Julian Kirzner

Julian Kirzner
Personal information
Full name Julian Kirzner
Date of birth (1976-10-24) 24 October 1976
Place of birth St Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne
Draft 36th overall, 1993 AFL Draft
(Essendon)
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1994–1995 Essendon 1 (1)
1996 Carlton 0 (0)
1997–1998 North Melbourne 3 (5)
Total 4 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Julian Kirzner (born 24 October 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Family

The son of Charles Kirzner, and Janine Kirzner (1950-2012), née Posiunas, Julian Kirzner was born at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Melbourne on 24 October 1976.[1]

Football

He played one match for the Essendon Football Club, and three matches for Kangaroos Football Club. He scored six goals in four AFL matches at full-forward.[2]

He is one of the few Jewish players to have played Australian rules football at the highest level.[3][4][5]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ Birth: Kirzner, The Australian Jewish News, (Friday, 29 October 1976), p. 28.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main (2003), p. 396.
  3. ^ "AFL eyes Jewish star" (1993).
  4. ^ Jackson (1994).
  5. ^ Cohen (2006), p. 22.

References

  • "AFL eyes Jewish star", The Australian Jewish News, (Friday, 8 October 1993), p. 4.
  • Cohen, Brandon (2006), "Graham Smorgon elected president of Carlton", The Australian Jewish News, (Friday, 21 April 2006), pp.1, 22.
  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2003), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.), Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. ISBN 1-74095-032-1
  • Jackson, Jonathan (1994), "Julian Kirzner gives his all", The Australian Jewish News, (Friday, 2 September 1994), p. 58.
  • Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-9591740-2-8
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