Max Spencer

Max Spencer
Spencer playing for Gold Coast in May 2017
Personal information
Full name Max Leslie Spencer
Date of birth (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland[1]
Original team(s) Palm Beach Currumbin (QAFL)
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017-2018 Gold Coast 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Max Leslie Spencer (born 4 October 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who currently plays for the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He previously for the Gold Coast Suns in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

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Spencer grew up playing his junior football on the Gold Coast for the Palm Beach Currumbin Australian Football Club alongside future AFL teammate Jesse Joyce[2] and attended Palm Beach Currumbin High School in his teenage years.[3]

Career

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AFL

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Spencer was a member of the Gold Coast Suns Academy from a young age and was drafted by Gold Coast as a Queensland zone selection as a pre-rookie draft selection in 2016.[4] He made his AFL debut against Richmond at Metricon Stadium in round 19 of the 2017 season.[5] He delisted at the end of the 2018 season.

VFL

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Spencer played for Southport in the club's six-point 2024 VFL grand final loss to Werribee.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ Players' Voice - Max Spencer
  2. ^ "Gold Coast Bulletin". Goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Gold Coast nursery delivers to the Max". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. ^ "SUNS add Academy player Max Spencer to rookie list". Goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Captain's belief in debutant". Goldcoastbulletin.com.au. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  6. ^ "2024 Smithy's VFL Grand Final: Player Profiles". AFL.com.au. 21 September 2024. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Werribee Tigers v Southport". AFL.com.au. 22 September 2024. Archived from the original on 22 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.