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Brody Mihocek

Brody Mihocek (born 4 February 1993) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected at pick #22 in the 2018 rookie draft.[1] He made his senior debut against Fremantle in round 11 of the 2018 season, kicking 4 goals.[2]

Brody Mihocek
Mihocek playing for Collingwood in August 2018
Personal information
Nickname(s) Checkers
Date of birth (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Tasmania
Original team(s) Burnie Dockers, Port Melbourne
Draft No. 22 2018 rookie draft
Debut Collingwood vs. Fremantle, at MCG
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 98 kg (216 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 41
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Collingwood 110 (184)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2023.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Before arriving in the AFL Mihocek played for the Burnie Dockers Football Club[3] and the Port Melbourne Football Club.[4]

Early life

Brody Mihocek is the son of Jack Mihocek, who played for Essendon in the 1970s.[5] Mihocek played for Tasmania in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships, in which Tasmania were the Division 2 premiers, and was selected in the 2011 Under 18 All-Australian team at centre half-back.[6][7] However he was overlooked in the 2011 AFL draft.[citation needed] He then played for the Burnie Dockers, and was part of their 2012 Tasmanian State League (TSL) flag, kicking a goal in the Grand Final.[8] After this he decided to move to Melbourne and started playing with Maribyrnong Park in the Essendon District Football League (EDFL) for the 2013 season, in the hopes of securing a place in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[citation needed] This was successful and prior to the 2014 season he was offered a spot on the list of the VFL side Werribee.[citation needed]

VFL career

2014–2015

In 2014, Mihocek signed with Victorian Football League (VFL) club Werribee for 2 seasons after looking to move on from the EDFL. He won the Player's Player award in 2014,[9] playing in the Werribee Development side. In 2015 Mihocek was in and out of the senior team, but played in Werribee's elimination final loss to Collingwood, and was one of Werribee's best.[10] He was also selected to play in the 2015 AFL Victoria Young Gun's game. When Werribee became aligned with AFL side North Melbourne at the end of the 2015 season however, Mihocek sought a move to another club.

2016–2017

Mihocek met with Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres in the offseason, and crossed over to Port Melbourne for the 2016 season searching for team success.[11] Mihocek played 33 games for Port Melbourne over 2 seasons and kicking 15 goals. He had an impressive first season and was awarded the Jack McFarlane medal for the club's best and fairest in 2016. Mihocek's 2017 season was interrupted by injury, but he returned in the second half of the season and played a key role Port Melbourne's 2017 VFL Premiership. Mihocek primarily played in defence and excelled in the role, but he was also very capable when asked to play up forward.[12] He was looked at by several AFL clubs at the end of the 2016 season as a rookie draft selection, but it wasn't until the conclusion of the 2017 season that AFL side Collingwood contacted Mihocek and informed him that he would be selected by the club in the rookie draft,[citation needed] and he was ultimately the selected with pick #22 as a key defender.

AFL career

Mihocek primarily plays as a tall marking centre half-forward in the AFL, but can move into defence to play on a key forward, or play behind the ball to be an intercept player if needed to. At the forefront of Mihocek's gameplay is a strong mark allowing him to play both ends as a tall, as well as an accurate kick. Additionally, he is also capable of floating up onto a half-forward flank or wing and play a link-up role to send the ball forward. However the most notable facet of his game is his work ethic and selflessness, which is what sets him apart as he's constantly running, applying pressure and leading in the forward half to present as a target.[citation needed]

2018

Collingwood had been watching Mihocek closely in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and chose him as pick 22 in the 2018 rookie draft.[citation needed] While he played primarily as a defender in the VFL, he made his debut as a tall forward against Fremantle in round 11 of the 2018 season to immediate effect, kicking 4 goals,[citation needed] the only player, along with Ryan Nyhuis to kick 4 goals on debut in AFL/VFL history.[13] He found himself a regular in Collingwood's best 22, playing every remaining game in the season,[citation needed] including the finals series and the Grand Final loss against West Coast where he kicked 1 goal.[citation needed] He finished the season with 29 goals from 16 games.[citation needed]

