Australian rules footballer
| Bruce Lake | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bruce G. Lake | ||
| Date of birth | (1948-06-09) 9 June 1948 (age 76) | ||
| Original team(s) | Metung | ||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, ruckman | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1968–1970 | Essendon | 30 (36) | |
| 1971 | Footscray | 2 (0) | |
| 1971-1973 | Waverley | 16 (32) | |
| Total | 48 (68) | ||
| 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).
Lake, who came from Metung, made his league debut in the fifth round of the 1968 VFL season. Four rounds later he would be joined in the side by his younger brother Eddie.
Although primarily a forward, Lake was also used as a ruckman and was Essendon's 19th man in the 1968 VFL Grand Final.
He switched to Footscray in 1971 but played just two games and finished the season at Waverley in the Victorian Football Association.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ AFL Tables: Bruce Lake
- "Bruce Lake biography". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.