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Richmond Tigers great Royce Hart injured in head-on crash in Hobart

Richmond great and Tasmanian football legend Royce Hart was seriously injured in a crash near Hobart yesterday.(

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Richmond great and Tasmanian football legend Royce Hart is in a serious condition in hospital after a head-on crash in Hobart.

The crash occurred on the East Derwent Highway near Risdon Cove on Hobart's eastern shore on Sunday afternoon.

Mr Hart and two people in a second vehicle were taken to the Royal Hobart Hospital as a result of the crash.

Richmond Football Club chief executive Brendon Gale sent his well wishes to Hart in a post on Twitter.

"As a @Richmond_FC Immortal, Royce Hart is a giant in the rich history of our club," Mr Gale wrote.

"On behalf of the entire club and our hundreds of thousands of members and fans, I wish Royce a full and speedy recovery. May he be back on his feet soon."

Tasmanian football legend Royce Hart wore the No. 4 jumper when he played for Richmond.(

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Hart, who turned 73 last month, played with the Tigers for 11 seasons and won four premierships — two of them as captain.

He was recruited to Richmond in 1966 from the Clarence Football Club on Hobart's eastern shore, and retired from the game at the age of 29.

Hart was named centre-half-forward in the AFL's Team of the Century and was inducted as the 25th Legend of the Game in 2013.

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