There are names you recognise from premiership photos, and others you recognise from the way the club works. W Mclachlan fits comfortably in both conversations. 137 appearances tells you W Mclachlan was trusted — and kept repaying that trust with clean decisions and a fierce second effort. Not every honour roll career is defined by medals, and W Mclachlan is a good reminder of that: contribution isn’t always packaged as a flag. Best & Fairest in 1972 says plenty: coaches noticed, teammates noticed, and opposition certainly did — week after week. As coach in 1971 and 1972, W Mclachlan is credited with making the simple things repeatable — training standards, selection honesty, and clear roles. When W Mclachlan captained in 1971, they set the tone with actions first and words second, demanding standards without theatrics. Through different seasons, W Mclachlan kept the standards simple: be accountable, respect the jumper, and make the people around you better. Teammates describe W Mclachlan as someone who valued standards: turning up prepared, competing honestly, and leaving things better than they found them. W Mclachlan’s record is a reminder that clubs are built by people who do the work when no one is watching. That’s why the name belongs on the honour roll. To this day, W Mclachlan is cited as an example of what it means to represent Northcote Park properly. It’s the sort of legacy that gets passed on in training drills, in committee rooms, and in the stories told after games. Plenty can be read in the statistics, but the respect attached to W Mclachlan comes from how they carried responsibility in ordinary weeks.