Barry Cable (Perth, North Melbourne, East Perth)

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Cable duly added a North Melbourne best and fairest award to his list of achievements, besides running 4th in the Brownlow, while Lou Richards went on doing what he did best, and most entertainingly - shooting himself repeatedly in the foot. 

The contention that Cable lacked pace was not without some justification.  Certainly he was slower than some of the other great rovers of the time, like Bill Walker, Bob Skilton and Keith Doncon.  However, what he may perhaps have lacked in pace he more than made up for in other areas.  Few players in the history of the game have matched Cable's uncanny ability for being where the ball was.  Moreover, his disposal skills by hand and foot were little short of impeccable.  Small wonder he attracted the attention of umpires - for the right reason, when Sandover or Brownlow votes were being allocated.

On returning home to Perth in 1971 Cable carried on more or less where he had left off, winning yet another club best and fairest award.  Two years later he did it again, and added a third Sandover for good measure.

As far as Barry Cable was concerned, there was only one major ambition remaining, and he needed to return to Victoria, and North Melbourne, in order to achieve it.  That ambition, needless to say, was involvement in a VFL premiership, and in his second stint at Arden Street he managed this not just once, but twice, in 1975 and 1977.

Returning home once more in 1978 Cable surprised many observers by accepting an offer to coach East Perth.  Yet again, however, it proved to be an informed decision as, after a tentative start to his coaching career, he took the Royals to the 1978 grand final, where they duly won a titanic tussle against, of all teams, Cable's old club, Perth.  Seriously inconvenienced as he was by a strained leg muscle and a broken bone in the hand, Cable's experience and calmness were nevertheless vital during a tempestuous final term in which East Perth had to hang on for dear life, eventually scraping home by just 2 points.  (Click here for a complete match review.)

Cable played on for one further season, eventually retiring after 384 senior club games (225 for Perth, 116 for North Melbourne, and 43 with East Perth).  For the majority of his career he had been a genuine superstar, and if the game over its history has seen any finer rovers it would be hard to imagine them being countable on the fingers of more than one hand.

As a non-playing coach Cable experienced significantly less success than as a player, although he did at least manage to get North Melbourne into the finals in two of his three full seasons in charge during the early 1980s.

Barry Cable was catapulted back into the headlines as a sixty-three year old in July 2007 when the Western Australian Football Commission decided to retrospectively award him a Simpson Medal for his performance in Western Australia's defeat of Victoria in the inaugural state of origin match at Subiaco Oval in 1977.  The decision served to reinforce Cable's status as one of the all time great players in football history as it meant that he had now won the award a record five times.

Darrell Cahill (Port Adelaide)

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John Cahill (Port Adelaide, Collingwood, West Adelaide, Port Adelaide Magpies, South Adelaide)

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Beginning with Port Adelaide in 1958 Cahill quickly developed into one of the state's top wingmen, thereby following in the footsteps of his uncle, Laurie Cahill, who had played the position with distinction for both South Adelaide and South Australia a couple of decades earlier.  Midway through his career, however, John Cahill was switched to centre, where he performed with equal distinction until replaced, late in his career, by another all time great in the shape of Russell Ebert.

A tremendous on-field leader, Cahill captained Port between 1967 and 1973.  He also skippered South Australia for three consecutive years and, after the 1969 Adelaide carnival, was selected as vice-captain of the All Australian team.  Some observers felt that South Australia's failure to maintain its challenge to the VFL in the 2nd half of that carnival's decisive game was attributable in no small way to Cahill's effectiveness being blunted after he pulled a muscle during the 2nd term; up to that point he had been the most influential figure in the match.

When John Cahill retired after the 1973 season he was still close to the peak of his form as 59 goals from a half forward flank and a 4th club best and fairest award proved.

