It turns out we have another contending champion - a five time premiership winner (all with the Swans) - who we haven't discussed yet! He has just been inducted to our Hall of Fame - meet James 'Jimmy' 'Diddley' Young: Richards one of four new inductees. See also: Australian Football - Jim 'Diddley' Young - Player Bio. He slightly predates the era of Dinny McKay (with some cross-over in the late 1880s) but I infer he probably wasn't as talented as Dinny. However, he timed his career to fit in our glory days, being part of our 5 premierships (1881, 1885, 1888, 1889, 1890) as well as playing in a further three grand finals (1880, 1883, 1886) back when we were a powerhouse after merging with Albert Park FC.
I see Bernard Toohey (who I'm sure someone else mentioned in a previous post that I can't find now) also got inducted: Australian Football - Bernard Toohey - Player Bio. Good stuff.
Two other inductees were Terry Brain (part of the Foreign Legion) and Teddy Richards.
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