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Tony Brown

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Full Name
Andrew John Brown
Born
Thursday, 20th February, 1936
Died
Friday, 15th April, 2022 (Aged 86 years and 54 days)

Known Family Links

Brother
Stan Brown

Competitions Won

Test Series
1959 Australia vs New Zealand, 1959/60 France vs Australia, 1960 Australia vs France
Interstate Series
1958, 1961, 1962
NSW City vs Country Firsts
1958, 1960

Biography

Newtown five-eighth was selected for Australia in the first two Tests against Great Britain in 1958 but missed the deciding match of the series because of injury. Brown played in three Tests against NZ the following year and toured with the 1959-60 Kangaroos. He made just one Test appearance against France on the tour but played against Italy on the journey home. Brown played in one further Test match against France in 1960 before being selected in Australia's World Cup team. He went on to captain Newtown for six seasons until being released by the club in 1964. Signed by Second Division club Penrith, he captained the Panthers in the opening rounds of the 1967 season before a leg injury ended his career.
- ALAN WHITICKER

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -11-112-2---6---73163.64%List
The Ashes -2-2----------11-50.00%List
World Cup -3-3----------21-66.67%List
Tour MatchesSydney FirstsSDF-2-2----------11-50.00%List
Tour MatchesAustraliaAUS-20-205-5---15---136165.00%List
Tour MatchesNew South Wales FirstsNFI-1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
Test Series 37-7----------42157.14%List
Representative Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Interstate Series 39-92-2---6---45-44.44%List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 23-32-2---6---21-66.67%List
NSW City vs Country 25-52-2---6---41-80.00%List
Club Career - Australia Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Country Carnival -4-43-3---9---4--100.00%List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) -119-11920-206--72---5762-47.90%List
NRL Finals -2-2-----------2-0.00%List
City Cup -1-11-1---3----1-0.00%List
Preseason Cup -15-151-12--7---69-40.00%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 172-17232-328--112---8685150.00%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1958-60 11-112-2---6---73163.64%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Australia1958-1960 3-3----------21-66.67%List

Australia - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Possibles (AU)1956 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List
NSW City Seconds1957, 1959 2-2----------2--100.00%List
Sydney Firsts1958-60 3-3----------21-66.67%List
NSW Firsts1958-62 10-103-3---9---55-50.00%List
NSW City Firsts1958, 1960, 1962 3-32-2---6---21-66.67%List
Metropolis1960 1-11-1---3---1--100.00%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
NewtownNewtown19561956 NSWRFL 11-113-3---9---83-72.73%List
NewtownNewtown19571957 NSWRFL 6-61-1---3---42-66.67%List
NewtownNewtown19581958 NSWRFL 12-122-2---6---75-58.33%List
NewtownNewtown19591959 NSWRFL 17-175-5---15---98-52.94%List
NewtownNewtown19601960 NSWRFL 13-132-2---6---310-23.08%List
NewtownNewtown19611961 NSWRFL 13-132-2---6---49-30.77%List
NewtownNewtown19621962 NSWRFL 16-162-2---6---106-62.50%List
NewtownNewtown19631963 NSWRFL 18-183-34--17---711-38.89%List
NewtownNewtown19641964 NSWRFL 10-10---2--4---46-40.00%List
PenrithPenrith19671967 NSWRFL 3-3----------12-33.33%List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Newtown1956-64 116-11620-206--72---5660-48.28%List
Penrith1967 3-3----------12-33.33%List

Your Say

  • Andrew Ison
    19 Apr 2020 10:31am

    Returned later from injury in the 1967 season, playing out the season in second grade, and stayed on in 1968 as the reserve grade captain-coach.

  • John
    3 Aug 2020 8:48pm

    “Tony”s real name is Andrew John Brown
    As a young fella playing in the back streets of Alexandria he was told by the ice man that he didn’t look like Andrew and that he looked like
    a “ Tony”. The name has stuck, possibly helped along by the initial a common to both names

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