Malcolm Gregory "Mal" Brown was born on 26 October 1946 and is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League and West Australian National Football League.
13 Facts About Mal Brown
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Mal Brown is described as "one of the most colourful and controversial characters" of the game.
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Mal Brown was a highly controversial character not only for his many visits to the tribunal during his playing career but for a number of incidents when coaching as well.
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Mal Brown moved to play in the VFL with the Richmond Football Club for the 1974 season.
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Mal Brown played 14 games and booted 25 goals as a ruck-rover for the Tigers, but did not play in the 1974 Grand Final due to suspension for throwing the ball at an umpire.
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Mal Brown returned to Western Australia in 1975 and was appointed the player-coach for Claremont.
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Mal Brown was banned from holding an official position with the club in 1976 after he sent a previously replaced player back out on the field, before interchange players were allowed, and he was replaced as coach by Graham Moss in 1977.
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Mal Brown moved to play and coach at South Fremantle, the club he supported as a child, and after retiring as a player during 1977, he coached South to a premiership in 1980.
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Mal Brown stayed there for 3 years before retiring to join the WAFL Commission.
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Mal Brown returned to coach South Fremantle for one more year in 1992 before retiring from coaching for the last time.
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Mal Brown was a regular panelist on The Footy Show.
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In 2004, Mal Brown was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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Mal Brown is the father of former Hawthorn and Gold Coast Suns player Campbell.