Bruce Neish is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Essendon

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 and Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (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

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 for one and a half years before moving to Tasmania in 1974 where he played for East Devonport

East Devonport Football Club

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 and then North Launceston. Neith represented the Tasmanian interstate team in the 1975 Knockout Carnival

1975 Knockout Carnival

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