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).

Kaiden Brand
Brand playing for Hawthorn in April 2019
Personal information
Full name Kaiden Brand
Date of birth (1994-04-08) 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 1 (0)
Total 44 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2019.
Career highlights
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]
Legend
 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 420——————————————
2014 Hawthorn 420——————————————
2015 Hawthorn 300——————————————
2016 Hawthorn 301100865614247140.00.07.85.112.94.31.3
2017 Hawthorn 301700161111272104190.00.09.56.516.06.11.1
2018 Hawthorn 301000764712347140.00.07.64.712.34.71.4
2019 Hawthorn 305003422562060.00.06.84.411.24.01.2
Career 4300357236593218530.00.08.35.513.85.11.2

Honours and achievements

Team

Individual
  • Hawthorn best first year player (debut season): 2016
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References
  1. Schmook, Nathan (3 March 2015). "Shoulder reco ruins young Hawk defender Kaiden Brand's season".
  2. "Ten to watch: Kaiden Brand". 1 January 2016.
  3. http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2016-05-05/hard-work-pays-off-for-debutant-brand
  4. https://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/2019-11-01/swans-secure-delisted-free-agents
  5. Kaiden Brand's player profile at AFL Tables
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