As a coach, Cahill achieved a legendary reputation that few can rival, steering his beloved Port Adelaide to no fewer than 10 premierships, and sowing the seeds of an 11th.  Moreover, in two seasons with VFL side Collingwood he steered a mediocre combination to 3rd place on the ladder, while a brief stint at West Adelaide might easily, with a bit more luck, have yielded a flag.  Cahill was also Port Adelaide's inaugural AFL coach, and his illustrious standing at Alberton was amply demonstrated when the club opted to name its annual best and fairest award after him.  In 2005 he made a brief return to coaching when he took charge of Port Adelaide Magpies for a season, and promptly brought the club's three season finals drought to an end by steering them as far as the preliminary final, where they lost to the Eagles.

In September 2007 it was announced that Cahill would be returning to football as senior coach of the club for which he had played at colts level half a century earlier, South Adelaide. However, just 8 matches into the 2008 season he announced his resignation, attributing his decision to "external influences".

Laurie Cahill (South Adelaide, Richmond, West Adelaide)

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One of the best ever......showing that rare combination, long-striding speed and beautiful control of the ball.  Supremely fast and graceful, he had a magnificent running drop kick and was extremely quick to send his side deeply into the attack.  (See footnote 1)

While briefly stationed in Melbourne late in the 1943 season Cahill played 7 VFL games for Richmond including the grand final, when he was first rover in the Tigers' 12.14 (86) to 11.15 (81) defeat of Essendon.  A week earlier, his superb 3 goal performance in the preliminary final against Fitzroy had been a key reason for Richmond's advancement.  The Richmond flag win was Cahill's third as he had previously starred for South Adelaide in grand final victories over Port Adelaide in both 1935 and 1938 (latter match reviewed here).

After the war, Laurie Cahill had stints as coach of his former club (1947-8 and 1957) as well as West Adelaide (1953-6), steering the latter to two losing grand finals against Port Adelaide.  His nephew, John Cahill, went on to become one of South Australia's greatest ever players and coaches.

Laurie Cahill was chosen at centre wing in South Adelaide's official 'Greatest Team'.

Footnotes

1.  The Pash Papers by Jeff Pash, page 31.  Return to Main Text

Tom Cain (Subiaco, East Fremantle, South Fremantle)

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Those playing days commenced in 1912 with Subiaco, with his arrival representing one of the final pieces in a jig-saw that was to bring the club its first ever league pennant that very year.  The Maroons secured that pennant with a 5.8 (38) to 4.5 (29) challenge final defeat of East Fremantle, with Tom Cain being listed high among the victors' best players.  When Subiaco went 'back to back' the following year with a 2 goal challenge final victory over Perth, Cain was again a conspicuous and wholehearted contributor, with his passion for the cause being amply evidenced by his getting reported for using foul language.

In 1914 Cain was one of seven Subiaco footballers selected to represent Western Australia at the 1914 Sydney carnival, where he played in 4 of the team's 5 matches.  He continued in good form in 1915 when he helped the Maroons, who had slumped to 3rd the previous year, mount a renewed assault on the premiership.  That assault was ultimately successful, but sadly for Cain he missed the grand final win over Perth with injury.

The 1916 season found Tom Cain at East Fremantle, where his 56 games included the losing grand finals of 1917 and 1919, and the premiership victory of 1918 against East Perth.  In 1920 he joined South Fremantle where he added 17 games in two seasons, besides captain-coaching the side (to 5th place) in 1921.  His final season as a player came in 1922 back at Subiaco where he took his final tally of league appearances with that club to 62.

As a non-playing coach, Cain had stints at two of the three clubs for which he had played.   He commenced with Subi in 1924, and in three seasons at the helm oversaw 1st, 2nd and 2nd place finishes.  His coaching pedigree was further reinforced in 1927 when, in his sole season in charge of South Fremantle, he managed to get the team into its first grand final in a decade, only for East Perth to prove too strong, and get home in the end by 21 points.  Subiaco meanwhile commenced a gradual period of decline from which the club would not fully recover for the better part of half a century.

During his comparatively brief involvement in top level football, Tom Cain's impact, as both player and coach, was considerable, and it is at least arguable that his name ought to be somewhat more celebrated today than it is.