2019

Off the back of an impressive debut season, Mihocek was a walk-up starter for Collingwood, arguably the most important person in their forward line with his marking prowess, running and work-ethic great assets.[citation needed] As Collingwood struggled with injuries and suspensions to a host of their forwards, Mihocek's importance to Collingwood was underlined, as he played every game for the season and led Collingwood's goalkicking with 36 goals, including 5 bags of 4 goals. However his 2019 season would end on a sour note, just like Collingwood's, as he was completely shut out of the game in a wet scrap, only collecting 2 disposals in their loss to Greater Western Sydney.[citation needed] He also received 4 Brownlow Medal votes in 2019.[citation needed]

2020

The reigning leading goalkicker for Collingwood, Mihocek started 2020 in top form, and was leading the Coleman Medal during round 6 with 12 goals. However, after this Mihocek struggled with inconsistent form, as did the Magpies, and only managed 8 goals from the remaining 10 games he played in the home and away season. This poor showing was compounded after a sickening collision with Melbourne's Aaron vandenBerg in the first quarter of their round 12 match left Mihocek knocked out cold. This resulted in him missing round 13, the first time he had missed a game since his debut, putting an end to a run of 52 consecutive games. Mihocek returned to form in the first week of the 2020 Finals series with a 3 goal performance, and was Collingwood's best player in the tense final quarter, getting on top of defender Jeremy McGovern to kick 2 crucial goals, and at the end of the match moving behind the ball, cutting off West Coast inside 50's to help get Collingwood over the line. Mihocek ended the season with 25 goals from 18 games, leading Collingwood's goalkicking for the second consecutive year.[citation needed]

2021

Despite kicking 34 goals and being Collingwood's leading goalkicker for a third straight year, Mihocek, along with Collingwood struggled in 2021, as the Magpies fell from a semi-final berth in 2020 to 17th on the ladder in 2021. Due to this collective drop in form, Mihocek's supply was not to the quality that it was in previous seasons, making it harder to be effective and impact games as a tall forward. Often playing as Collingwood's primary tall forward, the lack of support added to Mihocek's and the Pies woes. However, the biggest issue was Mihocek's goalkicking. Kicking 34.34 for the year with an accuracy of just 42.5% prevented Mihocek from regularly impacting games, and prevented him from being in any contention for the Coleman medal. Despite these issues however, Mihocek had a career best game against the Gold Coast Suns in round 7 picking up 24 disposals including 20 kicks, collecting 12 marks, and kicking 4.2 in a loss. Unfortunately his season ended on a sour note after he was suspended for 1 game in round 22 for a bump on Brisbane player Tom Fullarton, the first suspension in his career, and only the second time he has missed a game.[citation needed]

2022

Mihocek started the 2022 season strongly, picking up three bags of 4 goals in the first 13 rounds, though missing the round 5 match with COVID-19. This strong form coincided with a resurgent Collingwood outfit who put a shocking 2021 season behind them to entrench themselves in the top 8. Mihocek's form peaked against reigning premiers Melbourne in round 13, where he clunked 10 marks and bagged 4 goals to drive a massive upset victory. The second half of the season saw Mihocek struggle with niggling problems and a hip injury he picked up after a contest with Mason Redman in round 19 that caused him to miss the following week. Unfortunately his form tapered off after his return as Collingwood surged into a preliminary final, though his presence up forward to crash packs and assist teammates was still valuable. Mihocek finished the season with 41 goals, his best return, and led the Pies' goal kicking for a fourth consecutive year.[citation needed]

Statistics

Updated to the end of the 2022 season.[14]

Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Collingwood 41 16 29 18 127 58 185 79 33 1.8 1.1 7.9 3.6 11.6 4.9 2.1 0
2019 Collingwood 41 24 36 26 213 102 315 141 49 1.5 1.1 8.9 4.2 13.1 5.9 2.0 4
2020[a] Collingwood 41 18 25 9 110 48 158 68 33 1.4 0.5 6.1 2.7 8.8 3.8 1.8 5
2021 Collingwood 41 21 34 34 178 50 228 123 35 1.6 1.6 8.5 2.4 10.9 5.9 1.7 0
2022 Collingwood 41 23 41 25 150 65 215 87 46 1.8 1.1 6.5 2.8 9.3 3.8 2.0 3
Career 102 165 112 778 323 1101 498 196 1.6 1.1 7.6 3.2 10.8 4.9 1.9 12

