Bruce Lake

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]

Bruce Lake
Personal information
Full name Bruce G. Lake
Date of birth (1948-06-09) 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)
Total 32 (36)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. AFL Tables: Bruce Lake
  3. "Bruce Lake biography". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
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