Bruce Lake | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Bruce G. Lake | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1948 | ||
Original team(s) | Metung | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1968–1970 | Essendon | 30 (36) | |
1971 | Footscray | 2 (0) | |
1971-1973 | Waverley | 16 (32) | |
Total | 48 (68) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Bruce Lake (born 9 June 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
Lake, who came from Metung, made his league debut in the fifth round of the 1968 VFL season. [2] Four rounds later he would be joined in the side by his younger brother Eddie. [2]
Although primarily a forward, Lake was also used as a ruckman and was Essendon's 19th man in the 1968 VFL Grand Final. [2]
He switched to Footscray in 1971 but played just two games and finished the season at Waverley in the Victorian Football Association. [3]
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