Education
Attending primary school at both Allendale and Creswick North, from 1935 to 1938 he attended the Ballarat Grammar School, where he played football, cricket and tennis.
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Max Spittle
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In 1942 Spittle joined the Royal Australian Air Force, initially conducting flight training at Number. 10 Elementary Flying Training School, Temora NSW, he was later trained as a radar operator, spending the remainder of the war stationed at Coomalie Creek Airfield, in the Northern Territory. Following the War, Spittle returned to the family farm and recommenced playing football for Smeaton.
In 1947 he tried out for the Melbourne Football Club, stating he was born in 1922 to get the trial, most VFL/American Federation of Labor-Congress sources still list his birth year as 1922.
He debuted midway through the 1947 season, in the same game Fred Fanning was celebrating his 100th. Whilst playing for Melbourne Spittle started working for Millers ropeworks, once he had finished with Melbourne he continued to work for them as a salesman, covering most of the Mallee, Wimmera and Western District.
Achievements
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A wingman noted for his speed, he was a member of Melbourne"s 1948 premiership team and kicked the only goal of his career in a game against Richmond earlier in the season, he played a key role in the flag win that year. He went on to play 50 games for Melbourne, retiring in 1950 he returned to Ballarat and played for several years for Redan Football Club, being instrumental in their 1952 premiership win.
