sentences:  He was named as Carlton's captain for the 1908 season, and became captain-coach when Jack Worrall resigned midway through 1909.Elliott retired from the game after the 1911 season as the first player to reach 200 VFL games.He later played a single game for Footscray, the 1912 VFA Grand Final, being brought in to the team in an unsuccessful attempt to counter Dave McNamara, who was an influential player in Essendon Association's victory.