 He was a defender, used mostly as a half-back flanker and occasionally at full-back.His debut in the round 10 loss to Footscray at Western Oval, at the age of 16 and 245 days, made him the youngest player to debut for Geelong since Leo Tasker in 1917.It would be his only senior appearance in 1956 and he didn't get an extended run in the team until 1961, when he played in all 18 games.