Bruce Waite
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Bruce Waite | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1946-05-22) 22 May 1946 (age 78) | ||
| Original team(s) | Albury | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1965–1969 | Essendon | 48 (29) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bruce Waite (born 22 May 1946) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1960s.
A ruckman from Albury, Waite often played in a forward pocket for Essendon. He came off the bench as a reserve in Essendon's 1965 VFL Grand Final win over St Kilda to end his debut season in a premiership team.
Waite won the Ovens and Murray Football League best and Fairest award, the Morris Medal in 1972, playing for the Myrtleford Football Club.
References
- Bruce Waite's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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Essendon Football Club 1965 VFL premiers
Essendon 14.21 (105) defeated St Kilda 9.6 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- 1. Clarke
- 2. Gerlach
- 4. Shaw
- 6. Gosper
- 8. Payne
- 10. Shelton
- 11. Birt
- 14. Blew
- 16. Johnston
- 18. Brown
- 20. Fordham
- 21. Pryor
- 23. Fraser (c)
- 24. McKenzie
- 27. Waite
- 28. Epis
- 31. Mitchell
- 32. Davis
- 34. Sampson
- 43. Egan
Coach: Coleman
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