Gary Wallis (footballer)
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Gary Wallis is a former Australian rules football
er who played with Collingwood
and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
(VFL) during the 1960s.
Wallis was captain of the Collingwood Under-19s team which won a premiership in 1965. The following season he was a regular in the seniors and played 17 games of a possible 20 games. Wallis, who kicked 27 goals that year, was a member of the Collingwood side which lost the 1966 VFL Grand Final
.
A rover, he was let go by Collingwood during the 1968 season and finished the year at St Kilda.
He won a "Best and Fairest" award with West Adelaide
in 1969, his first SANFL season.
His father, Tom Wallis
, had played at Collingwood in the 1940s.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
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(VFL) during the 1960s.
Wallis was captain of the Collingwood Under-19s team which won a premiership in 1965. The following season he was a regular in the seniors and played 17 games of a possible 20 games. Wallis, who kicked 27 goals that year, was a member of the Collingwood side which lost the 1966 VFL Grand Final
1966 VFL Grand Final
The 1966 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 24 September 1966. It was the 70th annual grand final of the Victorian Football League , staged to...
.
A rover, he was let go by Collingwood during the 1968 season and finished the year at St Kilda.
He won a "Best and Fairest" award with West Adelaide
West Adelaide Football Club
West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...
in 1969, his first SANFL season.
His father, Tom Wallis
Tom Wallis
Thomas "Tom" Wallis was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League .Wallis played with Collingwood during World War I, then went back to his original club Northcote as captain-coach in 1945. He opted to return to Collingwod in May, in time to play...
, had played at Collingwood in the 1940s.