Bruce Calverley
Fitzroy
AFL career
89 games22 goals
- Debut
- R17 1936 v ESS29 Aug 1936
- Most recent
- R5 1945 v NTH19 May 1945
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the northern Victorian town of Leitchville, Bruce Calverley had to earn his stripes in the seconds before becoming a fixture of the Fitzroy senior side, notably winning the Gardiner Medal as the reserves competition's best player in 1938. Once established, he developed into a reliable wingman who served the club with distinction throughout the tumultuous war years. His career reached its pinnacle in 1944, where he held down his position on the wing during the Lions' famous Grand Final victory over Richmond at the Junction Oval. Calverley retired at the end of the 1945 season, forever cementing his status as a premiership player from the club's last golden era in the VFL.
Profile
- Born
- 21 Jan 1918
- Died
- 14 May 1961 (aged 43y 113d)
- Birthplace
- Cohuna, VIC
- Deathplace
- Ivanhoe East, VIC
- Height
- 168 cm
- Weight
- 68 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership1944
Family
- Brother:Des Calverley
- Nephew:Graham Calverley, Ray Calverley
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the northern Victorian town of Leitchville, Bruce Calverley had to earn his stripes in the seconds before becoming a fixture of the Fitzroy senior side, notably winning the Gardiner Medal as the reserves competition's best player in 1938. Once established, he developed into a reliable wingman who served the club with distinction throughout the tumultuous war years. His career reached its pinnacle in 1944, where he held down his position on the wing during the Lions' famous Grand Final victory over Richmond at the Junction Oval. Calverley retired at the end of the 1945 season, forever cementing his status as a premiership player from the club's last golden era in the VFL.