Bruce Lennon

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Bruce Lennon
Personal information
Full name Bruce C. Lennon
Date of birth (1970-12-01) 1 December 1970 (age 53)
Original team(s) Sturt
Draft No. 33, 1988 national draft
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1992–1993 Richmond 28 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce C. Lennon (born 1 December 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sturt Football Club in the SANFL and Richmond in the Australian Football League (AFL). [1]

Lennon was the 33rd selection of the 1988 National Draft, taken by Richmond from Sturt. [2]

He had to wait until round six of the 1992 AFL season to make his debut, but then missed just one game for the rest of the year. [3] The South Australian recruit made a further 10 appearances in 1993. [3]

Back at Sturt in 1994, Lennon won the first of two best and fairest awards, the other coming in 2000. He retired in 2002 after 209 games for Sturt. [4]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN   0-9580300-5-7.
  3. 1 2 AFL Tables: Bruce Lennon
  4. The Advertiser ,"Footballer and agent ", 10 October 2008