Strauchanie
| Bryan Strauchan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Peter Helliar as Bryan Strauchan in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bryan Keith Strauchan | ||
| Born |
1984 (age 41–42) Horsham, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Horsham Reserves | ||
| Draft | Final pick, 2004 National Draft | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2009; 2025- | Collingwood | 1 (100000) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2007–2012 | Victoria (Legends Game) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009. 2 Representative statistics correct as of 2008. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Bryan Keith Strauchan (pronounced "Strawn"), better known as "Strauchanie" (pronounced "Strawny"), is a fictional Australian rules football player portrayed by Peter Helliar.
Strauchanie's character was represented as a talentless, overweight bogan, oblivious to his lack of ability, who fictionally occupied a position on the real-life Collingwood Football Club's playing list. Through regular sketches on football panel show Before the Game, Strauchanie became popular for combining country football stereotypes with jokes about contemporary issues in the AFL.
During the character's period of popularity, Helliar often made celebrity appearances in charity sports events in character as Strauchan.