League Football - VETERANS TRANSFER TO V.F.A. CLUBS Last Night's Moves NOTES BY PERCY [?]AMES - The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) - 10 Apr 1946 (original) (raw)

TVcll-known League players in Ray Walts, Esscndon's

former goal kicker, and Ern Coward, spectacular wing-

. man, were last night cleared by Esscndon to Preston and

Maryborough clubs respectively.

Other clearances dealt with and

granted by the committee were

R. Flanlgan,; to Morwell as coach,

j. Henry to Will'iamstown and H.

One new player trained with - Es-

tendon last night. He was C. Bowes,

who has played a good deal ol foot

ball In South Australia. B. Harper

and C. Ruddell were also out train

ing, after an absence caused by

minor Injuries. The training list Is

now down to 45. However, a final

list will be drawn up after the prac

tice match next Saturday, The

proceeds of this match will aid the

mayor of Essendon's fund.

' A number of Footscray players

were last night cleared to the

Association, including BenlSon,

t|he former South Melbourne

iplayer, to Camberwell; Chalmers.

Rawllnson, Maloney and ' White,

to Yarravllle; Alan Matheson, to

Essendon, and Jack Sutton, to

B. Leonard nrs been granted a

permit to play with Flinders Na

val Depot, and the club; regrets

that this promising young play

er's duties keep him away from

Players showed plenty 'of pace at

last night's practice,' and many of

the players were In excellent form.

:Les Hardlman was the most notable

absentee. J. Muller resumed train

ing, having recovered from an In-

jured back. "Mick" Glenlster, who

had been suffering from a knee in-

jury, did some light work. G. Gniel,

who also was suffering from a knee

injury, resumed full training. There

was one new recruit— J. Hathaway,

from Bairnsdale. D. Hilderbrand,

who played four games with the

second eighteen last year, made his

first appearance. Barclay was an-

other absentee, as he suffered a leg

injury in last Saturday's game.

Two Carlton players have beiin in

jured during the week end, and wilt

be unable to play for some weeks.

The first was T. Eldrldge. a promis

ing half-back .player, who injured

his hand at work on Saturday, and

had to have a finger amputated. The

second was F. Davles. a follower, who

has Just returned from the services.

He .suffered a recurrence of malaria,

Hospital- 0W ln' H?ldelberB Military

: The Carlton training list has now

been reduced to' .50, and a final list

will be prepared during the week

end. A' number of. players '.have now

completed, cricket, and will Play in

next. Saturday's .practice .match,

which will be played: on the MacAl-

llster oval. Those- tncludevsanger,

who Is well known 'as a back-pocket

player: H. Harton,; who played with

the seniors early In;, last : year'B sea

son, hut wasi.sent up north In . the

services, and J. . Mooring, who has

been training' in Bendlgo. Another

player who has tlso finished cricket

is K.; Hopper,- who played 15 games

last year on the half-oack fiank.

Flayers who arc now showing out

standing' form are K. .Hands. R.

Garby. who played hi Sydney last

year, and, who Is. developing Into: a

good full-forward.- and L. Miller, who

showed talent when paired ' with

champion half-back Deacon In last

Saturday's practice match ,

,, Ksjlh Miller, brilliant Austra

lian Test batsman and fast bow

ler, , was warmly welcomed by

officials and players alike when

he made his first appearance

since returning from England.

Following the reduction of the

Hawthorn list to 65, training com

menced In earnest last night, when

all players were given a fast and

thorough work-out. A newcomer re

cently signed by the club, Bill Lea-

tham, from Lindenow, a solid, 6 ft.

3 in. ruckman, who commenced

training, revealed amazing agility

for his size. Both in marking and

kicking his accuracy astonished offi

cials, who expressed hopes of mak

ing him one of the champion ruck-

men of the season. Another dash

ing ruckman who assures Hawthorn

supporters of the powerful ruck they

will have this season, is Carl Mor-

tensen, from Glen Waverley, who Im

'Don Wiikes (back pocket )has ap

plied for a clearance to coach tne

Echuca team. It is unlikely that

any opposition will be put in his

way Strongly pressing his claim for

centre position, Ken Munro con

tinued to reveal improvement.

