Denis Strauch

Denis Strauch
Personal information
Full name	Denis Strauch
Date of birth	24 March 1937
Date of death	June 1965
Place of death	Melbourne
Original team	Eaglehawk
Height/Weight	185 cm / 79 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1957-1960 1961-1965	Carlton Port Melbourne	29 (16) 73
1 Playing statistics to end of 1965 season .

Denis Strauch (24 March 1937 - June 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Carlton recruited Strauch, a forward, from Eaglehawk in 1957 and he made 19 appearances for them that season.^[1][2] He then found himself on the fringes of selection, only adding 10 more games over the next three years.^[2]

He finished his football career at Port Melbourne, where he played until his death, from cancer, in 1965.^[3]

References

1. ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785. 
2. ^ ^{a b} AFL Tables: Denis Strauch
3. ^ Blueseum: Denis Strauch