Angus Brayshaw

Quick Facts

Full Name	Angus Brayshaw
Occupation	Australian Rules Footballer
Date Of Birth	Jan 9, 1996(1996-01-09)
Age	28
Birthplace	Western Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Capricorn

Angus Brayshaw Biography

Angus Brayshaw is one of the most popular and richest Australian Rules Footballer who was born on January 9, 1996 in Western Australia, Australia. Angus Brayshaw (born 9 January 1996) is a professional Australian rules footballer, who plays with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A midfielder who stands 1.87 meters (6 feet 2 inches) high and weighting 87kg (192 lbs), Brayshaw is capable of playing both as an outside and inside midfielder. Brayshaw has strong family connections to Australian sports, as Brayshaw’s father Mark Brayshaw, is an ex- North Melbourne player and the current AFL Coaches’ Organization Chief Executive Officer. His cousin, James Brayshaw, is an ex-state cricketer as well as a as well as a former North Melbourne chairman and a sports media host and his father, Ian Brayshaw, is an ex-state cricketer and footballer for his club, the Claremont Football Club.

While playing in the Sandringham Dragons in the TAC Cup in 2014, Brayshaw was widely regarded as one of the top draft prospects in this year’s AFL draft. He was also named as captain of Sandringham. He received state honours for mid- year by being selected as a player for Vic Metro in the Under 18 Championships and was also rewarded by winning All-Australian recognition as a flanker half- back. Additionally, his performance at the TAC Cup helped him earn an appearance on the squad of the season as the player in the ruck.

Brayshaw was highly rated by the AFL players heading into the 2016 season whereby he was named the second best player in the league recruited from the 2014 and 2015 drafts. In the opening match of the 2016 NAB Challenge against Port Adelaide, he injured his knee five seconds into the match after a tackle from Port Adelaide midfielder, Hamish Hartlett, and the injury forced him to miss the remainder of the pre-season competition. In a bid to play in the round one match against Greater Western Sydney, he played for Casey in a VFL practice match where he recorded seventeen disposals and a goal. He ultimately missed the round one win against Greater Western Sydney and played his first AFL match for the season in round two in the thirteen point loss against Essendon at the Melbourne Cricket Ground where he recorded nine disposals. He was omitted the next week for the match against North Melbourne at Blundstone Arena due to looking “tired”.

Brayshaw had a reduced workload in the 2017 pre-season after injuring his calf in January and played the first two matches of the AFL season before he was omitted from the senior side for the round three match against Geelong at Etihad Stadium. AFL Media reporter, Ben Guthrie, noted the calf injury was a key reason for his slow start to the season and he was yet to live up to his potential due to persistent injuries throughout his early career. Former Melbourne coach, Paul Roos, noted that although the public hadn’t seen Brayshaw’s best yet, he was Melbourne’s most exciting prospect for 2017. In late April playing in the VFL, he received his third concussion in twelve months after receiving a bump from North Ballarat player, Hayden Walters. There were suggestions by the media that the multiple concussions in a short period of time would prematurely end his AFL career, however, these claims were quickly dismissed by Melbourne with head of football, Josh Mahoney, saying it was only a minor concussion.

Brayshaw was connected to Melbourne Football Club. Melbourne Football Club in the days leading up to the draft. He was eventually recruited by the club as their second selection, and the third overall in the 2014 draft. Brayshaw was expected to make his round one debut following a string of impressive performances by Melbourne’s team affiliated with The Casey Scorpions, in Victorian Football League (VFL) practice games, despite not playing in the NAB Challenge. Melbourne during the NAB Challenge. He made his debut in the 26 points win over Gold Coast at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in round one, and threw down a record-breaking nine tackles before getting removed at the end of the quarter. After a string of consistently good performances, he received the round-ten nomination for The Rising Star for his efforts during this year’s Queen’s Birthday Clash against Collingwood where he scored 18 disposals, six tackles and seven inside-50s, as well as four goal assists, and one goal. The performance was praised by the former Melbourne captain Garry Lyon, and he stated that Brayshaw could be the “200-gamer and leader of the Demons.”

Angus Brayshaw Net Worth

Angus Brayshaw is one of the richest Australian Rules Footballer from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Angus Brayshaw 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Brayshaw was a student at Haileybury College and played his junior football for The Hampton Rovers Football Club. Brayshaw was recognized as a top talent early on when he was awarded an award from the Australian Institute of Sport through the AIS-AFL Academy , as part of their Level One team for 2012’s intake. In the same year the team was selected in the under 16 championships of Vic Metro in the under 16 championships. He was also awarded the prize for the most valuable player of Vic Metro.

He was a part of five games as a player with a low age during the TAC Cup of the Sandringham Dragons in 2013 and after being disqualified for an 2013 AFL draft due to missing the cut-off age for nine days Brayshaw was a junior player in 2014 while pursuing the double degrees of engineering and commerce in engineering and commerce at Monash University. He was picked as a member in the Level 2 squad of the 2013 intake of the AFL’s AIS Academy and was sent across Europe during April and May 2014 for two weeks in a squad of 31 players. The first day of the tour Brayshaw was presented with the MCC Chairman’s Award as the top academy player after playing in the Collingwood’s Victorian Football League (VFL) team in Melbourne Cricket Ground. Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Brayshaw played top-level football early when he played in the TAC Cup for the Sandringham Dragons as a bottom-aged player, in addition to representing Victoria at under 16 level, and continued to represent the state which culminated in selection for Vic Metro in the 2014 AFL Under 18 Championships. His achievements at junior level included the most valuable player award at state level, the best on ground academy player, and selection in the All- Australian team and TAC Cup team of the year. He was recruited by Melbourne with the third overall selection in the 2014 AFL draft and he made his debut during the 2015 season, resulting in a fifth-place finish in the AFL Rising Star award.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Angus Brayshaw Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Angus Ranked on the list of most popular Australian Rules Footballer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Angus Brayshaw celebrates birthday on January 9 of every year.

Is james Brayshaw and Angus Brayshaw related?

James Brayshaw has spoken to his nephew Angus on his latest concussion. Angus Brayshaw was concussed for the third time in a year in the VFL on Saturday night. JB revealed on the Tuesday Rub he spoke to Angus about the incident. “I chatted to him last night,” he said.

Why does Angus Brayshaw wear a helmet?

Melbourne midfielder Angus Brayshaw says his series of concussions made him think about stepping away from the game. Brayshaw suffered four concussions in the space of 12 months and wears a helmet during games.

Why does Hamish Brayshaw wear a helmet?

Hamish Brayshaw turned up to the grand final in a Melbourne-themed helmet in tribute to his brother Angus’s head gear!

Who is Angus Brayshaw father?

Mark Brayshaw

Why did Nathan Burke wear a helmet?

Nathan Burke wore a helmet after repeated head knocks. St Kilda champion and Saints Hall of Famer Burke wore a helmet from 1992-2001 and says it helped minimise repeated concussions. He estimates he suffered dozens of minor concussions over his brilliant 323-game career but fewer when wearing a helmet.