He had started 1986 playing with Koroit but got a permit to join Fitzroy's reserves team during the season.
In his second reserves outing he had 40 possessions and was promoted to the seniors by coach David Parkin.
His success on the night likely cost teammate Paul Roos the medal, as the Fitzroy player fell one vote short.
In 1987, injury problems restricted him to just two VFL games and in the subsequent pre-season he tore his Achilles tendon during a practice match.
A left footer, he played his only game for St Kilda in 1988 and spent the 1989 season in the VFA with Sandringham.