Notes

  1. ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours and achievements

Individual

  • Bob Rose Award (Collingwood Best player in Finals): 1 (2020)

References

  1. ^ Gabelich, Josh (1 June 2018), "The long way to the top: Three VFL clubs, two states, one long-awaited debut for Brody Mihocek", Fox Sports
  2. ^ Fair, Alex (4 June 2018), "Bucks' praise for Mihocek", The Advocate
  3. ^ Fair, Alex (23 September 2019). "Preliminary pain for Magpie Brody Mihocek". The Advocate.
  4. ^ Wharton, Sam (25 September 2018). "Brody's Journey to The Big Stage". Port Melbourne Football Club.
  5. ^ Gastin, Sam (27 November 2017). "Welcome to Collingwood: Brody Mihocek". Collingwood. Telstra.
  6. ^ Metro dominate AA selections 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine – afl.com.au. Written by Jason Phelan. Published 9 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  7. ^ 2011 U18 All Australian Side – contestedfooty.com. Written by James Rose. Published 13 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
  8. ^ "2012 Season – Tasmanian State League".
  9. ^ "Werribee Football Club - Homepage".
  10. ^ "Werribee Football Club - Jeff Andrews: Round 12 post-game (Werribee vs Williamstown)".
  11. ^ "Mature Magpie Mihocek recalls his prolonged passage to the AFL".
  12. ^ "Brody Mihocek Set to Make AFL Debut with Collingwood". 3 June 2018.
  13. ^ "AFL Tables - Miscellaneous Goalkicking Records".
  14. ^ "Brody Mihocek". AFL Tables. Retrieved 13 October 2021.

External links

  • Brody Mihocek's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
  • Brody Mihocek from AFL Tables