Frank Caine (Carlton, North Melbourne, Essendon)

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At the end of the 1909 season, he was one of several Carlton players to quit the club in disgust over the treatment of Jack Worrall, the Blues' highly successful but controversially authoritarian coach.   The 1910 season found Caine at North Melbourne where he was a stunning success, kicking 75 goals for the year to top the Association list, and starring across half forward in a 9.14 (68) to 5.9 (39) grand final defeat of Brunswick.  Known by this time as 'Silver', because of his prematurely greying hair, Frank Caine spent two seasons with North before returning to the VFL, and linking up once more with former mentor Worrall, at Essendon.  It was an auspicious return, as the Same Old went top, with Caine playing a key role at centre half forward in the grand final victory over South Melbourne.  He spent another couple of seasons at Essendon and when he eventually retired had added 22 more VFL games and 33 goals to his respective tallies.

Tom Calder (North Hobart, Ascot, South Melbourne, Mayne, Coorparoo)

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Jim Caldwell (Williamstown, South Melbourne, Perth, Carlton)

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Jim Caldwell's impact on the Williamstown Football Club was considerable, and not surprisingly he was adjudged worthy of inclusion in the club's official 'Team of the Century', which was announced in May 2003.

Craig Callaghan (Swan Districts, Fremantle, St Kilda)

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Charles Cameron (North Melbourne & Fitzroy)

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Cameron finished his VFL career at Fitzroy, where he added another 23 games, mainly as a forward or half forward, and booted 52 goals.

Ernest Cameron (Essendon)

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After his enforced retirement as a player, Ernie Cameron served for several years on the VFL Umpires Board.  He was also heavily involved in cricket, managing the Australian team that toured England in 1919, and acting as secretary of the North Melbourne Cricket Club.

Basil Campbell (St Marys & South Fremantle)

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Described as a "solidly built, ready made league footballer" (see footnote 1) when he joined South Fremantle in 1975, Campbell lined up at centre half forward for the red and whites in that season's grand final against West Perth.  However, it was a game all South Fremantle supporters would prefer to forget, as the Cardinals raced away to a record 104 point victory.  Five seasons later, however, Campbell finally tasted premiership success; in what was a veritable feast of vibrant, skilful, attacking football, he was a solid contributor to South Fremantle's 23.18 (156) to 15.8 (98) grand final defeat of Swan Districts in 1980 (reviewed here).

Another career highlight was participation in the very first state of origin match at Subiaco Oval in 1977.  Lining up on a half back flank, Campbell was delighted to be an honorary sandgroper as Western Australia blitzed Victoria by 94 points.  Sadly, this proved to be Basil Campbell's only interstate appearance.

Although his top level football career was only comparatively brief, Basil Campbell's crowd pleasing approach to the game ensured that he is well remembered by folk at the port.

Footnotes

1.  The South Fremantle Story volume 2 by Frank Harrison and Jack Lee, page 198. Return to Main Text

Bruce Campbell (Subiaco, Carlton, Fitzroy, Melbourne)

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Garnet Campbell (Essendon & Sandringham)

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Graham Campbell (Fitzroy, West Perth, Glenelg)

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As a coach, Campbell's greatest achievement was steering West Perth to the 1975 WANFL premiership thanks to a 23.17 (155) to 7.9 (51) grand final annihilation of South Fremantle.  Two weeks earlier, in the 2nd semi final, the Cardinals had achieved similar supremacy over Swan Districts, winning 20.22 (142) to 8.16 (64).  This gave them an average winning margin in two finals of 91 points, an achievement unequalled in the history of football in the three major states.  Campbell coached West Perth from 1975 to 1978, getting the side into the finals each year.  In 1978 he returned to his old club Fitzroy, where he had coached on a caretaker basis for a few games in 1974, as senior coach.  However, although the Lions scored a noteworthy victory over North Melbourne in the night grand final, their premiership form was unimpressive, and at the end of the year Campbell was replaced as coach by Bill Stephen.  In 1983 he returned to league coaching with Glenelg, where he spent two seasons.  He later worked in the meia.

