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Australian rules footballer, born 1903

Australian rules footballer
Bruce Carruthers
Personal information
Full name Bruce Carruthers
Date of birth (1903-01-18)18 January 1903
Place of birth Bendigo, Victoria
Date of death 8 March 1988(1988-03-08) (aged 85)
Place of death Bendigo, Victoria
Original team(s) South Bendigo, Rochester
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1927–28 Essendon 12 (6)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Carruthers (18 January 1903 – 8 March 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

In 1923, Carruthers was involved in a long drawn out clearance dispute. Carruthers, a South Bendigo player applied for a clearance to Rochester, where he was working, but subsequently withdrew it and South Bendigo played Carruthers and a protest was lodged by Rochester. Rochester lost the appeal and Carruthers was allowed to play with South Bendigo.

Ironically, Carruthers ended up playing with Rochester in 1924 and was their captain-coach in 1925, before returning to Bendigo with work midway through 1925 and played in South Bendigo's 1925 premiership.

In 1926, Carruthers applied for a permit to play with Essendon, after training with them for three weeks, but was refused after he admitted that he had received payment from Richmond a few seasons ago. Carruthers returned to play with South Bendigo in 1926.

Carruthers made his VFL debut for Essendon in 1927 against Footscray in round one and kicked four goals.

In 1930, Carruthers was appointed as captain-coach of Launceston Football Club and coached them from 1930 to 1932.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1923 - Football Sensation at Bendigo". Weekly Times. September 1923. p. 78. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. "1923 - Rochester's Appeal". Sporting Globe. 25 August 1923. p. 6. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. "1924 - Bendigo Notes". Sporting Globe. 12 April 1924. p. 5. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. "1925 - Rochester Football Captain". The Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic). 8 July 1925. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. "1925 - Bendigo FL Premiers: South Bendigo". Boyles Football Photos. Charles Boyles. 1925. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  7. "1926 - Essendon". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 17 April 1926. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  8. "1926 - Football". The Age. 8 July 1926. p. 6. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  9. "1926 - Bendigo League". Weekly Times. 29 May 1926. p. 81. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  10. "1927 - The Opening Results". Table Talk. 5 May 1927. p. 46. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  11. "1930 - Launceston coach: Carruthers Arrives". Examiner (Launceston, Tas). 6 March 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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