FOOTBALL. - COLAC v. WARRNAMBOOL. WIN FOR COLAC. - The Colac Herald (Vic. : 1875 - 1918) - 20 Jul 1906 (original) (raw)
Fri 20 Jul 1906 - The Colac Herald (Vic. : 1875 - 1918)
Page 3 - FOOTBALL.
The sedond meeting of these twom teams
-ook placeion the local showgrohhnidyo·sirr
lay afternoon, in the pe.ence: of: alarge
gathering of football enthusiaoti. The
weather was bitterly cold, and.thd: ground
very soppy. The first match, which was
slayed at the seaside, resulted in a tie,
both teams scoring an equal number of
tioints. Warreambool on this occasion
had a fairly repre.entative team, but not
as.strong as they wiseled, and were bent
in returning liome with a victory to tlihei
credit. The local combination could also
have been a little stronger, but were equ
Ily confident of victory. As the players
filed into the arena they were wolcomed
with loud cheers from their different sup
oorters, and the umpire (Mr J. Englehy)
est no time in setting the ball rolling.
[he placing of the teams at thecommenece
meunt was as follows :-Warrnambool
Backs-Hannabury, Ballis, and Sullivan;
half backs-J. Beattie,- W. Burleigh and
Brown; centre-Sadler, Worland and Roclk;
half-forwards-Rack. Hallowell, and K Cr
inond; forwerds-e-litchetl, M?organ (c.),
mnd Landmann; fol!o,-ers--Burleigh Brns.;
rover-Grifliths. Colac- Backs--PembeOr
seon, C. Molan; and Murnann; half badks~
R. Eagle, C. Johnson, and Wigg; centre_
.i. Johnston, Allen, and M'Donald; half
orwards--Smith, I1. Molan, and Cowleyi
forwards-O'Dowd, Forbes (e), and Tur
ner; followers-Maloney and O'D)onnell
rover-Carney. It was evident from the
beginning that the play would be of a
scrambling nature, owing to the slippery
state of the ground, the ball continually
beating the men, but when the players
had settled down, some fine individual
work was witnessed. The visitors were
the firbt to score, Morgan, their crack for
ward, scoring a nice goal, followed shortly
by a behind. TiLhis was all they scored
that quarter, and Colac took a hand, and
registered a couple of points. The various
acrobatic feats performneod by te players in
the mud furnished the spectators swito:
plenty of amusement. Nothing further
was scored during this term, which ended
with Warrnambool in the lead by five
points. With a slight wind in their favor,
Colao made an onward move into Warr-.
nambzol's territory, and rattled up four
small points in quick succession. They sore
having much the best of the play, and
from a scrimmage almost between the:
sticks, O'Donnell's boot came in contact
with the ball-result, a goal. The visitors
then took a hand, but could not score, and
the play remained on the Queen street
wing for some considerable time. Ware
nambool failed to score this quarter, and
Colac put on one goal and four behinds.
At the adjournment the board showed
Colac, 1 goal 6 behinds; Warruambool, 1
goal 1 behind. Refrelshmots over,
and with the advantase of the wind, the
seasiders made a desperate effort to
catch their opponents, and eventually
succeeded, and put on one goal (kicked
by Morgan) and two behinds, whilst they
also succ eded.in preventing Colac from
scoring. Some fine individual efforts wore
put forth by somes of the playehs on both
sides, but for collective play roither side
shone out. The third qua~ter ended with
the seasiders in the ascendancy, the totals
being-Warrnamhool, 2 goals 3 behinds;
Colac, 1 goal 6 behinds. Great excitement
prevailed during the last period of the
play, and, with only three points separat
ing them, the players strained every nerve
in their attempt to score. Warramnhool
were playing a great game now, but the
tricky Forbes collared the ball, and, amidst
great excitement, kicked a rattlind goal,
which put them three points in the le.d
Gradually the visitors worked the ball
down, and a couple of points were scored,
which left Colac with only one point to
the good. Excitement was now at fever
heat, and thd ball travelled first to one end
and then the other. Eventu lly Colac
rushed a belhind, and Warrnambool went
very near scoring shortly afterwards, but
the ball was rushed away just as the bell
rang, and Colac ran out winners aftera
very hard fought tussleby two points. The
Warrnambool, 2koals 5 behinds.
The best players on the winning side were
Forbes (who can be bracketed with W.
Burleigh as the best men on the ground),
Carney, Pemberton, M'Donald, O'Donnell.
O'Dowd, Allen, C. Johnston and Moloney,
Swhilst the visitors best mei were Burleight
. Bros., Landmann, Rock, Griffiths, Beattio
Sand Hollowell. Jas. Engleby offllciated as
a central umpire, and the boundary umpires
e, were W. Etnis and Evendon.
A meeting of t'e shareholders of the
Goldibsrough Junction Gold Mining Conm
pany Srndioute, Commeralghip, will be
Seld at iown's hotel, Creesy, on Thursday,
87th inet., at 3.30 o'olook,.