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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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| birthdate = 21 February 1938
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| playingteams = [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] (1956-65)
* 111 games 45 goals
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'''Brian Gray''' (born 21 February 1938) is a former [[Australian rules]] footballer who played for [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]] during the late 1950s and early 1960s.
'''Brian Gray''' (born 21 February 1938) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) during the late 1950s and early 1960s.


Gray usually played as a wingman but could also rove and play at half forward. He was a member of Collingwood's 1958 premiership team and played in a losing Grand Final in 1960. In the 1962 Brownlow Medal count he polled well with an equal sixth place finish and represented the Victorian interstate side in both 1961 and 1962.
Gray usually played as a wingman but could also rove and play at half forward. He was a member of Collingwood's 1958 premiership team and played in a losing Grand Final in 1960. In the 1962 [[Brownlow Medal]] count he polled well with an equal sixth-place finish and represented the [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victorian interstate side]] in both 1961 and 1962.

==See also==
* [[Australian football at the 1956 Summer Olympics]]


==References==
==References==
*{{AflRleague|ref=B/Brian_Gray.html}}
*{{AFL Tables|ref=B/Brian_Gray.html}}
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.


{{1958 Collingwood Magpies premiership players}}
{{1958 Collingwood premiership players}}


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[[Category:1938 births]]
[[Category:1938 births]]
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[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
[[Category:Collingwood Football Club players]]
[[Category:Collingwood Football Club players]]
[[Category:Collingwood Football Club premiership players]]
[[Category:Coleraine Football Club players]]
[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Australian footballers at the 1956 Summer Olympics]]
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Latest revision as of 10:28, 2 August 2023

Brian Gray
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-02-21) 21 February 1938 (age 86)
Original team(s) Coleraine
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1956–1965 Collingwood 111 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Brian Gray (born 21 February 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Gray usually played as a wingman but could also rove and play at half forward. He was a member of Collingwood's 1958 premiership team and played in a losing Grand Final in 1960. In the 1962 Brownlow Medal count he polled well with an equal sixth-place finish and represented the Victorian interstate side in both 1961 and 1962.

See also

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References

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  • Brian Gray's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.