Grant Campbell (East Perth)

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He achieved virtually everything else on offer, however.   A tall, powerful figure with more than adequate skill, he sometimes lacked consistency, but at his best was one of the most imposing and effective key position players in the state.  He played most of his football at centre half forward, but towards the end of his career he developed into a fine centre half back.  Winner of the Royals' fairest and best award in 1984, he was actively courted by a number of VFL clubs, and in fact was drafted by St Kilda, but he elected to remain in the west.  Not really what you would call an out and out goal kicking forward - his game was much too varied and adaptable for that - he nevertheless topped East Perth's goal kicking list three times, and booted a total of 320 goals in his league career.  He represented Western Australia 5 times in the interstate arena, kicking 1 goal.

Hugh Campbell (North Fremantle, South Fremantle, East Perth)

That career commenced at North Fremantle, where he played 12 games, but when that club went into mothballs at the end of the 1915 season he transferred to South Fremantle.  His acquisition by South helped transform the club from pretenders to genuine premiership contenders, and in that year's challenge final against East Fremantle, 'Bonny' Campbell made a telling contribution on a half back flank as the southerners registered their first ever flag with a convincing 19 point win.  A year later, again on a half back flank, Campbell was similarly conspicuous as South backed up with another comfortable win over their arch rivals.

Despite his success on the half back line, 'Bonny' Campbell was convinced that he could serve the club better as a full forward.  Once given a chance to prove himself, he never looked back: in 1921 he was at the goalfront for the state side as it defeated both the VFL and South Australia to claim the Australian championship; the following year he both captained his club, and topped the league goal kicking list with 42 goals.  Quick on the lead, strong overhead, and a deadly accurate shot for goal, whether from a set position or on the run, he was arguably the first truly great goalsneak in West Australian football.

In 1923, Campbell requested a clearance to East Perth, and when this was refused opted to stand out of the game for a year in order to get his way, rather than continue with the southerners.  He resumed in 1924 as good as ever, performing superbly at the Hobart carnival with 51 goals in 5 games (see footnote 1), and topping the league's list of goal kickers for a second time.  He was at full forward in East Perth's grand final winning teams of 1926 and '27, and topped the WAFL goal kicking list in both of those years as well.  All told, he managed 630 goals in his 188 league games, a total that appears all the more creditable when you consider that he played much of his early football as a defender.

In later years, full forwards like George Doig, Bernie Naylor and Austin Robertson junior repeatedly set new standards of goal kicking excellence in Western Australian football, but there is a sense in which Hugh 'Bonny' Campbell was the template on which all of them were based.  His importance in the history of the game was recognised in June 2006 with his inclusion, at full forward, in East Perth's official 'Team of the Century 1906 to 1944'.

Footnotes

1.  Campbell began quietly with 3 goals against South Australia, but came alive against the VFL in Western Australia's second match, booting 8.  Then came the record-breaking tally of 23 against the hapless Queenslanders, followed by bags of 7 and 10 against Tasmania and New South Wales respectively.  Return to Main Text

Wayne Campbell (Richmond)

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Ken Caporn (Claremont)

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Powerful, tenacious and extraordinarily fit, Caporn played as a ruckman for many years before developing into one of the finest post-war full backs in West Australian football, and arguably the best ever to take the field for the Monts, winning the club's fairest and best trophy in 1951 and 1954.  By the latter years of his career he had developed his physique to Herculean proportions, and was rewarded by his team mates with the nickname 'Moose' - with painful consequences for one of his team mates, diminutive rover Bruce Sinclair:

Late in one match, Bruce was running back to take a mark on the guidance of one of his team mates' call of "Yours Bruce!"  Unfortunately the call was really "Yours Moose!"  The result of this small breakdown in communication was a somewhat large breakdown in Bruce's capacity to play for the rest of the game.  When he came to some time later he expressed the opinion that Ken's nickname might be changed for the general health of his team mates.  (See footnote 1)

Despite playing alongside such high quality footballers as Les McClements, Bill O'Neill and 'Sonny' Maffina for much of his career, Ken Caporn never experienced the satisfaction of playing in a premiership team, or indeed even went close to so doing.

