A champion Footscrayruckman over 16 years with the club, Olliver held the games record for the Bulldogs prior to Ted Whitten.[1] In seven seasons as captain-coach Olliver got the Bulldogs into the finals three times, and saw them narrowly miss out twice.
One of Footscray's longest serving players, Olliver played 272 VFL games and kicked 354 goals for the club.[2] Olliver was appointed captain-coach of New Norfolk in Tasmania, where he stayed for three years. In 1951 he won his club's best and fairest award, and captain-coached the Tasmanian state team. Olliver's last involvement in top-level football was as non-playing coach of West Perth Football Club in the WANFL between 1960 and 1963. In his first season, the Cardinals won their first WANFL premiership for nine seasons, but they were not able to keep up this form, finishing fifth, third and fifth in an eight-club competition for his final three seasons.
In 2003 Olliver was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.[3] He has also been inducted into the Footscray/Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame and was named on the interchange in their Team of the Century.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Hutchison finally among the greats". The Age. 1 July 2003. from the original on 13 November 2012.
^Devaney, John. "Arthur Olliver". Australian Football. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
^Burgan, Matt (30 June 2003). . Archived from the original on 24 September 2003.
arthur, olliver, confused, with, arthur, robert, oliver, arthur, ollivier, december, 1916, 1988, australian, rules, footballer, then, victorian, football, league, coached, successfully, then, western, australian, national, football, league, wanfl, personal, in. Not to be confused with Arthur Robert Oliver or Arthur Ollivier Arthur Olliver 10 December 1916 31 May 1988 was an Australian rules footballer in the then Victorian Football League VFL and coached successfully in the then Western Australian National Football League WANFL Arthur OlliverPersonal informationFull nameArthur OlliverDate of birth 1916 12 10 10 December 1916Place of birthFootscray VictoriaDate of death31 May 1988 1988 05 31 aged 71 Place of deathWest Footscray VictoriaOriginal team s Footscray Tech Old BoysHeight189 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight87 kg 192 lb Position s RuckmanPlaying career1YearsClubGames Goals 1935 1950Footscray272 354 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1943 1950Footscray128 68 59 1 1960 1963West Perth88 48 37 3 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963 Career highlightsCon Curtain trophy 1941 1944 Footscray leading goalkicker 1937 1937 1949 Footscray captain coach 1943 1946 1948 1950 Footscray Team of the Century Victorian representative 2 games 0 goals West Perth premiership coach 1960Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comA champion Footscray ruckman over 16 years with the club Olliver held the games record for the Bulldogs prior to Ted Whitten 1 In seven seasons as captain coach Olliver got the Bulldogs into the finals three times and saw them narrowly miss out twice One of Footscray s longest serving players Olliver played 272 VFL games and kicked 354 goals for the club 2 Olliver was appointed captain coach of New Norfolk in Tasmania where he stayed for three years In 1951 he won his club s best and fairest award and captain coached the Tasmanian state team Olliver s last involvement in top level football was as non playing coach of West Perth Football Club in the WANFL between 1960 and 1963 In his first season the Cardinals won their first WANFL premiership for nine seasons but they were not able to keep up this form finishing fifth third and fifth in an eight club competition for his final three seasons In 2003 Olliver was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame 3 He has also been inducted into the Footscray Western Bulldogs Hall of Fame and was named on the interchange in their Team of the Century 4 References edit Hutchison finally among the greats The Age 1 July 2003 Archived from the original on 13 November 2012 Devaney John Arthur Olliver Australian Football Retrieved 2 June 2015 Burgan Matt 30 June 2003 Olliver inducted into Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 24 September 2003 Hall of Fame Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editArthur Olliver at AustralianFootball com AFL Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Arthur Olliver amp oldid 1167942898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
