Spinks, who spent an entire season with South Fremantle after being drafted, made his AFL debut in 1994.
For his performance against Fitzroy early in the season, which included 10 marks, he received a 1994 AFL Rising Star nomination.
A heavily built key forward, he could only manage a further six games in his next three seasons but topped Perth's goal-kicking in 1997.
At the end of the 1997 season he was traded to Geelong for Pick 13, which West Coast used to select Callum Chambers.
[2] His eventual season tally of 35 goals were enough to share the club's goal-kicking honours with Ronnie Burns.