Back in Collingwood colours, he participated in VFL finals series in 1974 and 1975. A regular Tasmanian interstate representative, he represented his state at the 1972 Perth Carnival. In 2008, Shephard was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.
Shephard, a Cooee "best and fairest" winner in 1969, had his first stint at Collingwood in 1970 but returned to Tasmania the following season. He won his second "best and fairest" in 1973 and played in Cooee"s premiership team that year. A rover who could play as a centreman, Shephard also won the Wander Medal in 1973, the North West Football Union"s top individual award.
He was a member of another NWFU premiership team with Cooee in 1978, after coaching the club the previous year.
