▁played ▁for ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁the ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁at ▁full - forward ▁in ▁North ▁Melbourne ' s ▁official ▁' Team ▁of ▁the ▁Century '. ▁ ▁Sp encer ▁started ▁his ▁league ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁season ▁to pped ▁North ▁Melbourne ' s ▁go alk ick ing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁seven ▁times ▁with ▁ 6 5 ▁goals . ▁A ▁consistent ▁perform er ▁up ▁forward , ▁Sp encer ▁to pped ▁the ▁club ' s ▁go alk ick ing ▁every ▁season ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁when ▁he ▁only ▁managed ▁to ▁play ▁four ▁games . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁his ▁most ▁pro l ific ▁year ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁goal ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁when ▁he ▁k icked ▁ 8 6 ▁goals ▁and ▁finished ▁runner ▁up ▁behind ▁John ▁Cole man ▁in ▁the ▁league ' s ▁go alk ick ing ▁charts . ▁In ▁round ▁ 1 6 ▁against ▁South ▁Melbourne ▁he ▁k icked ▁a ▁career ▁best ▁ 1 1 ▁goals , ▁the ▁first ▁double ▁figure ▁bag ▁of ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁by ▁a ▁North ▁Melbourne ▁player . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁equ aled ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁by ▁Mal col m ▁Bl ight ▁and ▁passed ▁by ▁John ▁Long m ire ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁That ▁season ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁North ▁Melbourne ' s ▁inaug ural ▁grand ▁final ▁side ▁but ▁his ▁three ▁goals ▁couldn ' t ▁prevent ▁his ▁side