regular in Collingwood's best 22, playing every remaining game in the season, including the finals series and the Grand Final loss against West Coast where he kicked 1 goal.

Brody Mihocek finished the season with 29 goals from 16 games.

The reigning leading goalkicker for Collingwood, Brody Mihocek started 2020 in top form, and was leading the Coleman Medal during round 6 with 12 goals.

However, after this Brody Mihocek struggled with inconsistent form, as did the Magpies, and only managed 8 goals from the remaining 10 games he played in the home and away season.

Brody Mihocek returned to form in the first week of the 2020 Finals series with a 3-goal performance, and was Collingwood's best player in the tense final quarter, getting on top of defender Jeremy McGovern to kick 2 crucial goals, and at the end of the match moving behind the ball, cutting off West Coast inside 50's to help get Collingwood over the line.

Brody Mihocek ended the season with 25 goals from 18 games, leading Collingwood's goalkicking for the second consecutive year.

Brody Mihocek had a career-best game against the Gold Coast Suns in round 7 picking up 24 disposals including 20 kicks, collecting 12 marks, and kicking 4.2 in a loss.

Brody Mihocek was suspended for 1 game in round 22 for a bump on Brisbane player Tom Fullarton, the first suspension in his career, and only the second time he had missed a game.

Brody Mihocek started the 2022 season strongly, picking up three bags of 4 goals in the first 13 rounds, though missing the round 5 match with COVID-19.

Brody Mihocek's form peaked against reigning premiers Melbourne in round 13, where he clunked 10 marks and bagged 4 goals to drive a massive upset victory.

Brody Mihocek finished the season with 41 goals, his best return, and led the Pies' goal-kicking for a fourth consecutive year.