Terry Wallace
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Hawthorn Premiership Player (Australian Rules Football), Western Bulldogs Coach 1996 to 2002
Terry Wallace was a good if not outstanding centre position player in a champion team at Hawthorn, briefly at Richmond and at Footscray (Western Bulldogs).
His talent also applied to coaching taking the Western Bulldogs from 15th in 1996 to 3nd in 1997 - a feat the side repeated in 1998. He employed many novel ideas as Western Bulldogs coach, including warming up the side on the field before the match. A number of his tactics were or are still used by other coaches.
In August 2004, he was appointed Senior Coach of Richmond for five years from 2005, replacing Danny Frawley.
Played 1978-1986 Hawthorn, 174 games, 3 premierships: 1978, 1983, 1986, 2 Hawthorn Best & Fairest player awards: 1981, 1983. Played 1987 Richmond, 11 games. Played 1988-1991 Footscray, 69 games, 2 Footscray Best & Fairest player awards: 1988, 1989. Coached 1996-2002 Western Bulldogs, Games: 139, Won: 80, Lost: 67, Drawn: 2