Alex Browne (born 9 August 1992) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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in the

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(AFL). Browne played for the

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in the

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. He was drafted by Essendon with pick 48 in the 2010 national draft and made his debut against at the

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in round 11 of the

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. He was delisted in October 2015. His father, Murray Browne, played for and in the 1980s and his mother was a

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for . Browne, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance,

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, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his teammates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal, but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the

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. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension. Browne had signed for the

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in the

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for the 2016 season before his suspension ended his 2016 season. He will join the club in 2017.

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2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...

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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Browne, Alex Essendon Football Club players 1992 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Oakleigh Chargers players Australian sportspeople in doping cases Bendigo Football Club players People educated at Xavier College