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
Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
31 | 1 | 18 | 62.00 |
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
Year | Games | Goals | Brownlow |
1947 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1948 | 22 | 1 | 9 |
1949 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1950 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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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