Western Bulldogs

Josh Bruce

Key Defender#17AFL

Key facts

Age: 34
Height: 199 cm
Weight: 102 kg
Number: #17
Born: 8 June 1992
Debut: 2012
Position: Key Defender
Drafted: 2011 (zone)
Recruited from: Eastlake (NEAFL), GWS, St Kilda

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2023 AFLWestern Bulldogs	8	83	43	40	36	0	0	11	0	2	31	56	0	0	871	0	3	16	39	25	7	12	9	14	40	0	332	37	–	1	0	0	0	64	19	11	56	35	0	87	34
2022 AFLWestern Bulldogs	5	30	18	12	13	1	2	10	3	5	14	18	10	0	367	3	3	3	12	9	1	6	12	8	4	3	158	18	–	0	16	1	2	24	8	2	48	11	3	32	13
2021 AFLWestern Bulldogs	20	221	138	83	100	48	21	26	6	33	108	116	28	7	3,512	54	30	4	29	61	13	26	109	58	23	14	1,256	163.2	5	0	37	2	4	145	56	4	176	17	83	224	90
2020 AFLWestern Bulldogs	17	136	55	81	47	14	8	28	10	16	74	63	18	2	1,482	20	18	2	28	30	10	15	57	26	10	9	655	80.3	3	0	1	3	7	94	40	6	159	22	31	137	31
2019 AFLSt Kilda	22	260	151	109	96	36	20	40	19	33	160	109	33	10	3,712	40	43	5	34	64	25	41	110	65	23	19	1,290	174	4	1	4	6	13	172	78	6	224	30	72	269	95
2018 AFLSt Kilda	3	35	13	22	12	4	0	7	5	7	21	16	7	1	420	3	3	2	2	4	5	2	9	5	8	1	177	34.9	–	2	–	2	3	30	12	3	36	1	4	37	10
2017 AFLSt Kilda	20	237	143	94	104	36	27	41	18	29	112	129	28	11	3,480	51	22	9	22	44	27	23	116	47	30	20	1,322	155.2	–	0	–	9	9	160	62	9	226	20	74	241	80
2016 AFLSt Kilda	22	233	127	106	100	38	22	59	8	28	116	121	27	8	3,192	42	39	3	30	62	16	29	102	62	24	19	1,335	148.2	1	2	–	3	5	158	58	5	239	22	64	237	73
2015 AFLSt Kilda	22	240	165	75	110	50	24	56	9	42	114	133	26	5	3,437	60	40	5	37	52	17	24	118	59	30	20	1,494	185.7	4	0	–	3	6	152	56	5	205	28	85	247	98
2014 AFLSt Kilda	10	114	69	45	45	4	1	16	2	12	43	71	0	4	1,419	5	9	8	35	24	6	13	22	21	25	1	488	64.1	–	0	–	0	2	81	28	6	75	33	9	114	44
2013 AFLGWS GIANTS	11	132	85	47	46	1	0	27	1	7	39	92	0	0	2,113	0	7	26	53	30	3	13	13	24	48	0	565	70.1	–	1	–	0	1	90	28	17	84	49	1	131	53
2012 AFLGWS GIANTS	3	33	16	17	12	2	1	2	0	3	16	17	0	1	530	2	5	5	12	4	1	1	8	5	8	1	137	26.9	–	0	–	0	0	26	10	1	20	10	3	33	11
Career12 seasons	163	1,754	1,023	731	721	234	126	323	81	217	848	941	177	49	24,535	280	222	88	333	409	131	205	685	394	273	107	9,209	1157.6	17	7	58	29	52	1,196	455	75	1,548	278	429	1,789	632

