Bert McTaggart
Footscray and Carlton
AFL career
68 games7 goals
- Debut
- R7 1940 v FSC8 June 1940
- Most recent
- R20 1945 v CAR1 Sept 1945
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Williamstown in the VFA, where he had starred as a premiership centre half-forward in 1939, Bert McTaggart initially struggled to replicate that form as a key forward during a brief stint with Carlton. After returning to the Seagulls, he found his true niche upon crossing to Footscray in 1942, where he was successfully reinvented as a reliable defender. Settling into a back pocket role, McTaggart became a defensive staple for the Bulldogs during the war years, featuring in the club's 1944 finals campaign before a hand injury hampered his final season at the top level.
Profile
- Born
- 20 Apr 1916
- Died
- 11 Aug 1997 (aged 81y 113d)
- Birthplace
- Williamstown, VIC
- Deathplace
- Hobart, TAS
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Williamstown in the VFA, where he had starred as a premiership centre half-forward in 1939, Bert McTaggart initially struggled to replicate that form as a key forward during a brief stint with Carlton. After returning to the Seagulls, he found his true niche upon crossing to Footscray in 1942, where he was successfully reinvented as a reliable defender. Settling into a back pocket role, McTaggart became a defensive staple for the Bulldogs during the war years, featuring in the club's 1944 finals campaign before a hand injury hampered his final season at the top level.