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.
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.
He is one of the few Jewish players to have played Australian rules football at the highest level.
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Footnotes
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.
- 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 1872âÂÂ1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.
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