A full-forward who was small in stature, Woods was capable from outside 50 and became known for his accurate place kicks.

[1][2] Woods came to Geelong from local side Wellington and debuted late in the 1901 VFL season.

[3] He topped Geelong's goal-kicking for the first time in 1902, with 16 goals, despite only appearing in the opening eight rounds.

[4][5] In 1903 he played every game and kicked a club high 34 goals, six of them in a win over Essendon at Corio Oval.

[5][4][6] That season he missed out on winning the VFL Leading Goal-kicker Award by one goal, to Collingwood's Teddy Lockwood.