7 0 ▁– ▁missing ▁out ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁ham string ▁injury ▁the ▁other ▁times . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁captain ▁of ▁Sub ia co ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁stood ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁after ▁Ross ▁Smith ▁was ▁rec ru ited ▁as ▁captain - co ach , ▁but ▁still ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁selection ▁committee ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁senior ▁players . ▁Metropol is ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁reserve ▁in ▁Sub ia co ' s ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁premi ership ▁victory ▁over ▁. ▁He ▁announced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁the ▁club ▁after ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁life ▁membership . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁playing ▁coach ▁of ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁in ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Football ▁League ▁( S FL ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Sub ia co ▁with ▁a ▁part - time ▁role ▁as ▁assistant ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁under ▁David ▁Park in , ▁but ▁continued ▁playing ▁for ▁Victoria ▁Park ▁until ▁a ▁kne e ▁injury ▁forced ▁his ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁ret irement ▁from ▁playing , ▁Metropol is ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁former ▁junior ▁club , ▁W emble y , ▁as ▁coach , ▁serving ▁in ▁that ▁role ▁for ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁club ▁finished ▁runner - up ▁and ▁won ▁a ▁premi ership . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁res erves ▁coach ▁at ▁Sub ia co ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁runner