Brendan Allen

Builder, AFL coach, Father of 4, Husband. Trying to make a difference where and when I can

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@BabajiSutar3 Bob Simpson one of the greats

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@SNuts17 @SagarH62 About the same - Aussie skipper in fact

[Damien Martyn🏏 @damienmartyn]

This post is A BIG thank you to ALL my family, friends and so many other people who have reached out to me!

On the 27th of December 2025 my life was taken out of my hands…when meningitis took over my brain, & unbeknownst to me I was placed into a paralysed coma for 8 days to help me fight this awful disease. And that I did! Fight that is!….

After being given a 50/50 chance of surviving, I came out of the induced coma 8 days later…not able to walk or talk. And yet 4 days after that, with the doctors in disbelief, I walked, I talked and proved to them all why I should be released from hospital to start my recovery.

So happy to be home, to be able to put my feet in the sand on the beach and to start thanking all those people that reached out to me and my family in their unwaivering support.

This experience has reminded me of how fragile life is, how quickly everything can change & how precious time is!

There are so many wonderful people in this world … from paramedics (at Mermaid Waters Ambulance), doctors & nurses (at Gold Coast University Hospital) … to family, friends and people I didn’t even know. I feel like I met all these fantastic people in the past 3 weeks, or they reached out to me through messages of love and support.

I am so grateful to you all.
Thank you! 🙏
Bring on 2026 …I’m back! 💫

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@PollyPorridge Was an amazing debut.

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@PaulAmy375 Great man and will serve the stonecats well

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@PaulAmy375 Appreciate the kind words great man and all the support over the journey

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@Jacquifelgate

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And this is why they got hammered. 3.30pm Sunday and still haven’t cleaned up. Placards everywhere. Everyone else cleaned up last night….

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

#AusVotes2025 #LiberalParty

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@anataylorcougar Y

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Horne Francis still repping the North mouth guard 🤔🤔😳

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@_Stacey1987 Sounds like a common symptom of getting old - same plans 😂

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@leaseM_87 A 100 at the mcg is just that no matter what chromosome you rock 🙄 Get the name on that board ✅

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@jdwant Lisa Lobe

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@meme_ki_diwani God you blokes shoot from the hip early.

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@RichKettle07 Some of these comments are farcical. Clear deviation in both dismissals. The fact the ump got both wrong is more of a concern.

[ktrimpie @ktrimpie]

Not all heroes wear capes 😎🙌🏽 #AUSvIND

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

Reading all the comments defending #ViratKohli has given many laughs on this slow Boxing Day. The bloke is a bully. True character comes out under pressure and he’s under the pump.

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

@Jasonread21 I actually can’t get over the arrogance of this Indian squad. Hope we win the next 4

[Brendan Allen @BPAllen17]

Harshit Rana tuck your shirt in. At least look like a cricketer