Complex sentence: Instead of joining the newly formed Brisbane Lions, Dent moved to Footscray and played four seasons with the Bulldogs before transferring to Hawthorn in 2001 to finish with a career tally of 118 games.
Split into simpler sentences: Instead of joining the newly formed Brisbane Lions, he moved to Footscray and went on to play four seasons with the Bulldogs. He played with Hawthorn in 2001 to finish with a career tally of 118 games.