Bill Busbridge

Bill Busbridge

Personal information
Date of birth	31 January 1885
Date of death	12 June 1943(1943-06-12) (aged 58)
Original team(s)	Essendon Town (VFA)
Height / weight	183 cm / 83 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1904–1912	Essendon	103 (32)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1912.

Bill Busbridge (31 January 1885 – 12 June 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the early days of the Victorian Football League (VFL). A centre half back and part-time ruckman, he was also known by his nickname "Buzzy".

He was a premiership player with the Essendon in 1911 when they beat Collingwood by a single goal.

After debuting at the age of 16, Busbridge went on to win back-to-back Best and Fairests in 1908 and 1909.

He represented Victoria in the inaugural Australasian Football championships in Melbourne, in August 1908.

A knee injury forced him to retire prematurely in 1912.

In 2002 an Essendon panel chose him at 14th in their "Champions of Essendon" selection.

References

Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897–1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. ISBN 0-670-86814-0

Essendon Football Club 1911 VFL premiers

Essendon 5.11 (41) defeated Collingwood 4.11 (35), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Armstrong 2. Busbridge 3. Bowe 5. Baring 6. Cameron 7. Chalmers 8. Griffith 9. Hanley 10. Kirby 11. Ogden 12. O'Shea 13. Smith (c) 14. Shea 15. Sewart 16. Walker 18. McLeod 19. Monteith 21. Hazel

Coach: Worrall

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