Bum Crack wrote:bennymacca wrote:It was amazing to think he has 220 goals in his first 50 games of footy, and when he kicked 129 in 1993 that was his second year of footy!
He was leading goalkicker for Renmark in 1990. Three years later, he's leading golakicker for the AFL. Amazing He was a dead set freak.
Had a bit to do with him when he first came down to Westies, played the year there and joined our cricket club who have had a long association with Westies footballers. He could hit a ball and bowled a reasonable clip off a few steps, clearly was just an all round talent on the sporting field(s).
This, mind you, was before he shot to fame at AFL level and the scrutiny that came with it so he was enjoying his off field time as much as he was on field with Westies. We went on a winery tour with the cricket club around the Xmas break, plenty of stories from the day.
One highlight and recently revisited memory from the day was a mate calling Mods "Wax Head" all day. I've revisited that story a few times, sadly the mate I'm referring to passed away back in February after an all too brief battle with cancer.
Can still see the big guy sitting on a bar stool at the Hilton on South Road (when it was strippers and $2 schooners) and saying "Oi, Wax Head, fancy me kicking your ******* arse on the pool table?".....and then all in one motion as he goes to do up his shoe lace, he brings his foot up while sitting on the stool and his upper body moved the same amount as hit foot *BANG* flat on his back.
RIP Wilson.