Bert Wregg
Australian rules footballer
About Bert Wregg
Lived 1879 – 1939 (aged 60). Bert Wregg was an australian rules football player and australian rules football umpire.
Herbert Sydney Wregg (3 May 1879 – 14 September 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.
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Who was Bert Wregg?
Australian rules footballer (1879-1939)
When was Bert Wregg born?
Bert Wregg was born on 3 May 1879 in Richmond.
When did Bert Wregg die?
Bert Wregg died on 14 September 1939 in Melbourne.
What was Bert Wregg's occupation?
Bert Wregg was an australian rules football player and australian rules football umpire.
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