Brett Allison (born 26 May 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club and the Sydney Swans in the VFL/AFL. He served as the head of development at the Melbourne Football Club from 2013 to 2016.[1]

Brett Allison
Personal information
Full name Brett Allison
Date of birth (1968-05-26) 26 May 1968 (age 56)
Original team(s) Belconnen
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1987–1999 North Melbourne 219 (276)
2000 Sydney Swans 009 00(9)
Total 228 (285)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Allison played as a crumbing forward pocket or half-forward flanker and is perhaps best remembered for his Mark of the Year in 1991, as well as being a premiership player in 1996 and 1999. He was known for his front and square ability to get the ball and sharp shooting around goals.

At the end of 1997 Allison was involved in talks that could have had him moving back to Sydney, however this deal fell through and he played his 200th for North in 1998.

At the end of 1999, he was released by North Melbourne and picked up by Sydney, finally retiring at the end of the 2000 season. At the end of his career he had played 228 games and kicked 285 goals and is one of the most successful football exports from the ACT.

Among Allison's honours apart from his '91 Mark of the Year and his two premiership medals are his 7 State of Origin appearances as well as a pre-season premiership in 1995.

Brett Allison's father Tom Allison also played for North Melbourne.

Playing statistics

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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
1987 North Melbourne 33 5 0 3 30 18 48 7 5 0.0 0.6 6.0 3.6 9.6 1.4 1.0
1988 North Melbourne 33 22 21 10 238 117 355 51 27 1.0 0.5 10.8 5.3 16.1 2.3 1.2
1989 North Melbourne 33 12 8 1 95 54 149 19 17 0.7 0.1 7.9 4.5 12.4 1.6 1.4
1990 North Melbourne 33 22 29 21 217 81 298 42 20 1.3 1.0 9.9 3.7 13.5 1.9 0.9
1991 North Melbourne 33 18 19 14 159 78 237 47 19 1.1 0.8 8.8 4.3 13.2 2.6 1.1
1992 North Melbourne 33 14 17 11 140 73 213 34 22 1.2 0.8 10.0 5.2 15.2 2.4 1.6
1993 North Melbourne 33 21 21 16 199 95 294 35 33 1.0 0.8 9.5 4.5 14.0 1.7 1.6
1994 North Melbourne 33 23 35 31 198 103 301 46 35 1.5 1.3 8.6 4.5 13.1 2.0 1.5
1995 North Melbourne 33 25 39 17 164 99 263 41 30 1.6 0.7 6.6 4.0 10.5 1.6 1.2
1996 North Melbourne 33 13 23 15 104 59 163 25 12 1.8 1.2 8.0 4.5 12.5 1.9 0.9
1997 North Melbourne 33 24 43 21 183 82 265 40 20 1.8 0.9 7.6 3.4 11.0 1.7 0.8
1998 North Melbourne 33 9 10 3 35 18 53 12 5 1.1 0.3 3.9 2.0 5.9 1.3 0.6
1999 Kangaroos 33 11 11 6 70 28 98 22 9 1.0 0.5 6.4 2.5 8.9 2.0 0.8
2000 Sydney 15 9 9 7 57 14 71 23 3 1.0 0.8 6.3 1.6 7.9 2.6 0.3
Career 228 285 176 1889 919 2808 444 257 1.3 0.8 8.3 4.0 12.3 1.9 1.1

References

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  1. ^ Clark, Jay (12 September 2013). "Paul Roos recruits former Sydney development coach Brett Allison from North Melbourne". Herald Sun. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ Brett Allison's player profile at AFL Tables