▁– ▁rather ▁than , ▁that ▁is , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁XVIII ▁team ▁( in ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁previous ▁eight ▁weeks ), ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁Grand ▁Final ▁against ▁Fitz roy ▁ 1 2 . 1 6 ▁( 8 8 ) ▁to ▁ 9 . 1 7 ▁( 7 1 ), ▁in ▁an ▁extremely ▁rough ▁match ▁that ▁desc ended ▁into ▁an ▁all - in ▁b raw l ▁at ▁the ▁final ▁bell . ▁ ▁Selected ▁as ▁ 1 9 th ▁man , ▁he ▁replaced ▁Les ▁Gr ig gs ▁at ▁three - qu arter ▁time , ▁and ▁k icked ▁one ▁goal ▁– ▁an ▁in ac cur ate ▁Ess end on , ▁with ▁one ▁more ▁scoring ▁shot , ▁lost ▁to ▁Melbourne ▁ 1 3 . 2 0 ▁( 9 8 ) ▁to ▁ 1 9 . 1 3 ▁( 1 2 7 ). ▁ ▁Military ▁service ▁A ▁qualified ▁account ant ▁by ▁profession , ▁and ▁having ▁been ▁employed ▁by ▁British ▁Domin ion ▁Films , ▁Ltd . ▁for ▁nine ▁y ars , ▁he ▁en list ed ▁with ▁the ▁RA AF ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁eventually ▁gain ing ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Fl ight ▁Serge ant . ▁ ▁He ▁under to ok ▁his ▁basic ▁training , ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Empire ▁Air ▁Training ▁Sch eme ▁( E AT S ), ▁at ▁the ▁No . 1 ▁Initial ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School ▁RA AF ▁at ▁Som ers , ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁officially ▁gained ▁his ▁" w ings " ▁as ▁a