Billy Denniss clocks up 700 games for Wyong Lakes

Thirty-five years after joining the club, Billy Denniss has celebrated an incredible 700 games for Wyong Lakes.

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Wyong Lakes Magpies stalwart and life member William ‘Billy’ Denniss played his 700th club game at Don Small Oval, Tacoma, on Saturday.

Denniss, 48, is originally from Gulgong and played rugby league until moving to the Central Coast at the age of 13.

Billy Denniss was chaired from the field after his 700th game for Wyong Lakes.

Luckily for the Magpies he was looking for something and found a home playing Australian rules football at Don Small Oval.

Denniss has been an integral member of the club ever since, where he has played and captained winning teams, coached and served on the committee over the past 35 years.

He has seen many highs and lows during that time, including getting to captain grand final winning teams, play senior football with his son Liam and the tragic events of six years ago, when the much loved clubhouse was razed to the ground by fire.

Billy Denniss entered the field through a guard of honour for his 700th game.

To celebrate Denniss’ proud achievement on Saturday, members of both Wyong Lakes Magpies and Killarney Vale Bombers mens and womens teams and the large crowd formed a guard of honour for Denniss to enter the field.

After the game he was chaired from the field

to the delight of those present to view the historic game.

Denniss was presented with the match ball signed by all his teammates and mounted in a glass case following the game.

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