Fraser Brown is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

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Originally from Lilydale, Victoria

Lilydale, Victoria

Lilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Olinda Creek valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887...

 and known for his fierce style of play, Brown's highest achievements in football were playing in the 1995

1995 AFL season

Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1995.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:*This was the first ANZAC Day clash held between Collingwood and Essendon which famously ended in a draw.-Round 5:-Round 6:...

 premiership

AFL Grand Final

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 and winning the 1998 Carlton best and fairest

John Nicholls Medal

The John Nicholls Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player adjudged Best and Fairest for the Carlton Football Club for the season....

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Brown will long be remembered for his gripping tackle on Dean Wallis

Dean Wallis

Dean Wallis is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club of the AFL.Originally from Nhill, due to his physical style of play Wallis became known as one of the leagues toughest players...

 in the 1999 Preliminary Final

1999 AFL First Preliminary Final

The 1999 AFL First Preliminary Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Essendon Bombers and the Carlton Blues at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 18 September 1999...

 against Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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. With Carlton desperately hanging on a one point lead, and with just seconds remaining, Brown laid a bear hug on Wallis as he tried to baulk him and run into an open goal from 50 metres out. Carlton won the match by a solitary point.

He retired from football at the end of the 2000 season. He is the son of former Australian netball team coach, Joyce Brown.

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