Bryan Strauchan - Character

Character

Bryan Strauchan was born in 1984 to Roy and Soy Bean Strauchan in the country town of Horsham, Victoria. He is of Asian descent through his maternal parentage, although his appearance shows no physical Asian traits.

He played his formative years of football in Horsham, reaching no higher than the reserves; nevertheless, he was selected by the Collingwood Football Club with the last pick in the 2004 National Draft. Strauchan's progress was hampered by weight issues, lack of speed and skills that require considerable work. He wears guernsey number 59, indicative of his mediocrity (AFL players seldom retain numbers higher than 40 longer than their junior years and almost never wear numbers higher than 50). He never made his Australian Football League (AFL) debut, however former Collingwood coach Mick Malthouse had hinted that promotion may have be around the corner. Strauchan was purportedly named in the senior team for Collingwood's match against Sydney in 2005, but accidentally locked himself in a stairwell, which caused him to miss the game. He also has his own AFL footy card that describes all of his mediocre abilities.

Strauchan has been involved in a fictional relationship with real-life boundary rider Christi Malthouse, although incidences of infidelity are frequent. He suffers from a severe peanut allergy. He has claimed that the reason he was not selected for play is that selectors are biased against Asians, but he was selected as captain in the fictional Asian Team of the Century.

He was man of the match in the 2009 EJ Whitten Legend's Game after kicking three goals. Although late in the match Strauchan injured his ankle after a tackle (although it appeared to be a joke at first, Helliar did actually injure his ankle severely), putting the rest of his career in doubt.

Bryan Strauchan suffered a shocking lower-leg injury during the 2012 EJ whittens legends game which may end his career for good