[1] This would later prove crucial as the Brisbane Lions were able to sign his son Jonathan under the father–son rule in 1999.
He spent the 1982 VFL season at Essendon and then signed with Coburg, where he played in 1983.
From 1984 to 1986, Brown captain-coached Colac in the Hampden Football League.
Brown now is a teacher at Emmanuel College, Warrnambool, where is currently one of two deputy principals.
His son Jonathan Brown was drafted to the Brisbane Lions under the father-son rule.