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Max Spittle

Max Spittle   1949 Kornies DOB: 13 June 1920
Died: 12 June 2015

Debut: Round 14, 1947 against Fitzroy at MCG
Last Game: Semi Final 1950 against Geelong at MCG

From: Smeaton

Number: 13 (1947-1950)

Honours:
Premiership Player - 1948

Games: 50
Goals: 1
Career Statistics

WinsDrawsLossesWinning %
3111862.00

Invited to train with the seniors in July 1947 after strong performances in the Seconds, Spittle soon made his senior debut.

A pacy wingman who had his best season in 1948, playing 22 games and winning a premiership.

Spittle was dropped from Melbourne's list in the 1951 pre-season. He joined Ballarat League side Redan in 1952 where he remained through 1953

YearGamesGoalsBrownlow
1947 600
1948 2219
1949 1000
1950 1200

Lists
Players who served during war

Notes
Official AFL records show his birth year as 1920, but war records, and other sources show his birth year as 1920.

Media
Age - 16/07/1947
Herald - 14/10/1948
Argus - 18/04/1951
Argus - 18/06/1952
melbournefc.com.au - 12/06/2015

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