Joe Bray
Melbourne
AFL career
3 games0 goals
- Debut
- R4 1908 v SME23 May 1908
- Most recent
- R6 1908 v UNI6 June 1908
Stats
Bio
Recruited from the local junior ranks at Howe Crescent Wesleys, Joe Bray was a beneficiary of Melbourne’s 1908 administrative decision to target metropolitan talent rather than expensive country imports. The young recruit was handed his debut in Round 4 against South Melbourne—fittingly, the district from which he had been plucked—and tasted victory in a tight two-point contest at the MCG. Bray held his spot for three consecutive weeks, featuring in subsequent losses to St Kilda and University before being omitted from the side. He was unable to break back into the senior lineup following his brief mid-season trial, ending his VFL career as a three-game player during a transitional period for the Redlegs.
Profile
- Born
- 26 Oct 1886
- Died
- 22 July 1955 (aged 68y 269d)
- Birthplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Deathplace
- Glen Iris, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from the local junior ranks at Howe Crescent Wesleys, Joe Bray was a beneficiary of Melbourne’s 1908 administrative decision to target metropolitan talent rather than expensive country imports. The young recruit was handed his debut in Round 4 against South Melbourne—fittingly, the district from which he had been plucked—and tasted victory in a tight two-point contest at the MCG. Bray held his spot for three consecutive weeks, featuring in subsequent losses to St Kilda and University before being omitted from the side. He was unable to break back into the senior lineup following his brief mid-season trial, ending his VFL career as a three-game player during a transitional period for the Redlegs.