Nicholas Peter Brushfield (26 July 1906 – 13 November 1993) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL).

Geelong

Brushfield was only 16 years of age when he came from St Mary's and debuted for Geelong in the

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. He played 16 games for Geelong in 1925, a premiership year, only to miss the

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when he sprained a leg the day before and was withdrawn from the side. During the 1925 season he represented

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against Bendigo and

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. He retired from football on the advice of his doctor halfway through Geelong's 1926 premiership defence, but returned in 1927 to make five appearances.

Coaching

In the 1930s he had success as coach of the Geelong Amateurs in the

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, with premierships in 1931 and 1933.

Family

His nephew, Brian Brushfield, played for Geelong in the 1960s. He is also related to Geelong player Tom Hawkins.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brushfield, Nick 1906 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players St Mary's Sporting Club Inc players 1993 deaths 20th-century Australian sportsmen