. ▁He ▁played ▁we aring ▁a ▁head guard ▁after ▁several ▁conc uss ions . ▁Many ▁considered ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁techn ically ▁gift ed ▁players ▁ever ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁ren owned ▁for ▁his ▁hard ▁training ▁eth ic . ▁ ▁Deb uting ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁with ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁Football ▁Club , ▁Wilson ▁came ▁from ▁Pr eston ▁Sw imm ers ▁and ▁for ged ▁a ▁successful ▁career , ▁winning ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁awards ▁with ▁the ▁L ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁He ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Brown low ▁Medal ▁count ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Always ▁amongst ▁the ▁Brown low ▁votes , ▁his ▁best ▁season ▁was ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁he ▁finished ▁just ▁one ▁vote ▁behind ▁the ▁event ual ▁winner , ▁when ▁all ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁newsp apers ▁had ▁him ▁far ▁out ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁pol ls . ▁Wilson ▁became ▁captain ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁He ▁finished ▁with ▁ 2 6 8 ▁games ▁to ▁his ▁name ▁after ▁ret iring ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁Gar ry ▁Wilson ' s ▁fin est ▁performances ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁inter state ▁ar ena . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁Victoria ▁ 1 2 ▁times , ▁being ▁awarded ▁consecutive ▁All - Austral ian ▁bla z ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 7