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2002 MARK OF THE YEAR
WINNER: Jonathan Brown

WHEN: Round 17
DATE: Saturday July 27 2002
TEAMS: Brisbane Vs Hawthorn
VENUE: Melbourne Cricket Ground

DETAILS: Showing emmense courage, Jonathan Brown runs at full pace with the flight of the ball, headlong into a charging pack of Hawthorn and Brisbane players. With his eyes on the ball he dives into the pack and takes the mark over his shoulder.

Brisbane coach Leigh Matthews described the mark as follows:

"When you see it on tape it was just a magnificent example of keeping your eye on the ball and forgetting about the stampeding herd around you...Running with the flight of the ball and ... actually ignoring that natural instinct of protecting the front of the body and launching yourself at the ball like he did was extraordinary."

Jonathan Brown made the following comments regarding the mark:

"It's probably one of the best but I took a similar one in June - but no-one remembers that one. But the ball seemed to hang in the air for a fair while and the closer I got the more I started thinking I'm a chance here. Then it got to decision time and I decided to have a crack at it and it just stuck so it's one of those things I guess."

 

2002 MARK OF THE YEAR WEEKLY WINNERS
Round 1Jeff White Melbourne
Round 2Tim Notting Brisbane Lions
Round 3Adam Simpson Kangaroos
Round 4Scott Welsh Adelaide
Round 5Digby MorrellKangaroos
Round 6Andrew Dunkley Sydney
Round 7Anthony RoccaCollingwood
Round 8Joel Bowden Richmond
Round 9Daniel Schell Adelaide
Round 10Anthony Rocca Collingwood
Round 11Chris Grant Western Bulldogs
Round 12Chris Johnson Brisbane Lions
Round 13Russell Robertson Melbourne
Round 14Steven KoopsFremantle
Round 15Steven KoopsFremantle
Round 15Nathan ThompsonHawthorn
Round 16Steven KoopsFremantle
Round 17Jonathan BrownBrisbane
Round 18David Teague Kangaroos
Round 19Leo Barry Sydney
Round 20Russell Robertson Melbourne
Round 21Jess Sinclair Kangaroos
Round 22Troy Wilson West Coast

 
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