Bruce Duperouzel
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Bruce Duperouzel is a former Australian rules football
er who played with St Kilda and Footscray
in the VFL
.
Duperouzel started his career at WANFL
club Claremont
, playing 86 games in his five seasons and winning their 1971 Fairest and best award. While in Western Australia he represented his state in five first-class cricket
matches.
The rover joined St Kilda in 1974 and finished the year as their leading goalkicker with 28 goals. He was their top vote getter in the 1980 Brownlow Medal and in the same year earned All-Australian selection while representing Western Australia at the Adelaide State of Origin Carnival
, one of six times that he would play for them. For the second half of the 1981 season and all of 1982, Duperouzel was the Saint's captain. He crossed to Footscray in 1983 where he played a further two VFL seasons.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with St Kilda and Footscray
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Duperouzel started his career at WANFL
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
club Claremont
Claremont Football Club
The Claremont Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian rules football club in the West Australian Football League . Its official colours are navy blue and gold....
, playing 86 games in his five seasons and winning their 1971 Fairest and best award. While in Western Australia he represented his state in five first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
matches.
The rover joined St Kilda in 1974 and finished the year as their leading goalkicker with 28 goals. He was their top vote getter in the 1980 Brownlow Medal and in the same year earned All-Australian selection while representing Western Australia at the Adelaide State of Origin Carnival
1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival
The 1980 Adelaide State of Origin Carnival was the 21st Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football competition. It was just the second carnival to take place under the State of Origin format....
, one of six times that he would play for them. For the second half of the 1981 season and all of 1982, Duperouzel was the Saint's captain. He crossed to Footscray in 1983 where he played a further two VFL seasons.