Lee Spurr

Lee Spurr
Spurr playing for Fremantle in 2015
Personal information
Full name Lee Spurr
Born (1987-07-27) 27 July 1987
Original team Central District (SANFL)
Draft No. 8, 2012 Rookie Draft, Fremantle
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2012–2018 Fremantle 120 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lee Spurr (born 27 July 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He an experienced utility player who played in two premierships for Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Originally from Morningside in Queensland, Spurr played 66 games for Central District in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) between 2007 and 2011, winning premierships in 2009 and 2010.[1][2]

Spurr was drafted to Fremantle with the eighth selection in the 2012 Rookie Draft.[2] After playing well in games for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL),[3] Spurr was elevated to the senior playing list prior to round 5 after Josh Mellington was placed on the long-term injury list.[4] He then made his debut in round 6 of the 2012 AFL season against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium[5] as the substitute. He was activated during the third quarter, replacing Stephen Hill who had injured his leg in the first half.

In 2013, Spurr was a member of Fremantle's Grand Final team. He spent four years as a member of Fremantle's leadership group from 2014 to 2017.[6]

After missing the entire 2018 season with a persistent knee injury, Spurr retired from AFL football in August 2018. He played 120 games for Fremantle between 2012 and 2017.[6]

References

  1. ^ Capel, Andrew (1 November 2011). "Now or never for Central Districts' Lee Spurr". The Advertiser. Adelaide. Archived from the original on 2 November 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Bulldog Lee Spurr becomes a Docker". 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  3. ^ "WAFL watch". Retrieved 5 May 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ Mark Duffield; Nick Rynne; Dale Miller (26 April 2012). "Sandilands out of Carlton clash". The West Australian. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  5. ^ Robinson, Chris (3 May 2012). "Lee Spurr set for AFL debut in Fremantle's clash with Gold Coast". PerthNow. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Spurr calls time". fremantlefc.com.au. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2026.
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