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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 Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Tests (Senior International Matches) - 11 - 11 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 7 3 1 63.64% List
The Ashes - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
World Cup - 3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Tour Matches Sydney FirstsSDF - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 1 1 - 50.00% List
Tour Matches AustraliaAUS - 20 - 20 5-5 - - - 15 - - - 13 6 1 65.00% List
Tour Matches New South Wales FirstsNFI - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
Test Series 3 7 - 7 --- - - - - - - - 4 2 1 57.14% List
Representative Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Interstate Series 3 9 - 9 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 5 - 44.44% List
NSW City vs Country Firsts 2 3 - 3 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW City vs Country 2 5 - 5 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 1 - 80.00% List
Club Career - Australia   Comp Wins Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Country Carnival - 4 - 4 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 4 - - 100.00% List
NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - 119 - 119 20-20 6 - - 72 - - - 57 62 - 47.90% List
NRL Finals - 2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - - 2 - 0.00% List
City Cup - 1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - - 1 - 0.00% List
Preseason Cup - 15 - 15 1-1 2 - - 7 - - - 6 9 - 40.00% List
Overall   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
First Class  172 - 172 32-32 8 - - 112 - - - 86 85 1 50.00% List

Test Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1958-60   11 - 11 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 7 3 1 63.64% List

World Cup Matches - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Australia 1958-1960   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List

Australia - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Possibles (AU) 1956   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List
NSW City Seconds 1957, 1959   2 - 2 --- - - - - - - - 2 - - 100.00% List
Sydney Firsts 1958-60   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
NSW Firsts 1958-62   10 - 10 3-3 - - - 9 - - - 5 5 - 50.00% List
NSW City Firsts 1958, 1960, 1962   3 - 3 2-2 - - - 6 - - - 2 1 - 66.67% List
Metropolis 1960   1 - 1 1-1 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - 100.00% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Year

Team Season   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
NewtownNewtown 19561956 NSWRFL   11 - 113-3 - - - 9 - - - 8 3 - 72.73% List
NewtownNewtown 19571957 NSWRFL   6 - 61-1 - - - 3 - - - 4 2 - 66.67% List
NewtownNewtown 19581958 NSWRFL   12 - 122-2 - - - 6 - - - 7 5 - 58.33% List
NewtownNewtown 19591959 NSWRFL   17 - 175-5 - - - 15 - - - 9 8 - 52.94% List
NewtownNewtown 19601960 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 - - - 6 - - - 3 10 - 23.08% List
NewtownNewtown 19611961 NSWRFL   13 - 132-2 - - - 6 - - - 4 9 - 30.77% List
NewtownNewtown 19621962 NSWRFL   16 - 162-2 - - - 6 - - - 10 6 - 62.50% List
NewtownNewtown 19631963 NSWRFL   18 - 183-3 4 - - 17 - - - 7 11 - 38.89% List
NewtownNewtown 19641964 NSWRFL   10 - 10--- 2 - - 4 - - - 4 6 - 40.00% List
PenrithPenrith 19671967 NSWRFL   3 - 3--- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 33.33% List

NSWRFL (NRL Premiership) - By Team

Team Years   Starts Int APP 3ST 3PT T G 2FG FG Pts Bin5 Bin Off W L D Win%  
Newtown 1956-64   116 - 116 20-20 6 - - 72 - - - 56 60 - 48.28% List
Penrith 1967   3 - 3 --- - - - - - - - 1 2 - 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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