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Brody Mihocek born 4 February 1993 is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League AFL He was selected at pick 22 in the 2018 rookie draft 1 He made his senior debut against Fremantle in round 11 of the 2018 season kicking 4 goals 2 Brody MihocekMihocek playing for Collingwood in August 2018Personal informationNickname s CheckersDate of birth 1993 02 04 4 February 1993 age 30 Place of birthTasmaniaOriginal team s Burnie Dockers Port MelbourneDraftNo 22 2018 rookie draftDebutCollingwood vs Fremantle at MCGHeight192 cm 6 ft 4 in Weight98 kg 216 lb Position s ForwardClub informationCurrent clubCollingwoodNumber41Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 2018 Collingwood110 184 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8 2023 Career highlights4x Collingwood leading goalkicker 2019 2020 2021 2022Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comBefore arriving in the AFL Mihocek played for the Burnie Dockers Football Club 3 and the Port Melbourne Football Club 4 Contents 1 Early life 2 VFL career 2 1 2014 2015 2 2 2016 2017 3 AFL career 3 1 2018 3 2 2019 3 3 2020 3 4 2021 3 5 2022 4 Statistics 5 Honours and achievements 6 References 7 External linksEarly life EditBrody Mihocek is the son of Jack Mihocek who played for Essendon in the 1970s 5 Mihocek played for Tasmania in the 2011 AFL Under 18 Championships in which Tasmania were the Division 2 premiers and was selected in the 2011 Under 18 All Australian team at centre half back 6 7 However he was overlooked in the 2011 AFL draft citation needed He then played for the Burnie Dockers and was part of their 2012 Tasmanian State League TSL flag kicking a goal in the Grand Final 8 After this he decided to move to Melbourne and started playing with Maribyrnong Park in the Essendon District Football League EDFL for the 2013 season in the hopes of securing a place in the Victorian Football League VFL citation needed This was successful and prior to the 2014 season he was offered a spot on the list of the VFL side Werribee citation needed VFL career Edit2014 2015 Edit In 2014 Mihocek signed with Victorian Football League VFL club Werribee for 2 seasons after looking to move on from the EDFL He won the Player s Player award in 2014 9 playing in the Werribee Development side In 2015 Mihocek was in and out of the senior team but played in Werribee s elimination final loss to Collingwood and was one of Werribee s best 10 He was also selected to play in the 2015 AFL Victoria Young Gun s game When Werribee became aligned with AFL side North Melbourne at the end of the 2015 season however Mihocek sought a move to another club 2016 2017 Edit Mihocek met with Port Melbourne coach Gary Ayres in the offseason and crossed over to Port Melbourne for the 2016 season searching for team success 11 Mihocek played 33 games for Port Melbourne over 2 seasons and kicking 15 goals He had an impressive first season and was awarded the Jack McFarlane medal for the club s best and fairest in 2016 Mihocek s 2017 season was interrupted by injury but he returned in the second half of the season and played a key role Port Melbourne s 2017 VFL Premiership Mihocek primarily played in defence and excelled in the role but he was also very capable when asked to play up forward 12 He was looked at by several AFL clubs at the end of the 2016 season as a rookie draft selection but it wasn t until the conclusion of the 2017 season that AFL side Collingwood contacted Mihocek and informed him that he would be selected by the club in the rookie draft citation needed and he was ultimately the selected with pick 22 as a key defender AFL career EditMihocek primarily plays as a tall marking centre half forward in the AFL but can move into defence to play on a key forward or play behind the ball to be an intercept player if needed to At the forefront of Mihocek s gameplay is a strong mark allowing him to play both ends as a tall as well as an accurate kick Additionally he is also capable of floating up onto a half forward flank or wing and play a link up role to send the ball forward However the most notable facet of his game is his work ethic and selflessness which is what sets him apart as he s constantly running applying pressure and leading in the forward half to present as a target citation needed 2018 Edit Collingwood had been watching Mihocek closely in the Victorian Football League VFL and chose him as pick 22 in the 2018 rookie draft citation needed While he played primarily as a defender in the VFL he made his debut as a tall forward against Fremantle in round 11 of the 2018 season to immediate effect kicking 4 goals citation needed the only player along with Ryan Nyhuis to kick 4 goals on debut in AFL VFL history 13 He found himself a regular in Collingwood s best 22 playing every remaining game in the season citation needed including the finals series and the Grand Final loss against West Coast where he kicked 1 goal citation needed He finished the season with 29 goals from 16 games citation needed 2019 Edit Off the back of an impressive debut season Mihocek was a walk up starter for Collingwood arguably the most important person in their forward line with his marking prowess running and work ethic great assets citation needed As Collingwood struggled with injuries and suspensions to a host of their forwards Mihocek s importance to Collingwood was underlined as he played every game for the season and led Collingwood s goalkicking with 36 goals including 5 bags of 4 goals However his 2019 season would end on a sour note just like Collingwood s as he was completely shut out of the game in a wet scrap only collecting 2 disposals in their loss to Greater Western Sydney citation needed He also received 4 Brownlow