Bert Wregg

Australian rules footballer and field umpire From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Herbert Sydney Wregg (3 May 1879 – 14 September 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

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Bert Wregg
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Full name Herbert Sydney Wregg
Date of birth 3 May 1879
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 14 September 1939(1939-09-14) (aged 60)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Richmond City/St Albans
Position(s) Full-forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1901 Melbourne 3 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1901.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com
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Wregg was a full-forward at Melbourne in the 1901 VFL season but only made three appearances.

In 1904 he returned to the league as a boundary and field umpire. For the Grand Final that year, Wregg officiated as a boundary umpire, the first time the premiership decider had used one. He was then a field umpire in the 1906 VFL Grand Final.

References

  • Bert Wregg's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
  • "Mr. H. S. Wregg". The Argus. 18 September 1939. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
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