Footnotes

1.  The Tigers' Tale by Kevin Casey, page 84.  Return to Main Text

Harry Carbon (South Fremantle & Claremont)

A member of three red and white premiership teams, Carbon was skipper in 1952 when South overcame West Perth by 21 points in the grand final after trailing by 5 goals at half time.  He played 141 league games for South, plus 9 state games for Western Australia, for whom his performance in knee deep Hobart mud in just one of them was sufficient to earn him a unique and enduring place in football folk lore.  Legend has it that during that remarkable display against the Big V the opposition defenders were becoming increasingly frustrated at Carbon's brilliance, and began, with a minimum of subtlety and subterfuge, to 'line him up'.  "Take your time fellas," was the diminutive Carbon's cheeky retort, "you'll all get a turn!"

It was largely on the basis of his reputation for arrogant toughness that Carbon was hired as coach by Claremont in 1954.  It was hoped that he would manage to inject some steel into a team with a reputation for flaccidity, but in the event all Carbon managed in his sole season in charge was to maneuver the side one place up the premiership ladder, from 7th to 6th.  Toughness and courage can neither be bought or taught it seems; you either possess them, or you don't.  South Fremantle's 'Hobart Harry' possessed both in abundance.

Ray Card (Geelong)

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Peter Carey (Glenelg)

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A best and fairest with the Tigers in 1975, 1979 and 1981, Carey also topped the club's goal kicking ladder in 1973 with 70 goals.  Mainly as a result of his exploits as a centre half forward during the early 1970s, he amassed the highly creditable career total of 521 league goals.  Bays captain from 1983 until his retirement, he also enjoyed the distinction, in 1981, of landing the first ever Fos Williams Medal.  A Glenelg man through and through, Peter Carey later served as a member of the club board.  It almost goes without saying that when, in 2002, Glenelg implemented its own official 'Hall of Fame', Peter Carey was selected as an inaugural member.

Wayne Carey (North Melbourne & Adelaide)

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Hailing originally from Wagga Wagga, Carey played junior football with North Adelaide before joining North Melbourne in 1989.  It was clear right from the outset that the Kangaroos had managed to get their hands on someone special.  Powerfully built even then, Carey could mark strongly even under the most extreme pressure, and his kicking either to position or at goal was impeccable.  He was also surprisingly quick, both over the ground, and in terms of his decision making and use of the ball.

Carey won the first of his four North Melbourne best and fairest awards in 1992, and the following year was appointed captain.  North's emergence as one of the power clubs of the AFL during the mid- to late 1990s was attributable in no small measure to Carey's presence and contribution.  It is arguable that no footballer in history has ever been capable of winning a game entirely off his own boot, but Carey at his peak perhaps came as close as anyone.  On a purely objective measure, he was probably worth at least three players - which, coincidentally, is sometimes the number of opponents he had to contend with.

Named an AFL All Australian in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000, Carey was selected as captain of the side on 4 occasions.  In both 1996 and 1999 he was a pivotal member of his club's two most recent premiership sides.

For personal reasons, Carey elected to stand out of football in 2002, but the 2003 season brought his return to a game which his absence had left the poorer when he fronted up with Adelaide.

After just a season and a half with the Crows, however, Carey was forced to retire from football owing to a persistent neck injury.

William Carkeek (Richmond & Essendon)

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Darren Carlson (Southport, Brisbane, West Adelaide)

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Phil Carman (Norwood, Collingwood, Melbourne, Essendon, North Melbourne, Eastlake)

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Although he intermittently continued to play some fine football, a combination of injuries and regular visits to the Tribunal ensured that he never quite recaptured the consistent brilliance of his debut season in the VFL.  In 1977, he incurred a suspension for striking Hawthorn's Michael Tuck in the 2nd semi final, and was ruled out of both the grand final and the grand final replay against North Melbourne.  To this day, Collingwood fans remain adamant that his enforced absence cost their team the flag.

In 1979, after 66 games and 142 goals for the 'Pies, 'Fabulous Phil' crossed to Melbourne, where he added another 11 games and 23 goals.  A two season stint at Essendon followed, but a 20 week suspension, imposed after he was found guilty of head-butting a boundary umpire, restricted him to just 10 appearances and 11 goals.  Carman finished his VFL career with North Melbourne where he played 13 games and booted 27 goals in 1982.  He then played briefly for Eastlake in the ACTAFL, followed by a succession of country clubs, before retiring.

Phil Carman returned to top level football in 1995 as coach of Sturt.  In seven seasons at the helm he helped elevate the club from perennial wooden spooner to regular finals contender, although a losing grand final against Port Adelaide Magpies in 1998 was the closest the Blues came to a flag.

There can be little doubt that Phil Carman possessed enough raw talent to have become one of the all time greats of the game.  As it was, however, owing to a mixture of ill discipline and bad luck, he ended up as one of the many footballers whose final report card read 'could have done better'.

Syd Carman (Essendon)

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Appointed Essendon vice-captain in 1933, Syd Carman bowed out of VFL football at the end of the year after a total of 96 VFL games over the course of eight seasons.  He later served as Essendon club treasurer for twenty-two years as well as intermittently occupying a number of other off-field roles at the club until the end of the 1963 season.

Jack Carmody (Collingwood & Hawthorn)

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After struggling to maintain his place in the team during the last couple of years of his time at Victoria Park, Carmody crossed to Hawthorn in 1940 where his career underwent something of a renaissance.  Between 1940 and 1944 and in 1946 he added another 64 VFL games to his tally, and was captain of the side in 1942.  As he slowed down he played a fair amount of football on the forward lines, with some success.

Jack Carney (Geelong & Carlton)

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Fred Carpenter (South Melbourne, Williamstown, Port Melbourne)

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'Barney' Carr (Prahran & St Kilda)

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Dennis Carroll (Sydney)

Dennis Carroll's father Laurie and uncle Tom were also league footballers with St Kilda and Carlton respectively.  As a youngster Dennis spent many hours practising his kicking with his uncle whose insistence that his nephew learn to use both feet would reap significant dividends later when Carroll became arguably the finest kick in the VFL.

In August 2003, Dennis Carroll was selected on a half back flank in Sydney/South Melbourne's official 'Team of the Twentieth Century'.

Merv Carrott (East Fremantle)

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Bruce Carter (City-Launceston, North Launceston, Mersey, Cananore)

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Carter's football journey began in Launceston in 1903 when he played for City before moving to local rivals North Launceston the following year as vice-captain and coach.  Straight away, he proved he was an excellent leader of men by steering his charges to 3 consecutive flags.  In 1908 he joined Mersey on Tasmania's north west coast and, this time combining the off field function of coach with on field captaincy, was again successful in annexing the premiership.  That same year also saw him represent Tasmania at the inaugural interstate carnival in Melbourne where the Apple Islanders finished top of B Division and Carter was awarded the Bibby Trophy as Tasmania's outstanding player.

Upon moving to Cananore in 1909 Carter was responsible for overseeing a quite unprecedented sequence of 3 successive TFL and state flags.  The run was interrupted in 1912 when he resumed the coaching reins at North Launceston where, although successful at local level, he was unable to steer his charges past Lefroy in the state grand final.

Bruce Carter was back at Cananore the following year and once again he gave the club's supporters what they wanted at both TFL and state level.

It is worth pointing out that all of Carter's coaching achievements came about while he was a player, and that, to a very large extent, his input as a player contributed to those achievements.  In 1914, for example - his final year as a playing coach - he was widely considered the best player afield in Cananore's losing grand final against North Hobart. 

After a prolonged period in the 'outer' Carter returned to coaching with Cananore, this time in a non-playing capacity, for one season in 1937, but by this time the game had moved on considerably and he was only able to impel his charges to a single win all year.  It was an unfortunate and depressing finale, but Bruce Carter deserves to be remembered not for this, but for his unparalleled achievements of a quarter of a century earlier.

