BURLINGTON, Ont. - For the fifth time this season, a Gryphon football player has garnered conference-wide honours.
Graham Brodie, a fourth-year defensive back on the Gryphon football team, has been named
OUA Defensive Player of the Week after recording a pair of interceptions, including one that was returned 65-yards for a touchdown, in Guelph's Week 6 homecoming win over the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
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OUA Football Players of the Week (Week 6 - Sept. 28, 2019)
Offensive – Dion Pellerin (Waterloo Warriors, running back)
Defensive – Graham Brodie (Guelph Gryphons - defensive back)
Special Teams – Ben Arhen (Queen's Gaels, returner)
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Defensively, the Guelph Gryphons have been lights out in 2019. 
The most recent performance was no different, and this time, it was veteran defensive back Graham Brodie stealing the spotlight.
The fourth-year cornerback recorded a pair of interceptions, including a pick-six, to help lead the Gryphons to a convincing 33-6 homecoming win over the No. 8-ranked Ottawa Gee-Gees. The Guelph, Ont. product generated the team's OUA-leading fourth defensive touchdown of the season, jumping in front of a pass from Gee-Gees rookie quarterback Ben Maracle and heading 65-yards the other way for a score to put Guelph up 31-6.
Brodie accounted for two of the three Gryphon interceptions, to go along with two tackles, on a day in which the Gryphons held Ottawa to just 70 yards passing. Saturday's performance versus the Gee-Gees also marked the second consecutive game in which the Gryphon defence kept their opponent out of the endzone.
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Gryphon Football Players Named "OUA Players of the Week" in 2019
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For more information on the OUA Football Players of the Week, visit oua.ca
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