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Will be great to see Bruce back playing . He is one of those players who always gives 110% every game . Even if he has a poor game you can still see him battling as hard as he can . One of my favourite Saints



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On the field, it was a tough 2018 for Josh Bruce.

But off the field, it was one of the most special.

Stress fractures in his back, a broken leg and an inability to help his struggling side out on the park made the year just gone one to completely forget.


Yet all were outweighed following the birth of his daughter, Poppy, with Bruce – at the time still in a leg brace and recovering from his injury – discovering a new perspective as he became a father for the first time.

Prior to Poppy’s arrival, Bruce’s sights were always set on making a return to stop the Saints from sinking even further during their miserable 2018 campaign.

“The motivation was really strong to come back and have a great, strong second half to the year, but then I obviously snapped my leg at training,” Bruce told saints.com.au.

“It was very disappointing, I was working my way back towards a mid-year return and got myself back in some really strong form in the VFL and had just got picked in the AFL side.”

Bruce’s injury shattered not only his leg, but his confidence after what was a dominant showing for Sandringham, in which he finished with seven goals and 15 marks from three games.

“That really dampened spirits and I had a few weeks away from the club. I went away from footy and then by the time I got back, we had a little bubba.”

Since August of last year, Bruce and his partner, Pip, have been the proud parents of Poppy, who has since been the pride and joy of their lives.

“It was a really tough year on a football front, but the best year of my life on a home front,” Bruce said.

“I’m loving it, I’m loving life as a dad and it’s going really well. Poppy has been a dream so far and apparently it only gets better from here.”


While it’s easy to dwell upon a year that could have been had it not been for injury and exceptionally bad luck, the introduction of Poppy to the world has been crucial in shaping Bruce’s life view.

“It’s good to come home and completely switch off from footy and give your life a different sort of purpose; a less selfish purpose,” Bruce said.

“The club’s been really good at getting all the families together and organising events and stuff, so it’s starting to feel like a real family club.”

The St Kilda family is only continuing to expand, with Parker Armitage the newest arrival to join the baby Saints, also consisting of Jett Savage, Maggie Steven and Matty Parker Jr.

Such an exciting and energetic environment is something Bruce is similarly as keen in seeing from a football sense, with the Saint eager to nurture a positive atmosphere at RSEA Park.

Although he’s one of the resident pranksters alongside Jimmy Webster, Bruce knows there’s more to it than just enjoying a good laugh every now and then.

“It’s really important the players are enjoying their football. I mean if you’re not enjoying your footy then you’re not going to go out every weekend and give it everything you’ve got,” Bruce said.

With last year’s season sapping a great deal of energy from the side, Bruce knows how important positivity is as the preparation for Round 1 begins to ramp up.

“Having a really happy group is really important and I think the club has had a really good balance with some of the new coaches who have come in,” Bruce said.

“Brett Ratten and Brendon Lade, they’ve made footy really fun – new drills, new ideas and less of the monotonous week-after-week type stuff.”

“It’s a really exciting prospect with everyone really happy.


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On the field, it was a tough 2018 for Josh Bruce.

But off the field, it was one of the most special.

Stress fractures in his back, a broken leg and an inability to help his struggling side out on the park made the year just gone one to completely forget.


Yet all were outweighed following the birth of his daughter, Poppy, with Bruce – at the time still in a leg brace and recovering from his injury – discovering a new perspective as he became a father for the first time.

Prior to Poppy’s arrival, Bruce’s sights were always set on making a return to stop the Saints from sinking even further during their miserable 2018 campaign.

“The motivation was really strong to come back and have a great, strong second half to the year, but then I obviously snapped my leg at training,” Bruce told saints.com.au.

“It was very disappointing, I was working my way back towards a mid-year return and got myself back in some really strong form in the VFL and had just got picked in the AFL side.”

Bruce’s injury shattered not only his leg, but his confidence after what was a dominant showing for Sandringham, in which he finished with seven goals and 15 marks from three games.

“That really dampened spirits and I had a few weeks away from the club. I went away from footy and then by the time I got back, we had a little bubba.”

Since August of last year, Bruce and his partner, Pip, have been the proud parents of Poppy, who has since been the pride and joy of their lives.

“It was a really tough year on a football front, but the best year of my life on a home front,” Bruce said.

“I’m loving it, I’m loving life as a dad and it’s going really well. Poppy has been a dream so far and apparently it only gets better from here.”


While it’s easy to dwell upon a year that could have been had it not been for injury and exceptionally bad luck, the introduction of Poppy to the world has been crucial in shaping Bruce’s life view.

“It’s good to come home and completely switch off from footy and give your life a different sort of purpose; a less selfish purpose,” Bruce said.

“The club’s been really good at getting all the families together and organising events and stuff, so it’s starting to feel like a real family club.”

The St Kilda family is only continuing to expand, with Parker Armitage the newest arrival to join the baby Saints, also consisting of Jett Savage, Maggie Steven and Matty Parker Jr.