Game log, 2023 AFL

Game
Rd 20 v GWS GIANTSL 73-78 29 July	3	2	1	1	2	1	4	0	115	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	4	21	5.9	–	0	3	1	1	4	4	4	2
Rd 19 @ EssendonW 90-49 21 July	6	3	3	2	0	0	5	3	68	1	1	6	1	1	1	2	0	5	19	11.3	–	0	6	2	1	10	5	8	3
Rd 13 v Port AdelaideL 85-107 9 June	10	4	6	5	1	0	0	10	123	0	3	7	5	0	2	1	2	1	37	0.3	–	0	7	0	1	7	7	10	2
Rd 5 @ Port AdelaideL 56-70 15 Apr	8	4	4	4	1	0	4	6	72	0	3	7	3	1	2	1	3	3	31	-0.1	–	0	6	2	0	6	6	10	3
Rd 4 @ RichmondW 89-84 8 Apr	14	6	8	4	3	0	8	6	91	0	2	8	5	2	2	1	3	8	54	8.4	–	0	10	6	0	12	7	14	5
Rd 3 v Brisbane LionsW 67-53 30 Mar	11	6	5	4	0	1	3	8	110	0	1	4	3	0	2	0	1	5	34	3.1	–	0	7	3	2	4	3	11	4
Rd 2 v St KildaL 41-92 25 Mar	17	10	7	10	3	0	4	13	141	1	2	1	4	1	1	3	2	6	84	5.5	–	1	14	2	3	7	1	17	9
Rd 1 @ MelbourneL 65-115 18 Mar	14	8	6	6	1	0	3	10	151	0	4	2	3	0	2	1	3	8	52	2.6	–	0	11	3	3	6	2	13	6

