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]
Referencesedit
^Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN9781920910785.
^ abcd"Swan Songs – with Max Kruse". Sydney Swans.
^"Teamwork, system enable V.F.A. to beat Tasmania". Examiner. Launceston, Tasmania. 9 July 1953. p. 13 – via National Library of Australia.
^"The Sou Wester" (PDF). NSW Football History. South West DFL. 10 September 1978. p. 14. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
^"1978 - The Sou Wester: Preliminary Final edition" (PDF). NSW Football History. South West DFL. 24 September 1978. p. 14.
kruse, australian, footballer, other, people, same, name, kruse, disambiguation, kruse, born, october, 1958, former, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, south, melbourne, sydney, victorian, football, league, krusepersonal, informationdate, birth, 1958. For other people of the same name see Max Kruse disambiguation 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 Max KrusePersonal informationDate of birth 1958 10 29 29 October 1958 age 65 Original team s Leeton SWDFL Height188 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight91 kg 201 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1979 1985South Melbourne Sydney0 88 32 1986 1989Glenelg0 73 25 Total161 57 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1989 Career highlightsGlenelg premiership 1986Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com 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 References edit Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 9781920910785 a b c d Swan Songs with Max Kruse Sydney Swans Teamwork system enable V F A to beat Tasmania Examiner Launceston Tasmania 9 July 1953 p 13 via National Library of Australia The Sou Wester PDF NSW Football History South West DFL 10 September 1978 p 14 Retrieved 15 January 2023 1978 The Sou Wester Preliminary Final edition PDF NSW Football History South West DFL 24 September 1978 p 14 a b c Max Kruse AFL Tables Club Bio Glenelg Australian Football Links edit1978 SWDFL Premiers Leeton FC team photo 1986 SANFL Premiers Glenelg FC team photo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Max Kruse Australian footballer amp oldid 1187904934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
