[1] Prior to joining Melbourne, Wood played 42 games with Redan football club between 1968-1972 and was named in their team of the 20th Century.
In his first game, during the warm-up, Wood accidentally bounced the ball into his testicles, which left him in agony for much of the first quarter.
[3] Despite spectacular high-marking skills and deft touch around goal, Wood was plagued by injuries and retired at the end of 1974.
[1] Wood never played football again, and it has been said famously that he "promised a lot, but didn't deliver" on the big stage of the VFL.
[2] Wood went on to open a highly successful record shop on Sturt Street in Ballarat, which over 40 years has morphed into "L'espresso" a cafe/restaurant/record shop that is a favourite with Ballarat locals (including the late Peter Temple) and tourists alike.