Maurice Boyse is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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, North Melbourne

North Melbourne Football Club

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 and 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).

Before making it into the VFL, Boyse had played at local club Airport West

Airport West Football Club

Airport West Football Club is an Australian rules football club, located 14 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Airport West. Established in 1961, the club affiliated with the Essendon District Football League in 1962....

 and made his way through Essendon's Under-19s. He played nine times for Essendon in the 1975 VFL season

1975 VFL season

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 and then had to wait almost two years for another senior game, this time at North Melbourne.

In 1978 he averaged 17 disposals a game after coming into the side in round 11 and played all of the remaining 15 matches in the season. This included the 1978 VFL Grand Final

1978 VFL Grand Final

The 1978 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 30 September 1978. It was the 82nd annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to...

, where he lined up on a half forward flank and kicked two goals. Boyse, who also played on the wing, appeared in three further finals in 1979.

Early in the 1981 season, Boyse was traded to South Melbourne in a three-way deal which also included Central District. For losing Boyse, North Melbourne received Peter Jonas

Peter Jonas (footballer)

Peter Jonas is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the VFL during the 1980s....

 and Central District got the services of South Melbourne player Michael Wright

Michael Wright (Australian footballer)

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.