Australian rules footballer
Percy Bushby | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 27 May 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Narrandera, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 29 August 1975(1975-08-29) (aged 56) | ||
Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Narrandera | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1936; 1939–1948 | Essendon | 142 (46) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Percy Bushby (27 May 1919 – 29 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He played in the Essendon premiership teams in 1942 and 1946. He won the Essendon best and fairest award in 1944.
Bushby captain-coached Stawell to a premiership in 1950 and led Ararat to four flags from 1955 to 1958.
External links
- Perc Bushby's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Perc Bushby at AustralianFootball.com
Essendon Football Club 1942 VFL premiers | |
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Essendon 19.18 (132) defeated Richmond 11.13 (79), at Princes Park | |
Coach: D. Reynolds |
Essendon Football Club 1946 VFL premiers | |
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Essendon 22.18 (150) defeated Melbourne 13.9 (87), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
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Coach: Reynolds |
Crichton Medal · Essendon Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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1947 Sporting Life All-Australian | |
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Defenders | |
Midfielders
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Forwards
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Followers
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Victorian (VFA) squad – 1966 Interstate Carnival | |
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Western Australia 26.18 (174) defeated Victoria (VFA) 5.11 (41), at North Hobart Oval, 9 June 1966, crowd: 20,047 Tasmania 19.27 (141) defeated Victoria (VFA) 7.11 (53), at North Hobart Oval, 11 June 1966, crowd: 23,764 Victoria (VFL) 14.17 (101) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.7 (61), at North Hobart Oval, 13 June 1966, crowd: 13,969 South Australia 21.20 (146) defeated Victoria (VFA) 9.11 (65), at North Hobart Oval, 16 June 1966, crowd: 10,199 | |
Coach: Bushby |
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- 1919 births
- Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
- Essendon Football Club players
- Essendon Football Club premiership players
- Stawell Football Club players
- Ararat Football Club players
- Coburg Football Club coaches
- Crichton Medal winners
- 1975 deaths
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1919 birth stubs