Medal votes in 2019 citation needed 2020 Edit The reigning leading goalkicker for Collingwood Mihocek started 2020 in top form and was leading the Coleman Medal during round 6 with 12 goals However after this Mihocek struggled with inconsistent form as did the Magpies and only managed 8 goals from the remaining 10 games he played in the home and away season This poor showing was compounded after a sickening collision with Melbourne s Aaron vandenBerg in the first quarter of their round 12 match left Mihocek knocked out cold This resulted in him missing round 13 the first time he had missed a game since his debut putting an end to a run of 52 consecutive games Mihocek returned to form in the first week of the 2020 Finals series with a 3 goal performance and was Collingwood s best player in the tense final quarter getting on top of defender Jeremy McGovern to kick 2 crucial goals and at the end of the match moving behind the ball cutting off West Coast inside 50 s to help get Collingwood over the line Mihocek ended the season with 25 goals from 18 games leading Collingwood s goalkicking for the second consecutive year citation needed 2021 Edit Despite kicking 34 goals and being Collingwood s leading goalkicker for a third straight year Mihocek along with Collingwood struggled in 2021 as the Magpies fell from a semi final berth in 2020 to 17th on the ladder in 2021 Due to this collective drop in form Mihocek s supply was not to the quality that it was in previous seasons making it harder to be effective and impact games as a tall forward Often playing as Collingwood s primary tall forward the lack of support added to Mihocek s and the Pies woes However the biggest issue was Mihocek s goalkicking Kicking 34 34 for the year with an accuracy of just 42 5 prevented Mihocek from regularly impacting games and prevented him from being in any contention for the Coleman medal Despite these issues however Mihocek had a career best game against the Gold Coast Suns in round 7 picking up 24 disposals including 20 kicks collecting 12 marks and kicking 4 2 in a loss Unfortunately his season ended on a sour note after he was suspended for 1 game in round 22 for a bump on Brisbane player Tom Fullarton the first suspension in his career and only the second time he has missed a game citation needed 2022 Edit Mihocek started the 2022 season strongly picking up three bags of 4 goals in the first 13 rounds though missing the round 5 match with COVID 19 This strong form coincided with a resurgent Collingwood outfit who put a shocking 2021 season behind them to entrench themselves in the top 8 Mihocek s form peaked against reigning premiers Melbourne in round 13 where he clunked 10 marks and bagged 4 goals to drive a massive upset victory The second half of the season saw Mihocek struggle with niggling problems and a hip injury he picked up after a contest with Mason Redman in round 19 that caused him to miss the following week Unfortunately his form tapered off after his return as Collingwood surged into a preliminary final though his presence up forward to crash packs and assist teammates was still valuable Mihocek finished the season with 41 goals his best return and led the Pies goal kicking for a fourth consecutive year citation needed Statistics EditUpdated to the end of the 2022 season 14 Legend G Goals K Kicks D Disposals T Tackles B Behinds H Handballs M MarksSeason Team No Games Totals Averages per game VotesG B K H D M T G B K H D M T2018 Collingwood 41 16 29 18 127 58 185 79 33 1 8 1 1 7 9 3 6 11 6 4 9 2 1 02019 Collingwood 41 24 36 26 213 102 315 141 49 1 5 1 1 8 9 4 2 13 1 5 9 2 0 42020 a Collingwood 41 18 25 9 110 48 158 68 33 1 4 0 5 6 1 2 7 8 8 3 8 1 8 52021 Collingwood 41 21 34 34 178 50 228 123 35 1 6 1 6 8 5 2 4 10 9 5 9 1 7 02022 Collingwood 41 23 41 25 150 65 215 87 46 1 8 1 1 6 5 2 8 9 3 3 8 2 0 3Career 102 165 112 778 323 1101 498 196 1 6 1 1 7 6 3 2 10 8 4 9 1 9 12Notes The 2020 season was played with 17 home and away matches per team down from 22 and 16 minute quarters with time on down from 20 minute quarters with time on due to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic Honours and achievements EditIndividual 4 Collingwood Leading Goalkicker Award 2019 36 2020 25 2021 34 2022 41 Bob Rose Award Collingwood Best player in Finals 1 2020 References Edit Gabelich Josh 1 June 2018 The long way to the top Three VFL clubs two states one long awaited debut for Brody Mihocek Fox Sports Fair Alex 4 June 2018 Bucks praise for Mihocek The Advocate Fair Alex 23 September 2019 Preliminary pain for Magpie Brody Mihocek The Advocate Wharton Sam 25 September 2018 Brody s Journey to The Big Stage Port Melbourne Football Club Gastin Sam 27 November 2017 Welcome to Collingwood Brody Mihocek Collingwood Telstra Metro dominate AA selections Archived 10 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine afl com au Written by Jason Phelan Published 9 July 2011 Retrieved 4 September 2011 2011 U18 All Australian Side contestedfooty com Written by James Rose Published 13 July 2011 Retrieved 4 September 2011 2012 Season Tasmanian State League Werribee Football Club Homepage Werribee Football Club Jeff Andrews Round 12 post game Werribee vs Williamstown Mature Magpie Mihocek recalls his prolonged passage to the AFL Brody Mihocek Set to Make AFL Debut with Collingwood 3 June 2018 AFL Tables Miscellaneous Goalkicking Records Brody Mihocek AFL Tables Retrieved 13 October 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brody Mihocek Brody Mihocek s profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club Brody Mihocek from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brody Mihocek amp oldid 1153601452, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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