Geelong won his
services from Horsham in a fiercely contested battle with
Melbourne.
Played in
Premiership for Cats in 1963 and North Melbourne in 1975.
Won Best and
Fairest in 1969.
Skipper in 1972
before transferring to North as part of an automatic clearance
rule for 10-year players in 1973.
Headed Geelong's
goal-kicking list 11 times and North Melbourne's three times.
Won VFL
goal-kicking four times.
Twice kicked
thirteen goals in matches for Geelong.
Strongly built,
Wade used his power to great advantage.
Wade's torpedo
punts for goal were legendary.
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