sentences:  Diggins was one of several Subiaco players who joined South Melbourne in the early 1930s, including Johnny Leonard (who was coaching), Bill Faul and John Bowe, with the promise of immediate, long-term, secure, paid employment outside of football within the (137 store) grocery empire of the South Melbourne president, South Melbourne Lord Mayor, and Member of the Victorian Legislative Council, Archie Crofts.The influx of players from interstate became known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion", and helped South's on-field performance significantly.Diggins won one premiership with South Melbourne in 1933, and played there until 1937.