Full Name: BRUCE TSCHIRPIG
Date of Birth: 11/10/1949
Height: 180 cm ( 5-11 )
Weight: 76 kg ( 12-0 )
Guernsey: 32,35
Debut: 01/05/1971, Round 5, Footscray
Last Game: 12/06/1976, Round 11, St Kilda
RICHMOND SENIORS
Seasons: 1971, 1976
Total Games: 10
Total Goals: 12
Honours:
RICHMOND RESERVES
Seasons: 1971-72, 1976
Total Games: 19
Total Goals: 16
Honours: Premiership 1971.
BIOGRAPHY
Bruce was a talented utility who played football in four states including senior football in three. He was recruited by Richmond after winning the 1969 and 1970 "McLeod Medal" as Best and Fairest in the Sunraysia League while playing with Wentworth. He played as a wingman, centreman and ruck-rover. He was an opportunist who read the play well and was very creative. In 1971, his debut year with Richmond he was hampered by injury. He then spent four very successful years with Latrobe in Tasmania where he also represented the state twice. He rejoined Richmond in 1976 but was unable to reproduce the form he showed in 1971.
Bruce moved to Western Australia in 1977 and played with East Fremantle before crossing to Perth. He now plays in the Super Rules competition. Bruce was a West Australian Super Rules Representative in 1987, 1988 and 1990. In 1987 he was selected in the All-Australian side. During his career he played in excess of 500 games. He now works as a car salesman in Fremantle.
PRE RICHMOND
Mooroolbark Colts 1963, Games 20 ; Mooroolbark B Grade 1964, Games 20 ; Sturt Colts 1965, Games 10 ; Barema 1966-67, Games 30 ; Wentworth 1968-70, Games 55, Goals 55 ( Honours - Club Best & Fairest 1970, Competition Best & Fairest " McLeod Medal " 1969-1970, Sunraysia League Representative Team Games 2 ).
POST RICHMOND
Latrobe 1972-75, Games 86, Goals 143 ( Honours - Premiership1972-73, Leading Goalkicker 1973 Goals 51, 1975 Goals 33, Tasmanian Representarive Team Games 2 ) ; East Fremantle Seniors 1976-78, Games 27, Goals 24 ; Easr Fremantle Seconds 1977-78, Games 15 ; Perth Seniors 1980-81, Games 25, Goals 27 ; Perth Seconds 1980-81, Games 15 ; Kelmscott 1979, 1982-86, Games 94 ( Honours - Captain 1985, Club Best & Fairest 1979, Competition Best & Fairest " Dr Bawden Medal " 1979, League Representative Team, Captain League Representative Team ) ; Fremantle Superrules 1987-94 ( Honours - Captain, Western Australian Representative Team , All-Australian Team.
;){kind=link}