Bert McTaggart
Bert McTaggart | |||
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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(1997-08-11) (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 | 09 0(6) | |
1941 | Williamstown (VFA) | 14 (20) | |
1942–45 | Footscray | 59 0(1) | |
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.
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