Glimpses of good football sense were

seen In Colin Austen, Wally Culpltt,

Jnck, McLeod and Ken Llppiatt.

"Checker" Hughes, Melbourne's

coach, is Very pleased with the type

of recruit offering this season, and

with the return of so maiiy old ex

perienced players from' the services,

who have , retained their, form

remarkably . well, -expects - the

"Demons4; to once again' become a

real power in the football world.

Old players hi Lock, ' McGrath,

Dullard, Mueller, Hlugston, Roddu

and Daly are performing .well. As a

result :the. recruits, although shaping

splendidly, arc -going . to fliirdthe task

ol making the team very difficult.

Old . players .to come under notice

were Norm. Smith and Shane

McGrath' in particular; while Dul

lard,. Hnll, Wilson and Lock were

also : prominent. Most conspicuous

of the newcomers were .Qulnn, for

mer Richmond rover, Arnold, of

Mildura;'. McMnhon,, forward (Mor-

dlalloc); . Stewart, wingman (S.A.).

and Fraser. follower (Scotch).

; /Although Mueller' and Kennedy

, came ofT/ the ground with slight leg

injuries, ' both are expected to be In

for Saturday, Knee injuries received

in last: Saturday's practice game will

keep Rule;- an exceedingly promis

ing; recruit, and J. Furnlss, Inactive

next . Saturday; Neither Dr. Don

CCrdner (on . holidays) nor Fred

Fanning - (Influenza) trained, .but

both ' are expected to play next

week. With so many big men avail

able for the ruck. It Is more than

likely: Fanning will again be seen

In-' his former role as TulMorward.

Des Bell, a full-forward from

Greswlck., rccommonded by Mr. V.

Rans/ord. - secretary, M.C.C., liadJ his

first run. Two games .will be played

next Saturday, the main game at

Xavier at 2.45, the other at the Al

'With some butstai)cllng f. recruits

and nnariy all of last year's playeie

already In top iorm. ' St. Hilda offi

cials are most hopeful' of a good

season. Amongst the best of a

promising batch of recruits are J.

ffoss, a local hoy who is' deemed

certain to play In the first matcn,

Rosewarne and Meehan. J. Lowry.

whp was reported' to -be' seeking a

transfer but is now training most

enthusiastically, Bray, Williamson,

Armour and Willis were regulars to

stand . out In a solid training run

last night. E. Mclntyre, St. Kilda's

representatlvff in the last Victorian

aide, is undergoing treatment for an

injured groin, and is an unlikely

starter for the opening match. T,

O'Brien and J. Keating have applied

lor clearances to Brighton and Port

Ray .Steel (half-back),, who com

menced playing with Richmond In

1940, and was for a time, vice-cap-

tain, has retired from football. The

reason for this, he explained to

members, was the amount of work

he had to cope ' with in the legal

profession, which meant : he could

not attend practice. ; However,-. he

has offered lils; services .>. to the 'club

in any capacity. AAother player,

Laird Smltn,. from St. KUda, who

played approximately ; 65 games with

Richmond, has also retired, Fred

Burgc. now employed in the city,

was able to practice for the first

time with his co-partners in the

Foremost feature of Interest at

the club Is the keen competition

for positions in the centre wing.

Contenders are Merritt, K. Cook,

Roach, Tanner , and M. Keating.

Arthur Mooney was another player

who trained well last night, despite

Talented aspirants for inclusion at

Collingwood are providing a problem

for the selectors, who will -finalise

the list next Sntxirday night. Of

a very even lot of newcomers, those

a little more prominent than others

are JoneB (Nnnvy), whose form at

full-forward . has been impressive;

Yates (local), a determined defender;

Richards (local), , a brother of Lou;

Halllnan (West Australia), Broderick

(local), Rose (Nyah), Keegan (local)

Tolemnn,- a follower , with a little

senior experience, Is showing greatly

Improved form, and should streng

then the Magpie ruck, which last

season was below .the usual Colling

Old players . already at their top

are . wade, Wallls, Twomey and

AERIAL DUEL. — P. Harland, flying high, marks over J. - Sharpies during last night's practice at Camberwell. ' Help

AERIAL DUEL. — P. Harland, flying high, marks over J.

- Sharpies during last night's practice at Camberwell. '