sentences:  He played 126 games for South and played in four premierships before joining Geelong in 1892.When the Victorian Football League was formed in 1897, he had played 216 games, the most of any active player, and continued to play for Geelong until his retirement in 1902 due to a leg injury he sustained while playing for Victoria against South Australia on 26 June 1902, rather than due to any loss of form.He served as Geelong's timekeeper from his retirement in 1902, until the end of the 1941 season (the sixtieth year of his association with Australian rules football).