Max Spencer

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Max Spencer
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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 25)
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
YearsClubGames (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 played for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early life

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]

AFL career

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] delisted at the end of the 2018 season

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References

  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.
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