Phillip Stephen Busbridge (4 September 1920 – 11 December 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Phil Busbridge
Busbridge in 1942
Personal information
Full name Phillip Stephen Busbridge
Date of birth (1920-09-04)4 September 1920
Place of birth Brunswick, Victoria
Date of death 11 December 1975(1975-12-11) (aged 55)
Place of death Pascoe Vale, Victoria
Original team(s) Abbotsford
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 77.5 kg (171 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941–43 Collingwood 14 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1943.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 117. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll:Phillip Stephen Busbridge". Commonwealth of Australia.
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