Senior Career At Essendon
His senior record with Essendon is impressive:
- 1953: 2 games, 1 goal
- 1954: 18 games, 19 goals
- 1954: Essendon Football Club's Most Unselfish Player
- 1955: 19 games, 51 goals, with 9 goals in one game
- 1955: full-forward in losing First Semi-Final team).
- 1955: Leading goal-kicker Essendon Football Club (51 goals)
- 1956: 18 games, 16 goals
- 1956: Essendon Football Club's Most Unselfish Player Award
- 1957: 20 games, 15 goals (plus 1 night game, 3 goals)
- 1957: ruck-rover in losing Grand-Final team) (plus 1 night game, 3 goals)
- 1957: Essendon Football Club's Best Utility Player Award
- 1958: 13 games, 23 goals (plus 2 night games, 2 goals).
- 1959: 21 games, 38 goals
- 1959: ruck-rover in losing Grand-Final team)
- 1959: Victorian State Team
- 1959: Equal Third in Brownlow Medal
- 1959: Essendon F.C. Best and Fairest
- 1960: 8 games, 11 goals
- 1960: Victorian State Team
- 1960: Essendon Football Club's Best Clubman Award
- 1961: 17 games, 33 goals (plus 1 night game, 1 goals)
- 1961: Acting Captain (12 August 1961)
- 1961: Victorian State Team
- 1961: Leading goal-kicker Essendon Football Club (33 goals)
- 1961: Essendon Football Club's Outstanding Services Award
- 1962: 20 games, 29 goals
- 1962: Victorian State Team
- 1962: ruck-rover in Premiership team)
- 1962: Essendon Football Club Life Member
- 1963: 9 games, 7 goals (plus 1 night game)
- 1963: Essendon Vice-Captain
- 1963: Essendon Football Club's Best Clubman Award
- 1964: 19 games, 32 goals
- 1964: ruck-rover in losing First Semi-Final team)
- 1964: Leading goal-kicker Essendon Football Club (32 goals)
- 1964: Essendon Football Club's Best Utility Player Award
- 1965: 21 games, 20 goals
- 1965: Acting Captain (5 June 1965)
- 1965: Essendon Football Club's Most Consistent Player Award
- 1965: ruck-rover in Premiership team)
- 1966: 17 games, 11 goals (including reserve in winning First Semi-Final team and reserve in the losing Preliminary Final team)
- 1966: reserve in winning First Semi-Final team
- 1966: reserve in losing Preliminary Final team)
- 1967: 2 games
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