George Bruce

George Bruce (5 August 1879 – 5 June 1928) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1900s. Family The son of George Bruce and Annie Bruce, he was born on 5 August 1879. Bruce's older brothers, Jim and Percy, also played for West Adelaide. Married to Grace Bennett Bruce (1881-1945), née Murie, he had three children, Grace, George and Donald. He died on 5 June 1928. Football Bruce was a wingman and was cleared to Carlton from South Australian Football League club West Adelaide in 1903. He was a member of three successive premiership sides from 1906 to 1908, the last of which came in a year when he represented Victoria in 1905 and at the 1908 Jubilee Carnival. George Bruce, of Carlton, was the first player to introduce the tricky dodge of bending down, touching the ball on the ground, and then shooting past the man playing against him.Many have imitated him, but none has equalled him in this move. (The Herald, 1 August 1913)