 He played 50 games in the reserves, where he won the 1991 best and fairest.Beginning his AFL career in 1992, he quickly established himself as one of the most versatile and athletic players ever to play the game.He was a strong mark, a beautiful kick and a hard runner, a state under-16 high jump champion who also competed in the 110m hurdles and the discus, made a choice to switch from track and field athletics to Australian rules football.