The following season he missed just one game all year and again featured in the grand final, this time finishing in the winning team.
The Japanese team finished 10th in the team final.
He was also part of the American team, which finished fourth in the team jumping competition.
He again finished in the losing team and never got to appear in a grand final for Collingwood.
The hapless Athletics squad finished last in the then eight team American League, with a 52-102 mark, 45 games out of first place.
He played in the Grand Final against Essendon that season but finished in the losing team.
The first year enjoyed participation by 31 teams, with the first team finishing in 23 hours and the last team in 32.
As member of the German jumping team they finished seventh in the team jumping event.
Although he finished in the losing team that day, he did participate in Footscray's 1963 and 1964 night premierships.
Liverpool consolidated in 1962-63, finishing eighth in their first top flight season and the team continued to improve.
