Alex Browne and Courtney Dempsey

[ZeroEffect]

After lowering his colours in the last couple of weeks Dempsey made a statement today. Went in hard at all day and showed us what a class player he can be.

We have found one in Browne, even if one of his goals was a fluke. Can get the hard ball and has a mature body for such a young player. I hope he plays for the rest of the year, he'll only get better.

[Megan]

Browne is a great one, looking forward to seeing how he progresses, and hopes he does a Heppel and not a Bolton.

Quite distracting though to hear them calling the game and referring to a 'Browne'... have we ever had a Browne on the list? I just don't associate it with Essendon, I keep thinking he plays for the opposition

[Megan]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

[stryper]

Browne - this kid looks like a keeper.
I was really impressed with him tonight
Will only get better.
Dempsey - best game for the year.
Awesome when switched on...

[BenDoolan]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

[Crazyman]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

And then Sheeds would have played him out of position and had him in and out of the side, completely f****** up his career anyway...

[swoodley]

Aah...you young people ( )

Greg Brown played over 80 games for us in the 60's and was full-back in our 1965 premiership team.

According to the EFC Website, we also had:

Bruce BROWN who played 1 game in 1972 (can't say I remember him)

and

Harold BROWN who played 8 games in 1897-98 (I definitely don't remember him )

[GoalSneak]

Bruce Brown was a wingman/forward flanker type who came to us from Melbourne where he managed a few games. His father was Alf Brown, the doyen of football journalists at the time.

[Megan]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

[BenDoolan]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

Yep, wore #13 and came from Fitzroy where he played 51 games (hence Brisbane having the father / son option - was only 50 games back in those days).

[Gimps]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

We had Jay Neagle's old man too.. doesn't always work out does it

[Sismis]

We also had Watson and Fletcher and thanks to Sheeds Daniher.

[j-mac31]

Just checked. Last Brown played 2 games for us in 1982. No wonder I don't remember

Yep, Brian Brown - Jonathon's old man! It's Sheedy's fault that he didn't play him another 48 games so we could get the father / son

We had Jon Browns old man? I did not know this!!!

Yep, wore #13 and came from Fitzroy where he played 51 games (hence Brisbane having the father / son option - was only 50 games back in those days).

Shit. If he'd played 50 for us I imagine J Brown would have preferred to stay down here than go up to Brisbane and we were pretty good when he was drafted. Would have been handy.

[j-mac31]

I agree with the OT.

Dempsey was very good and Browne looks really promising. He'd shown a bit in the VFL when I've been watching, so I'm not too surprised.

[Jazz_84]

to be hair half the goals these days are flukes, it's just we never had anyone that could do it