Paul Bryce (born 12 July 1968) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...
,
Melbourne
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and the
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans are a professional Australian rules football club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Swans also field a reser ...
in the
Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Bryce was a defender but was also used in the ruck and up forward. After making his debut as an 18-year-old in 1987, Bryce played regular games over the next three seasons.
A former
Wangaratta Rovers
The Wangaratta Rovers, officially known as the Wangaratta Rovers Football & Netball Club, is an Australian rules football club based in Wangaratta, Victoria and play in the Ovens & Murray Football League. Their nickname is the Hawks. Their hom ...
player, he was traded to Melbourne for
John Ahern before the
1991 season
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and took part in his first final that year.
He found himself at his third club in 1993 when Sydney selected him with the third pick of the pre-season draft and despite playing 17 games that season he was delisted at the end of the year.
Later in the decade, Bryce captained and coached
Launceston in the
Northern Tasmanian Football League
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History ...
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References
External links
DemonWiki profile*
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1968 births
North Melbourne Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
Sydney Swans players
Wangaratta Rovers Football Club players
Launceston Football Club players
Launceston Football Club coaches
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Living people