four losing grand final teams with Geelong. Brownless "retired“ in 1997 at 30 years of age, although the reason for the retirement was because he wasn't required at the club for the 1998 AFL Season. Brownless has the record for most goals in a game at the Gabba, with 11. State of Origin Brownless first played State of Origin in 1988 for New South Wales. Playing in the State of Origin Carnival that year, he kicked three goals in the tournament, two in the first against South Australia and one in the second against Western Australia. In 1993 he again played in the State of Origin Carnival, being selected for NSW/ACT against Victoria. With Wayne Carey and John Longmire in the side, Brownless played at centre half back. In 1995 he kicked five goals and was named in the best players for Allies in a win over Western Australia. Statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1986 |style="text-align:center;"| | 16 || 14 || 32 || 16 || 112 || 50 || 162 || 80 || 0 || 2.3 || 1.1 || 8.0 || 3.6 || 11.6 || 5.7 || 0.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1987 |style="text-align:center;"| | 16 || 14 || 30 || 22 || 112 || 48 || 160 || 75 || 20 || 2.1 || 1.6 || 8.0 || 3.4 || 11.4 || 5.4 || 1.4 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1988 |style="text-align:center;"| | 16 || 7 || 14 || 7 || 44 || 21 || 65 || 28 || 6 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 6.3 || 3.0 || 9.3 || 4.0 || 0.9 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1989 |style="text-align:center;"| | 16 || 26 || 46 || 34 || 228 || 120 || 348 || 143 || 19 || 1.8 || 1.3 || 8.8 || 4.6 || 13.4 || 5.5 || 0.7 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1990 |style="text-align:center;"| | 16 || 22 || 35 || 22 || 241 || 143 || 384 || 122 || 21 || 1.6 || 1.0 || 11.0 || 17.5 || 6.5 || 5.5 || 1.0 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1991 |style="text-align:center;"| | 16 || 20 || 81 || 54 || 223 || 72 || 295 || 142 || 13 || 4.1 || 2.7 || 11.2 || 3.6 || 14.8 || 7.1 || 0.7 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992 |style="text-align:center;"| |