Bert Wregg Explained

Bert Wregg
Fullname:Herbert Sydney Wregg
Birth Date:3 May 1879
Birth Place:Richmond, Victoria
Death Place:Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:Richmond City/St Albans
Position:Full-forward
Statsend:1901
Years1:1901
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:3 (3)

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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