Bruce Neish

Bruce Neish
Personal information
Full name	Bruce Lachlan Neish
Date of birth	(1950-08-23) 23 August 1950
Original team(s)	Doutta Stars
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1970–71	Essendon	21 (13)
1972	Footscray	01 0(0)
1972–74	Sunshine (VFA)	10 0(6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Bruce Lachlan Neish (born 23 August 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1970s.

On debut, Neish kicked four out of his team's seven goals in a loss to Melbourne at the MCG. He spent two further seasons in the VFL, the second of which was with Footscray. Neish was used mainly as a half back and ruck rover.

He was with Sunshine for one and a half years before moving to Tasmania in 1974 where he played for East Devonport and then North Launceston. Neith represented the Tasmanian interstate team in the 1975 Knockout Carnival.

References

• Bruce Neish's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Bruce Neish's playing statistics from The VFA Project
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.