[1] Only four other players – Gary Ablett Snr (Hawthorn/Geelong), Jason Dunstall (Hawthorn), Tony Lockett (St Kilda/Sydney) and Lance Franklin (Hawthorn/Sydney) have emulated the effort.
[2] After working for the CBC bank of Sydney at the age of 17 years, he tried out with the Melbourne Football Club in a number of practice games in 1960.
"[3] In the final minutes of a match against South Melbourne late in 1970, Wade had a shot at goal to put Geelong in front.
Geelong had started the game one win and percentage behind South Melbourne, and this loss seriously damaged their chance of making the finals, which they went on to miss for the first time since 1961.
[6] He kicked 73 goals in his first season at North Melbourne, and was then a key member of their side which contested the Grand Final against Richmond in 1974.
Wade kicked 103 goals in that season, becoming the third former Geelong player to head the VFL goal-kicking table after transferring to another club.
However, in the 1975 Grand Final, Wade's experience proved to be an essential part of North's huge win over Hawthorn.
However, his inspirational gestures to the North Melbourne forwards can be seen in the 1975 Grand final, especially the last quarter, when he hurriedly and unselfishly passes the ball to teammates.