Complex sentence: Like his champion premiership teammate Stephen Kernahan, McGuinness then accepted the invitation to play in the more lucrative Victorian Football League, and was signed by Footscray and quickly justified his huge reputation.
Split into simpler sentences: Like his champion premiership teammate Stephen Kernahan, McGuinness then accepted the invitation to play in the more lucrative Victorian Football League. He was signed by Footscray and quickly justified his huge reputation.