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Ruckman - Terry Libbis (Eastlake & Woodville)
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Dependable ruckman Terry Libbis played 59 games for Woodville between 1985 and 1988, which happened to be that club's most successful era. He also rucked for the ACT at the 1988 bicentennial state of origin carnival in Adelaide. There have been more athletic and spectacular ruckmen than Libbis, but he nevertheless did his job effectively and with a minimum of fuss, using his lanky frame cleverly and adroitly to win out over seemingly more talented opponents. Often used off the bench as support for veteran Warriors stalwart Max Parker, the 195cm 91kg Libbis epitomised the 'one for all, all for one' work ethic that coach Malcolm Blight so successfully instilled in his charges at the time. A loss of form in 1988 saw Libbis relegated to the reserves, and he did not resume his League career thereafter. Terry joined Encounter Bay in 1991-1992 before moving into coaching at Flagstaff Hill Football Club (1993-1994) in the Southern Football League. |
