Bruce Ernest Bridges (7 August 1917 – 26 October 1999) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
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**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) and
West Perth in the
West Australian Football League
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(WAFL).
Bridges commenced his senior football career in the West Australian Football League, playing eight games over four seasons for West Perth.
In 1942 he enlisted in the Australian Army and served until the end of World War II.
While he was training with the Army he played three games for Fitzroy during the 1942 VFL season.
After the war he returned to Perth and played a further five games for West Perth.
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Bruce Bridges's playing statisticsfrom WAFL Footy Facts
1917 births
1999 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Fitzroy Football Club players
West Perth Football Club players
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