Wright was told, by football club secretary Jack Burns that his services were no longer required at Collingwood. He never played another VFL game. After Essendon Somerville left Essendon at the end of 1967, and was appointed coach of Numurkah Football Club in 1968. He is the father of Peter Somerville and Dean Somerville Notes References Hansen, B. & Dyer, J., "Ron Brophy, the Larrikin Ump!", pp. 98–121 in Hansen, B. & Dyer, J., The Wild Men of Football, Volume III: If Ya Don't Mind Umpire!, B.E. Hansen, (Mount Waverley), 1995. Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872-1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996. Miller, W., Petraitis, V. & Jeremiah, V., The Great John Coleman, Nivar Press, (Cheltenham), 1997. Ross, J. (ed), 100 Years of Australian Football 1897-1996: The Complete Story of the AFL, All the Big Stories, All the Great Pictures, All the Champions, Every AFL Season Reported, Viking, (Ringwood), 1996. Strevens, S., Bob Rose: A Dignified Life, Allen & Unwin, (Crows Nest), 2004. External links Steve Strevens, "A finals clash not for the faint-hearted" (The Age, Melbourne, 20 September 2003) 1939 births 1984 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club Premiership players Moe Football Club players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players