Bruce Tschirpig

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Bruce Tschirpig
Personal information
Full name Bruce Ernest Tschirpig
Date of birth (1949-10-11) 11 October 1949 (age 72)
Original team(s) Wentworth
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1969–1970 Wentworth ? (?)
1971, 1976 Richmond 10 (12)
1972–1975 Latrobe ? (?)
1976–1978 East Fremantle 30 (25)
1980–1981 Perth 25 (27)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Tschirpig (born 11 October 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. [1]

Tschirpig grew up on the family farm south of Moorook, South Australia, [2] and attended Loxton High School. [3] After moving to Wentworth, New South Wales, he won the McLeod Medal in 1969 and 1970 as the Best and Fairest player in the Sunraysia Football League. [4] This brought attention from Richmond. He made eight appearances in the 1971 VFL season which included a four-goal haul in a win over Carlton at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to celebrate Roger Dean's 200th game. Although he played in Richmond's final home and away season fixture, Tschirpig was not called upon for the finals.

He left for Latrobe the following season and while playing for the Tasmania club represented the state at the 1975 Knockout Carnival. At the end of the season competed in the prestigious Burnie Gift, a handicap sprint, and finished second on 1 January 1976. Richmond lured him back in 1976 but he could only add two further games to his tally and finished his career in Western Australia where he played at East Fremantle and Perth. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bruce Tschirpig game stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bruce Tschirpig". OzFooty.Net. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Professional profile – Bruce Tschirpig". LinkedIn. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. ↑ "SFNL McLeod Medal winners". Fox Sports Pulse. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Player Stats – Tschirpig, Bruce Ernest". WAFL FootyFacts. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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