Kaiden Brand
| Kaiden Brand | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kaiden Brand | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Berri, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Berri, then West Adelaide | ||
| Draft |
66th, 2012 AFL Draft Hawthorn | ||
| Debut |
Round 7, 6 May 2016, Hawthorn vs. Richmond, at MCG | ||
| Height / weight | 198cm / 92kg | ||
| Position(s) | Backman , Ruck | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hawthorn | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2013– | Hawthorn | 11 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
Kaiden Brand (born 8 April 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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 good 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]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[4]
| Legend | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Goals | B | Behinds | K | Kicks | H | Handballs | D | Disposals | M | Marks | T | Tackles |
| Season | Team | # | Games | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Career | 11 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 56 | 142 | 47 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.3 | ||
Honours and achievements
AFL
- Team
- Individual
- Hawthorn best first year player: 2016
VFL
- Team
- VFL Premiership: 2013
References
External links
- Kaiden Brand's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Kaiden Brand's statistics from AFL Tables