Brandon Starcevich
| Brandon Starcevich | |||
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 Starcevich in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1999 | ||
| Original team(s) | East Perth(WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 18, 2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | August 4, 2018, Brisbane Lions vs. North Melbourne, at the Gabba | ||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Back pocket | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Brisbane Lions | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018– | Brisbane Lions | 118 (7) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AFL Tables | |||
Brandon Starcevich (born 24 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Starcevich is the nephew of Brisbane AFL Women's coach Craig Starcevich.[1]
Early football
[edit]Starcevich is from Western Australia,[2] and was a Fremantle Dockers fan in his youth.[3] He originally played for Mt Lawley-Inglewood Junior Football Club. Starcevich joined West Australian Football League club East Perth, playing 20 colts games across 2016–17 and averaging 13 disposals.[4] He also played B Grade cricket for the Stirling Hawks Cricket Club with Daniel Pryce, athletics and football for Trinity College. Starcevich played for Western Australia in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships and attended the AFL Draft Combine.[3] However, he was limited by a quad injury. Starcevich tested at the WA State Draft Combine and won the 20 m (66 ft) sprint with a time of 2.87 seconds.[5] He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 18 in the 2017 national draft, their third selection, and was described as a 'contested bull'.[2]
AFL career
[edit]In 2018, Starcevich made his debut against North Melbourne in round 20[1] after strong form in the North East Australian Football League.[6] He recorded five tackles and nine disposals. Soon after, Starcevich signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Brisbane until 2021.[1] In the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season, Starcevich earned a 2020 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance against St Kilda, where he collected 10 disposals and took 4 marks.[7]
Starcevich was a member of the Lions squad whom Collingwood narrowly defeated in the 2023 AFL Grand Final.
However, the following year Starcevich was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team, in a 60 point victory over the Sydney Swans.[8]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[9]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2018 | Brisbane Lions | 37 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | Brisbane Lions | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020[a] | Brisbane Lions | 37 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 125 | 43 | 168 | 57 | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Brisbane Lions | 37 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 82 | 298 | 90 | 41 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 |
| 2022 | Brisbane Lions | 37 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 268 | 90 | 358 | 107 | 49 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 3.8 | 14.9 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| Career | 71 | 5 | 4 | 636 | 231 | 867 | 261 | 128 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 3.3 | 12.2 | 3.7 | 1.8 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honours and achievements
[edit]Team
Individual
References
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- ^ a b c Whiting, Michael (10 August 2018). "Lion's big week rolls on with new deal". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b Lacy, Bridget (25 November 2017). "Starry-eyed Starcevich ready for Lions lift-off". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ a b Hope, Shayne (22 November 2017). "AFL Draft 2018: Contest 'animal' Brandon Starcevich has white-line fever". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Brandon STARCEVICH". www.wafl.com.au. West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Lacy, Bridget (15 October 2017). "Starcevich the stand-out at WA draft combine". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew (3 August 2018). "Brandon Starcevich's hard edge prompted the Lions to hand him his debut against the Kangaroos". news.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (25 August 2020). "Rising Star-cevich: Third-year Lion's time to shine". AFL Media. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Lion Kings: Fagan's heroes thrash Swans in GF shock". AFL. 28 September 2024.
- ^ "Brandon Starcevich". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
External links
[edit]- Brandon Starcevich's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Brandon Starcevich's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions