Bruce Calverley

Bruce Calverley
Personal information
Date of birth	21 January 1918
Place of birth	Cohuna, Victoria[1]
Date of death	14 May 1961 (aged 43)
Original team(s)	Leitchville[1]
Height / weight	168 cm / 68 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1936–1945	Fitzroy	89 (22)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.

Bruce Calverley (21 January 1918 – 14 May 1961)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Prior to establishing himself in the VFL he won the 1938 Gardiner Medal for the best player in the reserves competition. He played 89 games for Fitzroy, the most important being in the 1944 Grand Final win where he played on the wing.

References

1. Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.

External links

• Bruce Calverley's statistics from AFL Tables
• 2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side