Career
He made his debut for Essendon in 1960, having only played Australian Rules Football for three years. He went on to play 266 games for Essendon; he played 94 consecutive senior games from 1965 to 1969.
He won premierships in 1962 1962 VFL season#Grand Final Teams and 1965 1965 VFL season#Grand Final Teams as well as winning the club's best and fairest in 1966.
He was selected in the Victorian team to play Tasmania in 1967.
He was captain of the Essendon losing Grand Final team in 1968.
He was also selected for the first international tour of "The Galahs" in 1968.
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