[1] Spencer, a ruckman, is the first person from Townsville to be drafted and play in the AFL.

[3] He made his NAB Cup debut on 21 February 2009 to encouraging reviews.

[5] In May 2011 Spencer suffered a season-ending knee injury, rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for VFL affiliate the Casey.

[8] Throughout his AFL career, Spencer struggled to get a consistent spot in Melbourne's side, as Melbourne preferred to play only one ruckman and Max Gawn began to emerge as a great ruckman.

In 2016, he wasn't able to play a single game for the Demons and remained a back-up ruckman for the club.