Football Club in 1924,[2] he played for the Richmond Second XVIII at centre half-forward in the team that lost the semi-final to Essendon on 25 September 1924.
He did not play another First XVIII game until the 30 April 1927 match, against Melbourne, at the MCG.
However, he was injured in the Match against Geelong, at the Punt Road Oval, on 2 June 1928, and did not play again until the semi-final, against Carlton, on 8 September 1928.
He was hospitalized after the Carlton match, having "received a knock over the eye", and was not selected in the Grand Final team.
[5] At the 1929 annual meeting of the Richmond Football Club, he was awarded a trophy as the "most improved player" in the 1928 season.