Mitch W. Brown is the back up centre half forward at Essendon, but given the propensity for injury that Joe Daniher suffers he has filled that position more often than is usually expected of an understudy. He is a roleplayer, a better player than Jacob Townsend who won a flag at CHF for Richmond, but probably on a similar payscale, and you can't build an AFL list with millionaires on every line. He is a solid contributor with a couple of goals or so per match, though as a fantasy asset his goal-related variability makes him a questionable start.
Mitch W. Brown is the back up centre half forward at Essendon, but given the propensity for injury that Joe Daniher suffers he has filled that position more often than is usually expected of an understudy. He is a roleplayer, a better player than Jacob Townsend who won a flag at CHF for Richmond, but probably on a similar payscale, and you can't build an AFL list with millionaires on every line. He is a solid contributor with a couple of goals or so per match, though as a fantasy asset his goal-related variability makes him a questionable start.
Brown is too beige
An excursion to the VFL after three games in defence looked like very bad news for Mitch W. Brown, but he returned in round 12 to an undermanned attack and went goalless only twice on the run home, booting 18.7 from 11 matches in a lead-up position that netted seven marks per week. However, half his touches came from marks and he struggled to go much beyond the forward baseline. Brown was in the side due to Joe Daniher's ongoing struggle with groin injury and, while that problem may continue through 2019 to allow him to keep playing that CHF role, it is hard to escape the conclusion that by the end of the season he's going to be an also-ran at best, like his team was last year. Other players have higher ceilings, both in fantasy and real footy, limiting his draft value.
Mitch W. Brown has had a purple patch in his past four games of AFL action, albeit interrupted by a shoulder complaint in July. Despite that being the third interruption to his 2018 senior campaign, he has put up his best average in his fifth season and is now in the frame to start every week in draft leagues, though as a genuine forward he can still go missing if the supply upfield is dry. The lack of Joe Daniher has certainly helped his targets, but it's his personal best rate of five tackles per game that has increased his fantasy scoring base.
Brown feels bad
Returning to defence after a sojourn forward in the makeshift Essendon side of 2016, Mitch W. Brown played rounds 3 through 6 before an ankle injury prevented him from returning to senior level. His spot in the team was filled by Michael Hartley. Brown has posted some big scores in the past on the rare occasions when he participated in kick-to-kick sessions in the back line as the Dons played tempo. Other than that, he's not relied upon to do anything creative with ball in hand.
