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Josh Bruce

Josh Bruce

Greater Western Sydney / St Kilda / Western Bulldogs
Forward · Full Forward Retired
Career games
163
Debut
2012
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Player Information

Height 197 cm
Date of Birth 8-Jun-1992
AFL Debut 2012

Player bio

A career in numbers

Josh Bruce made his AFL debut for Greater Western Sydney in 2012 and played 163 games, including 14 for Greater Western Sydney between 2012 and 2013, 99 for St Kilda between 2014 and 2019 and 50 for Western Bulldogs between 2020 and 2023.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2023 was full forward. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.4 marks and 2.0 tackles per game and scored 234 goals and 126 behinds. His highest recorded season total was 50 goals, from 22 games in 2015 at an average of 2.3 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete goal records, the highest average is 2.40 per game in 2021.

Selected seasons: goals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
201522502.27
202120482.40
2022510.20
2023800.00
About these season figures

Compared 10 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2023 20
Western Bulldogs WBD
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
73-78
Eureka Stadium DEF FB 17 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 53% 100% 70 26 21 115 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 4 0% 0 0% 0% 0 4 -- -- 0 -- -- 2 100% 0 0 5.9 2 0 2 0 —
2023 19
Western Bulldogs WBD
Essendon @ ESS
W
90-49
Marvel Stadium DEF BPR 17 6 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 0 0 100% 100% 12 47 19 68 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 5 0% 0 0% 0% 2 10 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 100% 0 0 11.3 5 2 1 0 —
2023 13
Western Bulldogs WBD
Port Adelaide vs PTA
L
85-107
Marvel Stadium DEF CHB 17 10 4 6 5 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 10 5 0 2 0 0 1 7 0 0 92% 70% 114 33 37 123 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 4 25 0 0 1 0% 0 0% 0% 1 7 -- -- 0 -- -- 2 50% 0 0 0.3 5 4 1 0 —
2023 5
Western Bulldogs WBD
Port Adelaide @ PTA
L
56-70
Adelaide Oval DEF CHB 17 8 4 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 7 0 0 74% 75% 89 42 31 72 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 3 0% 0 0% 0% 1 6 -- -- 0 -- -- 3 75% 0 0 -0.1 7 3 0 0 —
2023 4
Western Bulldogs WBD
Richmond @ RIC
W
89-84
MCG DEF BPL 17 14 6 8 4 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 8 6 5 2 2 0 0 0 8 0 0 100% 71% 12 62 54 91 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 3 33.3 0 0 8 0% 0 0% 0% 1 12 -- -- 0 -- -- 5 83.3% 0 0 8.4 9 4 1 0 —
Latest 5 of 163 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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