Early life

Rusca began playing senior Australian Football with Southern Districts

Southern Districts Football Club

The Southern Districts Football Club, nicknamed, Crocs, is an Australian rules football club established in 1981. The club plays in the Northern Territory Football League at semi-professional level....

 in the Northern Territory Football League

Northern Territory Football League

The Northern Territory Football League is an 8 team Australian rules football semi-professional league operating in Darwin in the Northern Territory.The premier grade is the largest Australian rules football league in the Northern Territory...

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AFL career

He was listed on the rookie list by the Brisbane Lions

Brisbane Lions

The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...

 in 2000 before being elevated during the season. During the 2000 AFL season he played two matches.

Rusca was traded to the Western Bulldogs

Western Bulldogs

The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...

 for selection 49 in the 2001 AFL Draft

2001 AFL Draft

The 2001 AFL Draft consisted of a national draft, a rookie draft, a pre-season draft and a trade period. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League .In 2001 there were 83...

. He did not play a senior match for the Bulldogs.

Post AFL

Rusca played for the Northern Territory Thunder

Northern Territory Football Club

Northern Territory Football Club, nicknamed The Thunder, is a Northern Territory-based Australian rules football club competing in the NEAFL Australian Rules Football competition.-History:...

 in the Queensland AFL and Southern Districts in the NTFL.

Rusca was a playing coach with Southern Districts during the 2008/2009 NTFL season.

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