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Bruce Tempany

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Bruce Tempany
Personal information
Full name Bruce Tempany
Date of birth (1958-12-22) 22 December 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth Malvern East, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Essex Heights
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1977–83 Richmond 87 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1983.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Tempany (born 22 December 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Tempany debut in 1977, playing mostly as a half back flanker. He appeared in 40 of a possible 44 games in the 1978 and 1979 seasons, before he played finals football for the first time in 1980. Recruited from Essex Heights, Tempany was on the interchange bench in the 1982 VFL Grand Final.

References

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  1. ^ "Oral History:Bruce Tempany".
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 873. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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