Splits, AFL

Split
HomeHome or away · won 38 of 83	83	10.8	6.4	4.4	4.5	1.4	0.7	2.0	0.4	1.5	4.9	6.1	1.1	0.3	159	1.6	1.3	0.6	2.1	2.5	0.8	1.2	4.3	2.3	1.8	0.6	56.9	7.3	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.2	0.2	7.4	2.7	0.5	9.2	1.7	2.6	11.0	3.9
AwayHome or away · won 34 of 80	80	10.7	6.2	4.6	4.4	1.5	0.8	2.0	0.6	1.2	5.5	5.5	1.1	0.3	142	1.9	1.5	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.8	1.3	4.1	2.5	1.5	0.7	56.1	6.9	0.1	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	7.3	2.9	0.4	9.8	1.7	2.7	11.0	3.9
LossesResult	90	10.8	6.4	4.3	4.2	1.2	0.7	2.1	0.5	1.3	5.1	5.7	0.8	0.2	152	1.3	1.4	0.7	2.3	2.6	0.8	1.4	3.7	2.6	1.9	0.7	54.0	6.7	0.0	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.3	7.2	2.8	0.6	9.4	2.0	2.2	10.9	3.9
WinsResult	72	10.8	6.1	4.7	4.7	1.7	0.9	1.9	0.5	1.3	5.3	5.8	1.5	0.4	149	2.2	1.3	0.3	1.8	2.4	0.8	1.2	4.9	2.3	1.4	0.6	59.4	7.5	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.2	0.3	7.5	2.8	0.3	9.7	1.4	3.2	11.1	3.8
DrawsResult	1	9.0	7.0	2.0	6.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	146	4.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	66.0	10.6	–	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	5.0	9.0	5.0
Regular seasonStage · won 72 of 162	162	10.8	6.3	4.5	4.4	1.4	0.8	2.0	0.5	1.3	5.2	5.8	1.1	0.3	151	1.7	1.4	0.5	2.0	2.5	0.8	1.3	4.2	2.4	1.7	0.7	56.6	7.1	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.2	0.3	7.4	2.8	0.5	9.5	1.7	2.6	11.0	3.9
FinalsStage · won 0 of 1	1	6.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	52.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	33.0	7.6	–	0.0	–	1.0	1.0	4.0	4.0	1.0	14.0	2.0	1.0	6.0	1.0
MelbourneOpponent · won 10 of 14	14	9.6	5.3	4.3	4.0	1.4	0.3	2.3	0.3	1.0	4.1	5.6	1.4	0.1	135	1.3	0.9	0.7	1.7	2.1	0.5	0.9	3.8	2.3	1.9	0.6	53.7	7.9	0.1	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.2	6.7	2.6	0.9	8.9	1.6	1.9	9.6	3.4
EssendonOpponent · won 7 of 12	12	13.8	7.7	6.1	5.2	2.0	0.8	2.6	0.6	1.3	6.5	7.2	1.3	0.2	197	1.9	1.6	0.9	2.8	2.5	1.0	1.0	5.0	2.3	3.0	0.6	73.2	11.3	0.3	0.1	0.4	0.2	0.4	9.6	3.7	0.8	11.2	2.5	3.5	13.7	4.6
FremantleOpponent · won 6 of 11	11	10.8	6.5	4.3	4.7	1.1	0.7	1.7	0.7	1.6	4.3	6.5	1.2	0.5	160	1.5	1.3	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.4	1.3	3.9	1.9	0.8	0.4	54.3	6.0	–	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.4	7.8	2.5	0.3	10.8	1.2	2.3	10.7	4.2
CarltonOpponent · won 5 of 10	10	11.7	7.0	4.7	5.6	1.5	0.7	2.1	0.6	1.6	5.6	6.3	1.1	0.6	171	2.3	1.3	0.5	1.7	2.3	0.7	1.0	4.5	2.6	1.7	1.1	64.1	7.8	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.1	0.5	7.6	3.3	0.3	9.6	1.6	2.8	11.9	4.6
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 7 of 10	10	12.5	7.0	5.5	3.9	1.7	0.7	1.7	1.0	1.8	6.1	7.0	2.5	0.3	165	2.1	1.5	0.6	2.0	3.3	0.5	1.6	4.2	3.5	1.3	0.6	59.6	7.7	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.6	0.4	8.0	3.5	0.4	9.8	1.7	3.3	13.1	4.3
North MelbourneOpponent · won 5 of 10	10	12.2	8.0	4.2	5.7	3.5	1.1	2.1	0.5	1.2	7.1	5.5	1.0	0.1	185	3.8	2.2	0.2	1.8	2.9	1.7	1.4	6.3	3.1	1.2	1.1	78.5	11.0	0.8	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.4	8.5	2.9	0.0	9.3	1.5	4.9	12.6	5.4
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 1 of 10	10	9.3	6.1	3.2	3.7	0.5	0.6	1.8	0.3	1.0	4.2	5.2	0.9	0.4	138	0.9	1.2	1.3	3.4	3.3	0.6	1.5	3.2	2.6	1.8	0.4	43.6	3.1	–	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.3	5.7	2.3	0.7	9.5	3.0	1.5	9.4	3.5
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 4 of 10	10	11.0	6.8	4.2	4.6	1.3	0.7	2.0	0.5	1.6	5.7	5.6	1.0	0.7	182	1.8	1.5	0.6	2.4	3.3	0.8	1.5	4.9	3.0	2.2	0.3	56.4	7.0	–	0.0	0.2	0.1	0.4	7.4	3.1	0.4	9.7	1.7	2.9	11.3	3.9
