Neville Bruns
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | October 1, 1958, |
| Recruited from | Leitchville
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| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 7: May 13, 1978, Geelong vs. Melbourne, at VFL Park |
| Team(s) | Geelong (1978-1992) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 1992 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
| 223 Games 174 Goals |
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Neville Bruns (b. October 1, 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League for Geelong Football Club. He wore the number 19 during his tenure at the club and played often in the wing and rover positions. His playing career consisted of 1978-92: 223 games, 174 goals. He received a total of 33 brownlow votes in his career.
There was the altercation between Hawthorn's Leigh Matthews and Geelong's Neville Bruns. Although no reports were made at the time, the Victorian Football League (VFL) Commissioners subsequently investigated the incident in which Bruns received facial damage. They found Matthews to be responsible and deregistered him for four weeks. Upon expiration of that period, Matthews was subject to police prosecution over the incident, to which he pleaded guilty, and was fined $1,000. This resulted in much debate over the role of the police in sporting incidents.
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