Career
Carruthers was a centreman and wingman, recruited locally by Collingwood, from Abbotsford. He played only briefly in his first few seasons before making 10 league appearances in 1943. His best season came in 1945 when he appeared in 17 games, which included two finals, narrow losses to South Melbourne in the semi-final and Carlton in the preliminary final.
A knee injury ended his 1946 season in round six.
He returned late in the 1947 VFL season, to play the last five five rounds. He was the father of Ron East. Carruthers, who played for Collingwood in 1961.