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 6 of 9	9	11.1	6.1	5.0	5.0	1.3	1.1	2.0	0.1	1.4	4.7	6.3	1.1	0.1	158	1.7	1.0	0.3	2.3	1.6	0.6	0.8	4.4	1.1	2.6	0.8	59.8	7.6	–	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.1	7.6	3.0	0.8	8.7	2.0	2.7	11.0	3.9
CollingwoodOpponent · won 3 of 9	9	10.0	5.8	4.2	4.6	1.0	0.3	2.0	0.6	1.1	3.9	6.7	1.0	0.3	140	1.4	0.9	0.4	2.0	2.3	1.1	1.0	2.7	2.2	1.1	0.7	52.9	6.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.3	7.3	1.7	0.4	8.9	1.7	1.9	10.6	3.7
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 1 of 9	9	9.7	5.3	4.3	3.9	1.2	1.0	2.0	0.4	0.9	4.7	5.2	0.6	0.2	118	1.4	1.7	0.4	1.8	2.1	0.3	1.2	3.7	2.1	1.1	0.7	49.9	6.3	–	0.0	0.9	0.2	0.2	6.2	2.7	0.4	10.7	1.7	2.4	9.9	2.7
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 1 of 8	8	11.4	6.6	4.8	5.1	1.9	0.9	1.6	0.6	1.8	6.4	5.9	1.3	0.1	166	2.1	2.1	0.5	1.3	1.6	0.8	1.1	4.8	1.5	1.8	0.5	62.0	8.9	–	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.4	8.3	3.1	0.5	7.9	1.0	2.9	12.3	4.6
GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 3 of 8	8	9.3	5.6	3.6	3.4	1.1	0.6	1.4	0.3	1.6	5.6	4.0	1.0	0.1	150	1.3	1.8	0.0	1.8	2.1	1.0	1.1	3.5	2.6	1.9	0.3	45.8	6.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	5.8	2.8	0.4	8.9	1.1	2.5	9.6	3.0
RichmondOpponent · won 3 of 8	8	11.3	6.5	4.8	4.1	1.3	1.3	2.0	0.5	1.1	5.8	5.8	1.1	0.5	139	1.6	1.4	0.8	2.6	3.4	0.9	2.0	5.0	3.3	2.0	0.6	54.1	7.1	–	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.4	7.4	3.0	0.4	9.6	1.8	2.9	11.5	3.6
HawthornOpponent · won 4 of 7	7	9.6	5.4	4.1	4.7	1.1	0.7	1.3	0.6	1.0	4.3	6.0	1.0	0.7	83.3	1.9	1.1	0.6	3.0	2.0	1.1	1.1	4.3	2.3	1.0	0.4	50.1	4.7	–	0.0	0.4	0.1	0.4	7.3	1.6	0.3	8.3	2.6	2.0	10.3	3.9
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 3 of 7	7	10.1	6.0	4.1	3.4	1.1	1.4	2.1	0.4	1.4	4.6	5.4	0.7	0.3	129	1.1	0.9	0.3	1.4	3.0	1.0	1.7	4.0	2.6	1.3	1.1	50.0	4.2	–	0.0	–	0.3	0.1	7.0	2.6	0.1	8.7	1.1	2.7	10.0	3.4
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 1 of 6	6	9.3	4.8	4.5	3.3	1.2	1.0	2.2	0.2	1.3	6.0	2.8	0.0	0.2	129	1.5	1.5	0.2	1.0	3.2	1.2	1.3	4.2	2.5	1.2	1.0	47.3	4.4	–	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	5.7	3.0	0.2	10.2	0.8	2.3	8.8	2.5
St KildaOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	8.6	4.4	4.2	3.4	0.8	0.2	2.6	0.8	1.0	4.0	4.8	0.2	0.0	93.4	0.4	0.6	0.4	2.0	2.4	0.8	1.6	2.4	1.6	1.8	1.0	43.4	5.6	–	0.2	0.6	0.4	0.4	6.8	2.2	0.8	9.2	1.6	1.0	8.8	3.6
Marvel StadiumGround · won 43 of 80	80	10.9	6.4	4.6	4.6	1.7	0.9	2.0	0.6	1.4	5.1	6.0	1.2	0.2	154	1.9	1.3	0.4	1.6	2.5	0.9	1.4	4.6	2.3	1.6	0.7	59.3	7.8	0.2	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	7.7	2.7	0.4	9.5	1.3	3.0	11.1	3.9
MCGGround · won 8 of 16	16	11.1	6.8	4.3	5.1	1.1	0.7	2.0	0.3	1.3	5.0	6.3	0.7	0.4	151	1.9	1.3	0.6	2.0	3.3	0.8	1.4	3.5	3.3	1.9	0.9	57.0	4.9	–	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.2	6.9	2.8	0.4	9.8	1.8	2.4	11.3	4.2
Adelaide OvalGround · won 2 of 12	12	9.8	6.3	3.6	4.6	1.4	0.9	1.9	0.7	1.1	5.4	4.8	0.8	0.3	144	2.0	2.0	0.8	2.4	2.5	0.8	1.3	4.3	2.2	1.4	0.6	54.5	5.8	–	0.2	0.8	0.1	0.6	6.9	2.4	0.5	9.0	2.0	2.8	10.3	3.9
People First StadiumGround · won 6 of 11	11	10.1	4.8	5.3	3.5	1.3	0.5	1.6	0.4	1.4	5.1	5.4	2.1	0.3	119	1.7	1.5	0.2	1.9	2.5	0.5	1.0	3.7	2.8	0.4	0.5	49.6	6.3	0.1	0.0	0.6	0.2	0.2	6.4	2.5	0.3	9.6	1.5	2.6	10.5	2.8
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 1 of 8	8	13.0	7.5	5.5	3.6	0.3	0.0	2.5	0.1	0.8	5.4	7.8	0.1	0.0	193	0.4	0.8	2.5	4.6	2.3	0.5	0.6	2.3	2.8	5.0	0.1	54.6	8.7	–	0.1	–	0.0	0.1	8.5	4.0	1.4	7.3	4.3	0.5	13.1	4.0
