Bruce McMaster-Smith
Carlton, St Kilda and Fitzroy
AFL career
54 games14 goals
- Debut
- R2 1960 v CAR25 Apr 1960
- Most recent
- GF 1965 v ESS25 Sept 1965
Stats
1965 | STK | 15 | 9.7 | 1.1 | 10.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
1964 | CAR | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.3 | - |
1963 | CAR | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
1962 | CAR | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | - |
1961 | FIT | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | - |
1960 | FIT | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.1 | - |
Bio
Originally a professional sprinter who won the Moomba Gift and held state records in the long jump, Bruce McMaster-Smith was a diminutive but lightning-fast wingman and rover recruited from Greensborough. He began his VFL career with Fitzroy in 1960, playing 13 games before crossing to Carlton, where he played his best individual football and finished as the club’s equal-highest Brownlow Medal poller in 1962. Despite his form, he was delisted following the arrival of new coach Ron Barassi, who sought to refresh the playing list with youth. St Kilda recruited him for the 1965 season, often utilising his pace off the bench as a "shock trooper" to exploit tiring opponents. His sole season with the Saints was eventful, featuring a famous last-minute match-winning goal against his former side Carlton and an appearance in the 1965 Grand Final, where he suffered an eye injury. Chronic hamstring issues and severe cramping forced him into retirement immediately after the Grand Final loss to Essendon.
Profile
- Born
- 19 Nov 1939
- Died
- 06 June 2017 (aged 77y 199d)
- Height
- 169 cm
- Weight
- 61 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionOriginally a professional sprinter who won the Moomba Gift and held state records in the long jump, Bruce McMaster-Smith was a diminutive but lightning-fast wingman and rover recruited from Greensborough. He began his VFL career with Fitzroy in 1960, playing 13 games before crossing to Carlton, where he played his best individual football and finished as the club’s equal-highest Brownlow Medal poller in 1962. Despite his form, he was delisted following the arrival of new coach Ron Barassi, who sought to refresh the playing list with youth. St Kilda recruited him for the 1965 season, often utilising his pace off the bench as a "shock trooper" to exploit tiring opponents. His sole season with the Saints was eventful, featuring a famous last-minute match-winning goal against his former side Carlton and an appearance in the 1965 Grand Final, where he suffered an eye injury. Chronic hamstring issues and severe cramping forced him into retirement immediately after the Grand Final loss to Essendon.