Template:Did you know nominations/George O'Mullane

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The result was: promoted by North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 01:40, 23 May 2016 (UTC)

George O'Mullane

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George O'Mullane

• ... that during the early years of Australian rules football, only George O'Mullane (pictured) was able to match Tom Wills' pluck and skill in the field of play?

• Reviewed: This is my third DYK nomination

Created/expanded by HappyWaldo (talk). Self-nominated at 06:05, 4 May 2016 (UTC).

• This article is a five-fold expansion and is new enough and long enough. The image is in the public domain, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. I am not happy with the hook however; this states as a fact what is just one person's view. What about something like
• ALT1 ... that the career of George O'Mullane (pictured) in cricket and Australian rules football was cut short at age 24 by tuberculosis? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:36, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Comment: Thanks for the alt proposal, but I would like to go with the original, or a variant thereof. I have edited the page to reflect that the hook is based on not just one historian's opinion, but a view held by O'Mullane's and Wills' contemporaries. Perhaps the following works better:

• ALT2 ... that during the early years of Australian rules football, only Tom Wills was said to be able to match the pluck and skill of George O'Mullane (pictured) as a player? - HappyWaldo (talk) 09:42, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

• Well I like ALT2 better, but it is not accurate. The article does not state that O'Mullane matched Tom Wills pluck and skill, but that Tom Wills matched O'Mullane's pluck and skill. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:32, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

Fixed. - HappyWaldo (talk) 18:25, 18 May 2016 (UTC)

• This nomination is now good to go with ALT2. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:12, 20 May 2016 (UTC)