Dave Brown Gallery
Dave Brown: The 'Bradman of League', he was an integral figure in the Club's successes in the mid-1930s-1940s.
Dashing: Dave Brown pictured bottom left in the 1932 team photo.
Green and Gold: Dave Brown (front row, third from the left) in the 1936 Australian team photo.
National Treasure: Brown captained the green and gold in six tests through his distinguished career.
Club Champions: Easts claimed the first-grade Premiership, were Club Champions and winners of the Flowers Memorial Pennant in 1935. Captain at just 22 years of age, Dave Brown is pictured in the front row, centre.
Strapping: Dave Brown pictured here with a full head of hair in his formative years. Illness saw him lose his hair, which he then replaced with his trademark headgear.
Brilliantly Skilled: Looking to shift the ball, Dave Brown passes to his left in a match for Easts.
Popular Release: Circa 1930, a rare cigarette card of Dave Brown.
O Captain My Captain: Despite missing the Grand Final due to injury, Dave Brown is pictured front and centre as captain of the 1940 Eastern Suburbs Premiership side.
Sharpshooter: Brown kicks away yet another conversion, this one pictured late in his career at the beginning of the 1940s.
Ready for Battle: Dave Brown ready for matchday in his Red, White and Blue Tricolours jersey and headgear.
Getting Away: Brown streaks away from opponents in an interstate match for NSW in the early 1930s.
War Cry: In the no.14 jersey, far right, Brown and the Australian side are pictured here performing their War Cry in 1933.
Say Cheese: Suiting up for the Sydney Metropolitan team as captain, Brown shakes the hands of British captain Jim Brough before their clash in 1936.
Boots and All: Not only a proficient goal-kicker, Dave Brown also possessed skill with the boot in open-field play.
Front and Centre: It was hard to miss Brown in a team photo, here pictured in the dead centre in this photo of the 1935 Kangaroos side.
All Round Threat: Here Brown is pictured throwing a pass while in the famous Tricolours.
Just Right: Dave Brown was considered one of the best goal-kickers and point-scorers of all time. Here he sets up a conversion kick on New Year's Eve in Paris.
Trademark: Dave Brown pictured with his trademark headgear in an Eastern Suburbs team photo.
Getting in the Kms: Dave Brown (Far Right) at Easts training.
Blues Brothers: (L to R) Dave Brown pictured with Easts and NSW teammates Ernie Norman, Ray Stehr.
Looking for Support: Brown pictured here passing to a teammate on the 1933 Kangaroo Tour, with Easts teammate Viv Thicknesse in the background.
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