Domain StadiumGround · won 1 of 6	6	11.8	7.5	4.3	4.8	1.5	0.5	3.2	1.3	1.2	5.3	6.5	1.3	0.7	192	1.5	1.2	1.0	2.5	2.7	0.7	2.0	4.2	2.0	2.2	0.3	63.8	9.0	–	0.0	–	0.5	0.8	8.7	3.3	0.7	13.0	2.2	2.2	11.8	5.0
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 0 of 4	4	9.8	5.0	4.8	3.5	1.5	1.0	1.8	0.3	1.0	3.8	6.0	0.8	0.5	123	1.5	1.8	0.5	2.5	2.3	0.0	1.3	3.8	2.0	0.5	1.0	49.0	6.8	–	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.3	6.3	1.8	0.0	12.3	2.3	2.5	9.8	2.3
UTAS StadiumGround · won 2 of 4	4	8.5	5.5	3.0	4.0	1.3	0.5	1.0	0.3	0.5	3.3	5.8	1.5	0.8	69.5	1.3	0.5	0.8	3.5	1.8	1.0	1.0	3.5	2.0	1.0	0.5	46.0	3.6	–	0.0	0.8	0.0	0.3	6.3	1.3	0.5	8.0	3.0	1.8	9.0	3.8
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround · won 1 of 3	3	8.7	5.3	3.3	3.7	1.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	2.3	6.0	3.7	0.7	0.0	169	0.7	2.3	0.3	2.3	1.7	0.3	0.7	3.7	2.3	2.0	0.3	42.0	5.8	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	5.7	3.0	0.3	10.0	0.7	1.7	9.7	4.0
GabbaGround · won 1 of 3	3	8.3	4.3	4.0	3.7	1.0	1.3	2.3	1.0	1.7	5.0	3.3	0.7	0.0	105	1.3	1.3	0.0	2.0	1.7	0.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.7	46.3	4.7	–	0.0	–	0.3	0.7	4.3	3.3	1.0	9.7	1.7	2.3	8.3	1.7
Mars StadiumGround · won 2 of 3	3	9.0	4.7	4.3	3.3	1.0	0.3	2.0	0.0	2.3	5.7	4.3	1.7	0.0	163	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.7	1.3	1.0	0.3	3.0	1.0	2.3	0.7	48.7	7.7	–	0.0	1.7	0.0	0.0	6.3	2.3	0.3	9.0	2.3	1.7	10.0	4.0
Optus StadiumGround · won 2 of 3	3	10.3	5.7	4.7	3.3	0.7	1.3	0.7	0.3	1.7	6.3	4.7	0.7	1.0	157	2.0	1.3	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.7	5.0	2.7	0.7	0.3	44.0	4.5	–	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3	6.0	4.0	0.0	8.3	0.3	3.3	11.0	2.0
SCGGround · won 1 of 3	3	10.3	5.0	5.3	3.7	2.0	0.7	2.0	0.0	1.3	7.3	3.0	0.0	0.3	149	1.7	1.7	0.3	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.7	5.0	3.3	1.3	1.0	54.3	7.5	–	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	6.7	3.3	0.3	9.7	1.0	3.0	10.3	3.3
Ninja StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	14.0	10.5	3.5	7.0	4.0	1.0	3.0	0.5	0.5	8.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	198	4.0	4.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	1.5	2.0	6.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	92.0	14.1	1.0	0.5	0.5	0.0	0.5	10.0	1.5	0.0	7.0	2.0	5.5	14.0	8.0
Westpac StadiumGround · won 0 of 2	2	12.5	7.0	5.5	3.5	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	6.5	0.5	0.5	121	1.0	0.5	1.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	4.5	2.0	3.5	1.0	58.0	9.8	–	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	8.5	5.5	0.5	6.5	5.0	1.5	12.5	5.5
Adelaide Arena at Jiangwan StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	14.0	11.0	3.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	4.0	7.0	6.0	3.0	2.0	235	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	66.0	6.0	–	0.0	–	0.0	1.0	9.0	3.0	1.0	14.0	2.0	1.0	13.0	8.0
Cazalys StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	7.0	4.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	120	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	48.0	7.8	–	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	15.0	0.0	2.0	7.0	3.0
Riverway StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	10.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	5.0	5.0	3.0	0.0	105	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	37.0	1.1	–	0.0	–	1.0	2.0	7.0	5.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	1.0	10.0	3.0

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.