Brandon Starcevich
Starcevich in August 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-24) 24 July 1999
Original team(s) East Perth(WAFL)
Draft No. 18, 2017 national draft
Debut August 4, 2018, Brisbane Lions vs. North Melbourne, at the Gabba
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Back pocket
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 37
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Brisbane Lions 71 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Career highlights
Source: AFL Tables

Brandon Starcevich (born 24 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL). Starcevich is the nephew of Brisbane AFL Women's coach Craig Starcevich.[1]

Early football

Starcevich is from Western Australia,[2] and was a Fremantle Dockers fan in his youth.[3] He originally played for Mt Lawley-Inglewood Junior Football Club. Starcevich joined West Australian Football League club East Perth, playing 20 colts games across 2016–17 and averaging 13 disposals.[4] He also played cricket, athletics and football for Trinity College. Starcevich played for Western Australia in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships and attended the AFL Draft Combine.[3] However, he was limited by a quad injury. Starcevich tested at the WA State Draft Combine and won the 20 m (66 ft) sprint with a time of 2.87 seconds.[5] He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 18 in the 2017 national draft, their third selection, and was described as a 'contested bull'.[2]

AFL career

In 2018, Starcevich made his debut against North Melbourne in round 20[1] after strong form in the North East Australian Football League.[6] He recorded five tackles and nine disposals. Soon after, Starcevich signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Brisbane until 2021.[1] In the 13th round of the 2020 AFL season, Starcevich earned a 2020 AFL Rising Star nomination for his performance against St Kilda, where he collected 10 disposals and took 4 marks.[7]

In 2023 Starcevich was a member of the Lions squad who were narrowly defeated by Collingwood in the AFL Grand Final. Starcevich lined up on Norm Smith Medallist Bobby Hill who kicked 5 goals.

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[8]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018Brisbane Lions37 412201636580.30.55.04.09.01.32.0
2019Brisbane Lions37 100707210.00.07.00.07.02.01.0
2020[lower-alpha 1]Brisbane Lions37 18121254316857290.10.16.92.49.33.21.6
2021Brisbane Lions37 24002168229890410.00.09.03.412.43.81.7
2022Brisbane Lions37 243026890358107490.10.011.23.814.94.52.0
Career 71546362318672611280.10.19.03.312.23.71.8

Notes

  1. ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Whiting, Michael (10 August 2018). "Lion's big week rolls on with new deal". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 Lacy, Bridget (25 November 2017). "Starry-eyed Starcevich ready for Lions lift-off". PerthNow. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. 1 2 Hope, Shayne (22 November 2017). "AFL Draft 2018: Contest 'animal' Brandon Starcevich has white-line fever". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Brandon STARCEVICH". www.wafl.com.au. West Australian Football League. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Lacy, Bridget (15 October 2017). "Starcevich the stand-out at WA draft combine". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Hamilton, Andrew (3 August 2018). "Brandon Starcevich's hard edge prompted the Lions to hand him his debut against the Kangaroos". news.com.au. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Twomey, Callum (25 August 2020). "Rising Star-cevich: Third-year Lion's time to shine". AFL Media. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Brandon Starcevich". AFL Tables. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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