George Bruce | |||
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![]() Bruce during his Carlton career | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 5 August 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Date of death | 5 June 1928 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | West Adelaide ( SAFL) | ||
Debut | Round 5, 1903, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898–1902 | West Adelaide (SAFL) | 43 (1) | |
1903–1913 | Carlton (VFL) | 181 (30) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1900-1902 | South Australia | ||
1905, 1908 | Victoria | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
George Bruce (5 August 1879 – 5 June 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1900s.
The son of George Bruce (1843-1922), [1] and Annie Bruce (1846-1929), née Gaston, [2] George Bruce was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 5 August 1879. Bruce's older brothers, Jim and Percy, also played for West Adelaide. [3]
He married Grace Bennett Murie (1881-1945) on 4 August 1908. [4] They had three children: Grace, George, and Donald.
A wingman, he played in 43 matches for the South Australian Football League club West Adelaide over five seasons.
He represented South Australia in 1900, 1901, and 1902. [6]
Bruce was cleared to Carlton from West Adelaide in 1903. [7]
He was a member of three successive premiership sides: 1906, 1907, and 1908. [8]
He represented Victoria in 1905, [9] and at the 1908 Jubilee Carnival. [10]
In 2006 he was inducted into the Carlton Football Club's Hall of Fame. [11]
He died at Carlton, Victoria on 5 June 1928. [12]
George Bruce | |||
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![]() Bruce during his Carlton career | |||
Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 5 August 1879 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Date of death | 5 June 1928 | (aged 48)||
Place of death | Carlton, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | West Adelaide ( SAFL) | ||
Debut | Round 5, 1903, Carlton vs. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1898–1902 | West Adelaide (SAFL) | 43 (1) | |
1903–1913 | Carlton (VFL) | 181 (30) | |
Representative team honours | |||
Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
1900-1902 | South Australia | ||
1905, 1908 | Victoria | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
George Bruce (5 August 1879 – 5 June 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1900s.
The son of George Bruce (1843-1922), [1] and Annie Bruce (1846-1929), née Gaston, [2] George Bruce was born in Adelaide, South Australia on 5 August 1879. Bruce's older brothers, Jim and Percy, also played for West Adelaide. [3]
He married Grace Bennett Murie (1881-1945) on 4 August 1908. [4] They had three children: Grace, George, and Donald.
A wingman, he played in 43 matches for the South Australian Football League club West Adelaide over five seasons.
He represented South Australia in 1900, 1901, and 1902. [6]
Bruce was cleared to Carlton from West Adelaide in 1903. [7]
He was a member of three successive premiership sides: 1906, 1907, and 1908. [8]
He represented Victoria in 1905, [9] and at the 1908 Jubilee Carnival. [10]
In 2006 he was inducted into the Carlton Football Club's Hall of Fame. [11]
He died at Carlton, Victoria on 5 June 1928. [12]