Described as "a ball magnet", Foulds spent the majority of his career playing on the wing or floating across the half-back line.
He made his Victorian Football League (VFL) debut against Fitzroy in round 8 1974, after playing in the Essendon under–19s.
[2] He spent two years playing reserves and under–19s football before he made his senior debut in round 8 1974, against Fitzroy at Lake Oval.
Some experts said that Foulds would often have an "uncanny ability to be in the right play at the right time," and was a "dangerous player when he had the ball.
"[2] In response, Foulds said: "I just used to try and sum up situations and if I thought my opponent was running to the wrong place I would go the other way.
"[2] Commenting further on the 1984 victory he said: "After being at Essendon for 10 years, it was a pretty big achievement to know that we had won a Grand Final.