Bruce Duperouzel

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Bruce Duperouzel
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-04-21) 21 April 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Northam, Western Australia
Original team(s) Claremont (WANFL)
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Position(s) rover
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1969–1973 Claremont 086 (147)
1974–1982 St Kilda 139 (160)
1983–1984 Footscray 025 0(24)
Total250 (331)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Duperouzel (born 21 April 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer and cricketer. Duperouzel started his football career with Claremont in the WANFL, and later played for St Kilda and Footscray in the VFL. [1]

Duperouzel was born in Northam, Western Australia and grew up in York [1] before playing 86 games as a rover at Claremont in five seasons, winning their 1971 fairest and best award. [2] During the same period he represented WA in five first-class cricket matches.

He joined St Kilda in 1974 and finished that season as their leading goalkicker with 28 goals. He was their top vote getter in the 1980 Brownlow Medal and in the same year earned All-Australian selection while representing Western Australia at the Adelaide State of Origin Carnival, one of six times that he would play for them. For the second half of the 1981 season and all of 1982, Duperouzel was the Saints' captain. [3] He crossed to Footscray in 1983 where he played a further two VFL seasons.

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References

  1. 1 2 Everett, Les (10 February 2019). "York, Western Australia". Scoreboard pressure. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  2. Devaney, John; Cardosi, Adam. "1969 Bruce Duperouzel". Claremont Football Club History. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  3. "Honour Board | St Kilda Football Club 150 Years". St Kilda. Retrieved 24 November 2024.