Herb Henderson (born September 13, 1930) is a former Australian rules footballer who was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs), in the Victorian Football League, now AFL from Mildura Imperials for the 1950 season. That year, he could get no higher than second reserve, but the following year he established himself firmly and was one of a number of new players who drove Footscray from tenth to fourth on the ladder. September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... Mildura is a city in Victoria, Australia. ...

He was regarded as perhaps the finest full-back of his time, with a reputation for keeping the best full-forwards, including champion John Coleman to low scores. Coleman never managed more than four goals in five contests with him. Henderson was fairly tall at 187cm (6 feet 2 inches) but slightly built for a key position player. Nonetheless he had the acceleration to beat any full-forward over a short distance. Most football games include a position called fullback or full back. ... Full-forward is a position in Australian Rules Football with a key focus on kicking goals. ... John Coleman John Douglas Coleman (November 28, 1928 - April 5, 1973) was a player (1949 to 1954) and coach (1961 to 1967) for Essendon in the Victorian Football League (now the AFL). ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

His unique understanding with back-pocket Wally Donald made for an almost impassable backline, which conceded only 959 points in 1953 - the lowest since the beginning of 12-club competition in 1925. In the following two year's Footscray's defence was almost as good. Despite finishing out of the Final Four by 0.6 percent in 1955, Footscray still had the best defence of any team, conceding fifteen fewer points than top team Melbourne. In Australian rules football, the back pocket refers to a position on the field deep in defence. ... Wally Donald (born May 27, 1927, died November 30, 2003) was recruited by Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in the Victorian Football League, now Australian Football League, in 1946 from Braybrook. ... The Melbourne Football Club (MFC), nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Melbourne, Victoria. ...

He was Footscray's full-back in the 1954 premiership team and retired in 1958 after 130 games. He is arguably the best among the 22 players who have played 100 or more VFL/AFL games without kicking a goal. He was named full-back in the Western Bulldogs Team of the Century. Most football games include a position called fullback or full back. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Most football games include a position called fullback or full back. ... The Western Bulldogs, formerly known, and occasionally still referred to, as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in Footscray, an inner western suburb of Melbourne. ... Team of the Century is a term used to describe the best team over a period of 100 years, or for a century (always the 20th). ...