 In 1962 he suffered a broken collarbone and later a thigh injury, which restricted his appearances, but he did feature in Geelong's drawn preliminary final against Carlton, before missing the replay.He played six league games in 1963, the last in round 14, then ended the year with a premiership in the reserves.It was his final season at Geelong before he left to captain-coach Geelong West in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).