SourceBorn: March 10, 1935
Height: 191cm.
Weight: 94kg
Club: Geelong
Recruited from: East Perth
AFL/VFL debut: 1962
Games: 101
Goals: 65
Honours: Finished second in the 1963 Brownlow Medal count; Geelong
premiership player 1963; club captain 1965-67; club best and fairest 1963, '64.
Won Sandover Medal (WA) in 1956 and '60. Coached Geelong 1973-75.
Aah, what a great legend. We named a tunnel after him in Perth. Called the "Polly Pipe!!"
I might have a slight drinking problem. My husband asked me to toast some bread for him...so I raised my wine glass and said "Here's to bread!"
You missed his WAFL record (after he left Geelong) . Was Captain-Coach of West Perth to Premierships in 1969 and 1971. May have won a Simpson Medal in there for either a Grand Final or a State game.Originally Posted by ScottH
And of course he had a distinguished career at east Perth before he left for Geelong.
There was other football other than VFL!
I have to say I find that rather humourous. I go on this expressway that is named after the first major exponent of modern day handball.
Oh well, it could have been named after Ben Cousins I guess? The "Ben Cousins ICEhole!"
JF
"Never ever ever state that Sydney is gone.They are like cockroaches in the aftermath of a nuclear war"
(Forum poster 'Change', Big Footy 04Apr09)
The paper did, not me!
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