 He remained at the club in 1970 but didn't a senior game, so ended up joining Victorian Football Association club Preston.He had considerable success while captain of Reservoir-Lakeside in the Diamond Valley Football League, with premierships in 1975 and 1977.Back-to-back premierships followed as playing coach of Sorrento in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League in 1979 and 1980.