Paul Sproule was born on 16 December 1944 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League, as well as for the Hobart Football Club and Sandy Bay Football Club in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League.
14 Facts About Paul Sproule
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Paul Sproule served brief stints as senior coach of Richmond, Hobart and Sandy Bay.
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Paul Sproule was a key member of the Richmond team that dominated the VFL during the early 1970s and went back-to-back in 1973 and 1974; he was consistently among the team's best players in finals matches.
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Paul Sproule won premierships in the TANFL, captain-coaching Sandy Bay to a hat-trick from 1976 to 1978 and then coaching Hobart to the flag in 1980 after the club had finished wooden spooners the previous season.
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Paul Sproule read the play extremely well and had that ability to get where the ball was all the time.
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Paul Sproule might have been under-rated outside of Richmond, but I can assure you that among his teammates he was very, very highly regarded.
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Paul Sproule began his senior football career with TANFL club Hobart Tigers in 1962 alongside Ian Stewart.
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Paul Sproule made his Richmond debut in Round 4 against keen rivals Carlton at Princes Park.
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Paul Sproule was not named among Richmond's best, but still made a significant contribution with 19 disposals and three goals.
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Paul Sproule went on to play 21 games for the season.
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Paul Sproule was considered Richmond's best player in the shock 1972 VFL Grand Final loss to Carlton.
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Paul Sproule was considered among Richmond's best, along with Kevin Sheedy and Royce Hart.
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Paul Sproule was one of the inaugural inductees when the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame was launched in 2005.
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Paul Sproule became a member of the Tasmanian Sporting Hall of Fame that year, and was awarded Life Membership at Richmond in 2013.