Early Life
Brown was born in Warrnambool in Victoria in Victoria's south west, to mother Mary and father Brian (former Fitzroy and Essendon player) and the eldest of three brothers.
Brown grew up on the family property and attended school at Emmanuel College Warrnambool. He grew up a Fitzroy fan and began playing Australian rules at an early age, playing school football with the Emmanuel College Hawks and also cricket. Brown began his senior football with South Warrnambool Football Club at the age of 15. He began senior cricket at about the same time and was a standout left-arm fast bowler. He played A-Grade cricket with Wesley CBC where he was a Cricketer of the Year two years in a row and played in a senior premiership and was invited to play in the Victorian under 17 squad. However he focused on Australian rules, pursuing a dream of following Ted Whitten to represent Victoria in State of Origin. Brown drew the attention of AFL recruiters while playing under 18 representative football for the Geelong Falcons in 1999 at the national carnival in Brisbane when he was named All-Australian.
Read more about this topic: Jonathan Brown (Australian Rules Footballer)
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