Brandon Starcevich

Brandon Starcevich (born 24 July 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Starcevich is the nephew of Brisbane AFL Women's coach Craig Starcevich. and was a Fremantle Dockers fan in his youth. He originally played for Mt Lawley-Inglewood Junior Football Club. Starcevich joined West Australian Football League club East Perth, playing 20 colts games across 2016–17 and averaging 13 disposals. He also played B Grade cricket for the Stirling Hawks Cricket Club with Daniel Pryce, athletics and football for Trinity College. Starcevich played for Western Australia in the 2017 AFL Under 18 Championships and attended the AFL Draft Combine. He was drafted by Brisbane with pick 18 in the 2017 national draft, their third selection, and was described as a 'contested bull'. after strong form in the North East Australian Football League. Soon after, he signed a two-year contract extension, tying him to Brisbane until 2021.

At the start of the 2021 AFL season, Starcevich signed a four-year contract extension to remain with the Lions until the end of 2024.

Following a breakout 2020 in which he played 18 games, Starcevich continued to grow his game in the 2021 AFL season with his name being brought into the conversation with the best medium defenders in the competition. Some of his defensive efforts were keeping 's Michael Walters to one goal, 's Tom Papley to one goal, 's Jordan De Goey to one goal, 's Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti to one goal and 's Eddie Betts goalless.

Starcevich finished third with 51 votes in the Merrett–Murray Medal after the 2022 AFL season.

Starcevich was a member of the Lions squad narrowly defeated by Collingwood in the 2023 AFL Grand Final. The following year, he was part of the Brisbane Lions 2024 premiership winning team in a 60-point victory over the Sydney Swans.

Following the 2025 AFL season and a second premiership, Starcevich announced that he would be leaving the Lions to take up an offer with . Starcevich ultimately moved to the Eagles as part of a three-way trade with Fremantle.

Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.

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