Complex sentence: Beard was recruited to South Melbourne from Western Australia, making his VFL debut in 1932--with the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 becoming known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".
Split into simpler sentences: Beard was recruited to South Melbourne from Western Australia, making his VFL debut in 1932. The collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 become known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion".