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.
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 | 6 June 1928(1928-06-06) (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 |
The son of George Bruce and Annie Bruce, he was born on 5 August 1879. Bruce's older brothers, Jim and Percy, also played for West Adelaide.[1] Married to Grace Bennett Bruce (1881-1945), née Murie,[2] he had three children, Grace, George and Donald. He died on 5 June 1928.[3]
Bruce was a wingman and was cleared to Carlton from South Australian Football League club West Adelaide in 1903.[4]
He was a member of three successive premiership sides from 1906 to 1908, the last of which came in a year when he represented Victoria in 1905 and at the 1908 Jubilee Carnival.
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Carlton Football Club 1906/07/08 VFL premiers | |
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1906: Carlton 15.4 (94) defeated Fitzroy 6.9 (45), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1907: Carlton 6.14 (50) defeated South Melbourne 6.9 (45), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1908: Carlton 5.5 (35) defeated Essendon 3.8 (26), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Worrall |
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