In 2005, Carter was an inaugural inductee as a coaching legend in Tasmanian Football's official Hall of Fame.

Harold Carter (Fitzroy & Carlton)

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Noel Carter (Ulverstone, Richmond, South Fremantle)

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The final, and by far the most auspicious, phase of Carter's career was spent with South Fremantle where he earned a reputation as one of the most inspirational on-field leaders in the game.  Tough, hard at the ball, and almost fanatically determined, he led from the front as the Bulldogs established themselves as one of the leading sides in the WANFL, and indeed Australia.  Between 1979 and 1981 Carter captained South to three successive grand finals which produced a loss against East Fremantle, a comfortable win over Swan Districts (reviewed here), and, finally, an atrocious display of kicking for goal, which effectively handed the 1981 premiership to Claremont on a plate.  Carter, who was high among his team's best players in each match, could certainly not be blamed for the losses, and his high reputation was further enhanced with club best and fairest awards in 1980 and 1984.

In nine seasons at South Fremantle, Noel Carter played a total of 155 league games, besides representing both Western Australia and Tasmania in the interstate arena.

Rod Carter (Fitzroy, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne/Sydney)

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Geoff Case (Melbourne)

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Colin Casey (Sturt)

Richard Casey (Brunswick, South Melbourne, Footscray, City-Launceston)

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Originally from Brunswick, Casey joined South Melbourne in 1905 and went on to play the majority of his senior career there.  His biggest disappointment was almost certainly missing the 1909 grand final, in which South defeated Carlton, because of injury.  

Casey left South Melbourne in 1912 after 112 league games.  He later played briefly with Footscray and Launceston club City.  In 1919, he was one of many thousands to die during that year's global influenza epidemic.

Terry Cashion (New Town, South Melbourne, Clarence, Longford, Sandy Bay)

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Three years later at the Brisbane carnival the by this stage seasoned performer, now with Longford, played even better, securing not only a second Stancombe Trophy, but the coveted Tassie Medal itself as well.  In a series marred by atrocious weather conditions, the Tasmanians as a whole performed with a considerable amount of credit, comfortably beating the VFA, and giving a respectable account of themselves against all three of the major football states.  Much of the credit for this belonged to Cashion, who positively revelled in the conditions, matching or outplaying all of his supposedly more illustrious opponents in every game.

Cashion again represented Tasmania at the Adelaide carnival of 1953 in what proved to be his interstate swansong.  Back in the TFL by this stage, with Sandy Bay, he retired from top level football at season's end with a total of 193 senior games under his belt.  An excellent indication of his consistency is his achievement in winning a total of seven club champion awards in only ten full seasons of senior football.

The immensity of Terry Cashion's reputation in Tasmanian football circles was emphasised in June 2004 with his selection as first rover in the state's official 'Team of the Century'.  Two years later he was inducted as a legend in the official Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.

Jack Cashman (Fitzroy, West Perth, Carlton, Yarraville, Cananore)

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Tony Casserly (East Fremantle & Central District)

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Tough, hard running and abundantly skilled, Casserly took over the coaching at Centrals from Trevor Stanton in 1971, and the coaching mantle from Dennis Jones a year later.  In the latter role he developed a fast, run-on style of play that enabled the Bulldogs to reach the preliminary final in 1972, but thereafter the wheels fell off somewhat, and the side was beset by inconsistency.  Nevertheless, Tony Casserly's impact at both Centrals and Old Easts was considerable, and he is remembered with admiration by supporters of both clubs.

Jeff Cassidy (Geelong & East Fremantle)

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Jack Cassin (Essendon)

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After spending the 1948 season with Euroa, Cassin captain-coached Colac in 1949 and 1950, which were the club's first two seasons in the Hampden Football League.  His son John Cassin was later a fine league footballer with four different clubs.

John Cassin (Essendon, West Torrens, North Melbourne, Fitzroy)

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