▁and ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁their ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁runner - up ▁in ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁fair est ▁for ▁Red an ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁he ▁crossed ▁to ▁Wall an ▁football ▁club ▁where ▁k icked ▁ 1 3 0 ▁goals ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁most ▁goals ▁ever ▁scored ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁year ▁for ▁the ▁club . ▁The ▁Melbourne ▁Football ▁Club ▁sp otted ▁his ▁potential ▁and ▁Wood ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁game , ▁during ▁the ▁warm - up , ▁Wood ▁accident ally ▁b ounced ▁the ▁ball ▁into ▁his ▁test icles , ▁which ▁left ▁him ▁in ▁ag ony ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁Not ▁wanting ▁to ▁alert ▁the ▁coach ▁through ▁fear ▁of ▁embar rass ment , ▁Wood ▁strugg led ▁on ▁to ▁collect ▁ 1 3 ▁dispos als . ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁spect ac ular ▁high - mark ing ▁skills ▁and ▁de ft ▁touch ▁around ▁goal , ▁Wood ▁was ▁pl ag ued ▁by ▁inj uries ▁and ▁retired ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁Wood ▁never ▁played ▁football ▁again , ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁said ▁fam ously ▁that ▁he ▁" prom ised ▁a ▁lot , ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁deliver " ▁on ▁the ▁big ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁V FL . ▁ ▁Wood ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁highly ▁successful ▁record ▁shop ▁on ▁St urt ▁Street ▁in