Bert McTaggart
| Bert McTaggart | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Albert Robert William McTaggart | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Williamstown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 1997 (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Hobart, Tasmania | ||
| Original team(s) | Williamstown | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939 | Williamstown (VFA) | 21 (12) | |
| 1940–41 | Carlton | 9 (6) | |
| 1941 | Williamstown (VFA) | 14 (20) | |
| 1942–45 | Footscray | 59 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Albert Robert William McTaggart (20 April 1916 – 11 August 1997)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.[2]
A centre half forward in Williamstown's 1939 VFA premiership team, McTaggart was used as a forward at Carlton to limited effect. He kicked three goals from full-forward in his second senior game, against North Melbourne at Princes Park.[3]
McTaggart returned to Williamstown for the second half of the 1941 season and then in 1942 he crossed to Footscray where he was shifted to defence, mostly as a back pocket. He played all of Footscray's 19 games in 1944, including a Semi Final. He missed the early part of the 1945 VFL season due to a hand injury.[4]
McTaggart finished his football career in Tasmania, coaching Clarence, although he did return to Williamstown in 1952 and coached the Seconds.
References
- ^ "Bert McTaggart – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Bert McTaggart". blueseum.org. Retrieved 23 August 2013.
- ^ "Bert McTaggart". AFL Tables.
- ^ The Argus, "Thoms For Footscray", 7 May 1945, p. 12
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