Max Kruse (Australian footballer) explained

Max Kruse
Birth Date:29 October 1958
Originalteam:Leeton (SWDFL)
Height:188 cm
Weight:91 kg
Statsend:1989
Years1:1979–1985
Club1:South Melbourne/Sydney
Games Goals1:88 (32)
Years2:1986–1989
Club2:Glenelg
Games Goals2:73 (25)
Games Goalstotal:161 (57)
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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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: Swan Songs – with Max Kruse. Sydney Swans.
  3. News: Teamwork, system enable V.F.A. to beat Tasmania. . Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1953. 13 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: The Sou Wester . NSW Football History . South West DFL . 15 January 2023 . 14 . 10 September 1978.
  5. Web site: 1978 - The Sou Wester: Preliminary Final edition . NSW Football History . South West DFL . 14 . 24 September 1978.
  6. Web site: Max Kruse. AFL Tables.
  7. Web site: Club Bio – Glenelg. Australian Football.