SuperCoach GOAT Lewis Brown hangs retires from rugby league
From the NRL to the catwalk - veteran Kiwis international Lewis Brown is quitting rugby league to pursue a career in the fashion industry, saying he had exceeded his expectations and faced fresh challenges to tackle.
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From the NRL to the catwalk - veteran Kiwis international Lewis Brown is quitting rugby league to pursue a career in the fashion industry.
Brown, 32, announced his retirement from the sport on Wednesday, saying he had exceeded his expectations and faced fresh challenges to tackle.
He has devoted time to developing a clothing brand that is due to be launched this month.
Known affectionately throughout the SuperCoach community as the GOAT, players could make no bigger mistake than including Brown in their fantasy team.
In fact, such was Brown’s notoriety as a SuperCoach dud new SuperCoach players were easy to spot simply by his inclusion in their squad.
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A multitude of low-scoring games, including a raft of single-digit scores, meant the dual-position Brown was always within cheapie range. Many a time he lured unsuspecting SuperCoaches into picking him in their squads.
His 2016 season was a “high” point with two 5-point games and the ultimate achievement of a 1-point game against the Sharks.
His 2017 season, though, was arguably his best (worst) with a run of single digit scores from rounds 11-16 which comprised 5, 9, 6 and 8. Never one to rest on his laurels, Brown finished the 2017 season in style, notching three 8-point games in the final four rounds of the regular season.
Brown never achieved a points-per-minute average of more than 0.72 for a season and he hit a personal best last year when his PPM plummeted to 0.34.
Single digit scores, dual position, abysmal PPM and that attractive price tag means Brown will forever be the SuperCoach GOAT.
In real-world terms Brown played 197 games in an NRL career spread evenly across the Warriors, Penrith and Manly. He fell short of reaching double centurion status last season when the Sea Eagles fielded him just twice.
A versatile performer, he was adept in the centres but played the latter part of his career in the forwards as a hooker or second-rower.
The last of his 15 Tests was the Four Nations final loss to Australia in Liverpool two years ago.
“I achieved more than I set out to do,” Christchurch-raised Brown wrote in a social media post.
“Playing professional footy has proved to me that if you work hard enough any thing in life is possible.”
Originally published as SuperCoach GOAT Lewis Brown hangs retires from rugby league