| Les Rusich | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie John Rusich | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1889 | ||
| Original team | Leopold | ||
| Height/Weight | 175 cm / 69 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912-1915 | South Melbourne | 54 (33) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1915 season .
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Leslie "Les" Rusich (born 9 May 1889) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Rusich, who was of Austrian descent, played his football as a forward.[1] 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.[2]