 He got a clearance to Eaglehawk in 1968 and spent two years at the Bendigo Football League club.In 1970 he began playing for Werribee and won their best and fairest award the following year.He spent the 1972 season with Port Melbourne, then joined Footscray District Football League club Braybrook as coach and steered them to three successive premierships (1973, 1974, 1975).