David Brine (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer

David Brine

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 (age 65)
Original team(s)|  East Ringwood
Height|  185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight|  77 kg (170 lb)
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
1980|  Collingwood|  3 (0)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David Brine (born 4 April 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Brine, an East Ringwood recruit, made three league appearances for Collingwood, as a 20-year-old in the 1980 VFL season.[1][2] For the rest of the decade he played at Preston in the Victorian Football Association. He was a member of Preston's 1983 and 1984 premiership teams. In the 1983 Grand Final he filled in as captain, due to Ray Shaw being ruled out with an injury.[3][4] He held the captaincy full-time from 1985 to 1988, under coach Peter Weightman;[5] and he served as captain of the Association representative team from 1985.[6]

## References

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1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. ^ AFL Tables: David Brine
3. ^ The Age,"Preston loses key pair", 16 September 1983, p. 30
4. ^ "When the Bullants were Shaw Things". Northern Blues. Archived from the original on 5 February 2014.
5. ^ "Club Bio – Northern Blues". Australian Football.com.
6. ^ Dennis Jose (7 June 1985). "VFA, VAFA teams". The Age. Melbourne. p. 29.