Les Rusich
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Leslie "Les" Rusich was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Rusich, who was of Austria
n descent, played his football as a forward. He was in a pocket for South Melbourne in the 1912 VFL Grand Final
and kicked the first goal, but finished on the losing team. Rusich also appeared in South Melbourne's 1914 Grand Final
loss, as a flanker.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL).
Rusich, who was of Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n descent, played his football as a forward. He was in a pocket for South Melbourne in the 1912 VFL Grand Final
1912 VFL Grand Final
The 1912 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the South Melbourne Football Club and Essendon Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 4 October 1912. It was the 15th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
and kicked the first goal, but finished on the losing team. Rusich also appeared in South Melbourne's 1914 Grand Final
1914 VFL Grand Final
The 1914 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Carlton Football Club and South Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 26 September 1914. It was the 17th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...
loss, as a flanker.