Brett Yorgey

Brett Yorgey (born 13 October 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Yorgey played his early football at Tumut and won the 1976 Farrer Football League Under 17's best and fairest award before moving onto North Albury Football Club, playing in their 1980 Ovens & Murray Football League premiership and kicked 13 goals for the season.

His first stint in the VFL, at South Melbourne was in 1981, didn't result in a senior game. Yorgey then played with Perth in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL) between 1982 and 1986, then in 1988.

Yorgey then joined Collingwood in 1987 and made his senior debut, against Geelong at Waverley Park mid-season. On debut, Yorgey had 19 disposals, and kicked two goals and two behinds. He appeared in all of Collingwood's remaining games for the year, except their last.

In 1989, Yorgey was captain-coach of Port Melbourne. They finished the season in eighth position and after falling to 10th the following year, the former Collingwood player was replaced by Doug Searl.