Such an exciting and energetic environment is something Bruce is similarly as keen in seeing from a football sense, with the Saint eager to nurture a positive atmosphere at RSEA Park.

Although he’s one of the resident pranksters alongside Jimmy Webster, Bruce knows there’s more to it than just enjoying a good laugh every now and then.

“It’s really important the players are enjoying their football. I mean if you’re not enjoying your footy then you’re not going to go out every weekend and give it everything you’ve got,” Bruce said.

With last year’s season sapping a great deal of energy from the side, Bruce knows how important positivity is as the preparation for Round 1 begins to ramp up.

“Having a really happy group is really important and I think the club has had a really good balance with some of the new coaches who have come in,” Bruce said.

“Brett Ratten and Brendon Lade, they’ve made footy really fun – new drills, new ideas and less of the monotonous week-after-week type stuff.”

“It’s a really exciting prospect with everyone really happy.


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Congrats Brucey.
BTW can you go again as we also need boys...
 
The many hairdos (or don'ts) of Josh Bruce
Mollie McNamara
May 16, 2019 8:13PM




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Ahead of Baroose’s 100th game, we look back at some of his best (and worst) hairstyles.
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Josh Bruce has long been known for sporting a different look.
From his thick head of helmet hair to a Mr T-style arrangement to a man bun to then a version of a buzz-cut, the big man really knows his way around a hair salon.
So ahead of Baroose’s 100th game, we look back at some of his best (and worst).
1. The Helmet Head
The year was 2009, and Bruce was just a twinkle in the eye of the AFL Drafting System.
The youngster from Canberra wore his hair extra-large with a heavy sweep, somewhat resembling a wannabe Justin Bieber. Do you think our man Baroose pulled it off?

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2. The Mr T
Moving onto 2014, and Bruce decided it was time to get the shearers out. Instead of shaving the whole mop though, he left some party-time on top in time for his St Kilda debut. How did he go?

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3. The Man Bun
From 2015 to 2018, the name Josh Bruce became synonymous with the man bun, and the imposing forward wouldn’t have looked out of place in a Pantene conditioner ad. He stuck with the hair-tie for a staggering three years!

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4. The Buzz-into-Beard
A long stretch of injury and perhaps boredom led Baroose to lop off the luscious locks, transitioning into the second half of 2018 with a drastic hair transformation. A much shorter and neater look was on the cards, and Bruce took many onlookers by surprise.

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5. The Blossoming Mullet?
Fast-forward to the present day, and Baroose is back doing what he does best: growing his hair out. What will the big man do next? Is this the beginning of a Jack Steven-inspired mullet we see forming?

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6. The Hulk Hogan
An honourable mention but one we couldn’t not include, Brucey somehow thought it was a good idea to channel his inner Hulk Hogan, growing the wrestler’s infamous horseshoe moustache*. Should Baroose have kept the outrageous number? Or left the 18th-century-inspired setup to Hogan to handle?

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*We’ll give him a chop-out here due to his participation in Movember…but don’t let this one creep into regular rotation, Brucey.
 
Another fighting effort by Josh . Has suffered time and again by being thrown into second ruck which he isnt really suited for . Needs to be left up forward , when he goes into the ruck we lose all structure going forward with too much pressure on Membrey . Seems to be over his yips at goal kicking and kicked some real pressure goals including a match winning one . Also took one of the marks of the season .
 

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Josh Bruce
Career
Games: 113
Goals: 171
2019
Games: 22
Goals: 36

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After a horrific 2018 campaign riddled with season-ending injuries, Josh Bruce returned with a solid season to his name.
The refreshed forward slotted 36 goals across 22 games while also showcasing his contested marking skills – a statistic which he topped his side for (43).
Bruce slotted multiple goals on 10 occasions throughout the season, with five of those resulting in three majors or more.

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BEST GAME:
The No. 27 was firing on all cylinders against North Melbourne in Round 16, putting through six of the Saints’ 11 goals to go alongside his 17 disposals and seven contested marks.
 
Josh Bruce has joined the Western Bulldogs after the Saints and Bulldogs agreed to a deal which will see picks No. 32 and 51 come to Moorabbin in exchange for the key forward.
The exchange sees the Saints acquire two picks which equate to selection 22 according to the Draft Value Index.
The 27-year-old had one year left to run on his contract at St Kilda, but the Dogs’ appealing offer was enough for Bruce to request a trade.

General Manager of Football Simon Lethlean acknowledged Bruce’s service over the past six seasons.
“We’d like to thank Josh for his service to our club,” Lethlean said.
“We wish he and his family all the best for his future at the Western Bulldogs.”
Bruce played 99 games and kicked 168 goals for St Kilda over six seasons after crossing from Greater Western Sydney in 2013.
 
Josh Bruce kicked 10 goals against a very average North Melbourne side , round 3 2021 .
 

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