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Former footballer Murray Browne and wife Lisa have sold their Kew villa.
Former Collingwood star Murray Browne and wife Lisa’s Kew villa has sold for $1.175m.
The result was one of 151 Victorian properties to sell prior to auction this week, according to PropTrack.
The state recorded a preliminary 56.4 per cent clearance rate from 539 early results yesterday.
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Browne played with both Collingwood and the Fitzroy Lions in the 1980s.
He’s brother to Magpies’ president Jeff Browne and the father of ex-Essendon midfielder Alex Browne.
Browne has also served as the Collingwood Past Players Association’s president and as the AFL Players Association’s past player director.
Industry sources indicated the Browne’s three-bedroom home at 1/15 Marshall Ave was previously rented to AFL commentator Kane Cornes as well.
The villa is close to Victoria Park, tram routes, parks, ovals and to Kew’s High St.
Then-Collingwood coach Mick Erwin with players Peter Daicos and Murray Browne after Collingwood defeated St Kilda at a 1982 game.
The rear garden offers a green retreat.
The residence was scheduled to go under the hammer yesterday but ended up selling before the auction.
Jellis Craig’s Patrick Dennis said the home’s new owner had purchased with plans for his two adult children to live there.
Mr Dennis said the property was well-attended during its marketing campaign.
“We had an offer which triggered pre-auction negotiations and we ended up going back and forth, mainly between two buyers,” he said.
Browne was delighted by the sale of the villa, where he and Lisa had lived before putting it up for lease.
“He joked and said he’d buy me a parma at the Sorrento Hotel,” Mr Dennis added.
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Murray Browne’s brother, Collingwood president Jeff Browne with the 2023 Premiership Cup. Picture: Supplied.
Large Georgian-style windows look out to the tree-lined street.
Collingwood footballer Murray Browne during training at a flooded Victoria Park in 1984.
Another Kew home that due to go under the hammer on Saturday but ended up having a change of plans was Queensland State of Origin captain and Melbourne Storm Cameron Munster and wife Bianca’s house.
Rather than heading under the hammer, the five-bedroom pad is now advertised for private sale with a $2.65m price tag.
Jellis Craig Boroondara’s Mark Salvati has the listing.
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