Schoolboy Footballer
Educated at De La Salle College, he played with Richmond Thirds (Under 19) whilst still at school, and whilst still also playing for his school side (he was the school's First XVIII captain and its best and fairest player in 1964).
He made his senior debut in 1964 at the Punt Road Oval, against South Melbourne, on 25 July.).
He played the next 33 consecutive games for Richmond's First XVIII, winning Richmond's Most Determined Trophy in 1966.
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