Kaiden Brand
Kaiden Brand (born 8 April 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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 Brand playing for Hawthorn in April 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kaiden Brand | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Berri, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | West Adelaide | ||
| Draft | No. 66, 2012 national draft | ||
| Debut |
Round 7, 2016, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (216 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013–2019 | Hawthorn | 43 (0) | |
| 2020– | Sydney | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 45 (0) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
AFL career
Hawthorn selected him with pick 66 in the 2012 AFL Draft.
He spent 2013 developing in the VFL playing for Hawthorn's reserve affiliate side, the Box Hill Hawks, and was a member of their premiership winning side. In between seasons Brand bulked up considerably,played every game for 2014, mainly at full-back and performed well at Box Hill. Brand has elite pace, has the ability to play on talls and smalls and improved his foot skills.
Hurt his left shoulder in the opening minute of his NAB Cup debut in 2015.[1] With advice from the club, Brand had both shoulders reconstructed and missed the entire season.[2]
He returned in good form in 2016 and with the retirement of Brian Lake a spot has opened for him in the Hawthorn backline. A concussion to James Frawley meant he was promoted to play against Richmond.[3]
Following the 2019 season, Brand was delisted by Hawthorn. He was later signed by Sydney as a delisted free agent.[4]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of 2019.[5]
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2013 | Hawthorn | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Hawthorn | 42 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Hawthorn | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Hawthorn | 30 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 56 | 142 | 47 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| 2017 | Hawthorn | 30 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 111 | 272 | 104 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| 2018 | Hawthorn | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 47 | 123 | 47 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 4.7 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | Hawthorn | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 22 | 56 | 20 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 1.2 |
| Career | 43 | 0 | 0 | 357 | 236 | 593 | 218 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 5.5 | 13.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | ||
References
- Schmook, Nathan (3 March 2015). "Shoulder reco ruins young Hawk defender Kaiden Brand's season".
- "Ten to watch: Kaiden Brand". 1 January 2016.
- http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-05/hard-work-pays-off-for-debutant-brand
- https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-11-01/swans-secure-delisted-free-agents
- Kaiden Brand's player profile at AFL Tables
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaiden Brand. |
- Kaiden Brand's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
- Kaiden Brand at AustralianFootball.com
- Kaiden Brand's playing statistics from AFL Tables