Max Kruse (Australian footballer)
| Max Kruse | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1958 | ||
| Original team(s) | Leeton (SWDFL) | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1979–1985 | South Melbourne/Sydney | 88 (32) | |
| 1986–1989 | Glenelg | 73 (25) | |
| Total | 161 (57) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Max Kruse (born 29 October 1958) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne/Sydney in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Kruse was named after his father, Max Kruse, a former Prahran ruckman who represented the Victorian Football Association at the 1953 Adelaide Carnival.[2][3] Kruse senior was appointed coach of New South Wales club Leeton in 1957 and his son was born the following year.[2]
In 1978, Kruse kicked 52 goals for Leeton,[4] playing mainly from centre half forward and finished third in the league medal, the Gammage Medal, on 16 votes.[5] He played in their 1978 premiership when Leeton defeated Turvey Park in the SWDFL grand final.
A centre half-forward / centre half-back, Kruse joined South Melbourne in 1979 and played eight games that year, all from round 13.[6] He made another nine appearances in 1980, then from 1981 to 1984 put together 53 consecutive games.[6] A thigh injury in 1985 kept him out of the league team for much of the year and he played only three games.[2][6] It would be Kruse's final season with the Swans, he then spent four years with Glenelg from 1986 to 1989, after moving to South Australia for business reasons.[2] He was a member of Glenelg's 1986 premiership team.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d "Swan Songs – with Max Kruse". Sydney Swans.
- ^ "Teamwork, system enable V.F.A. to beat Tasmania". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1953. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Sou Wester" (PDF). NSW Football History. South West DFL. 10 September 1978. p. 14. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ "1978 - The Sou Wester: Preliminary Final edition" (PDF). NSW Football History. South West DFL. 24 September 1978. p. 14.
- ^ a b c "Max Kruse". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Club Bio – Glenelg". Australian Football.