That year he first tasted premiership success with the Rabbitohs, who also won the following two years' competitions.
After a knee injury ended his playing career at age 25, he returned to coach Essendon to premiership success.
The "Bullants" are a proud family club, who had some recent premiership success at senior level (2004, 2008, 2012).
He retired in 1991, a year after premiership success.
Cronulla missed their presence and as a result the club again failed to taste premiership success.
He guided Manly to premiership success in 1976 and 1978.
The side did not enjoy premiership success for nineteen years, winning their first in 1939.
This premiership success resulted in the team being promoted back to Division 4 for the 2012 season.
He came out of retirement to coach his other former club St. George to premiership success in 1977.
However, always a hard team to defeat, ultimate premiership success too often eluded them.
