Andrew John Brown (20 February 1936 – 15 April 2022) was an Australian professional

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footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. An Australian international and New South Wales interstate representative five-eighth, and later lock forward, he played club football in Sydney's

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, captaining Newtown and later Penrith in their inaugural season.

Playing career

While playing in Sydney's

for the Newtown club, Brown gained representative selection in the City, New South Wales and Australian teams. In 1958, he was selected to make his debut for the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 335. He was selected for the first two

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against

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but missed the decider due to injury. The following year he played three tests against New Zealand and was selected for the Australian national team to go on the 1959–60 Kangaroo tour, playing at in the first test against

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. Having been released by Newtown in 1964, Brown was signed by second division club Penrith, who later gained entry into the first division premiership for the

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. He captained Penrith in the opening rounds of their inaugural season before a leg injury ended his season. For the Newtown Jets' centenary celebrations the club named its "Team of the Century" (1908–2008) which included Brown as a five-eighth.

References

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