GOSSIP of PLAYERS & the GAME - Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) - 14 May 1941 (original) (raw)

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Wed 14 May 1941 - Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954)
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GOSSIP of PLAYERS & the GAME

THE practice of tome players. y

' when leaping for a mark, of

allowing their feet to fly in the

direction of an opponent's body was

very noUceable at Kiutroy. On one

occasion, a player received tbe full

force of a well studded pair of

boots in tbe chest He stood bewildered

noUce, and allowed the mark. This

practice which Is both ugly and

dangerous. Is a blot on the game.

II should be wiped out by tbe umpire,

with unwavering severity.

\\ Morrison was permitted to

" Uie . field for , , Footscray , ;— last , week, ,„..

suffei ring an ankle injur}', is *" not —* understood.

—- 1 Perhaps a promlM to play nmi

six games on end »as Uie reasori jor

;rlson was playing under difficulties.

* ,„, .I,.,., , „„„„P field

history Footscray lias won U!ree

opening matches on end. Never beiore

has the team headed the premiership ,

, ladder at this period of a season.

CINCE 1925 Footscray and CglUig-;

wood have met^ume^butl^ois-j

cray have wm on only thr« occasKMis^

1933, 1938, 1940. Victoria Park is toe

nn which Footscrav has not

OFFICIALS * - I of V, one V.— League .. - I O—- club . - are —

perturbed a.bout some or tneir oo-,

iings i filtering through to the Prea

'However, .ever, tliev the. should be grateful Uiat

:"The- half is " seldom told.'

i 4 LTHOUGH Harris found Herb Mat-

thews too wily for bim on Saturday.

Footscray officials had praise ior

I uicu their uti, new centre-man . .v. for the wav^ne -

stuck to his opponent, never allotting

WITH Bill Houston's inclusion in:

Footscray's team last week, 15 of

Uie 18 afield, were local producU-TOe,

others were N. Ware <6ale). L. Ryan

Fisli Creek), and E. Ellis (North Mel-;

SEVERAL Umes during the Footscray-

^ SouUimatSi. it looked certain Uiat

be getting caught, not for committing

of Miller's acrobatic acts

against South Melbourne made

Footscray supporters buzz with appreciation.

One particular instance In I

Uie last quarter, he marked on the

run. was bowled over, but still clutch-1

lng the ball, scrambled up to get Ills

toe to Uie ball and goal, just as He

received another spinner.

IN Melbourne the name Keith Miller

is synonymous with sporUng success..

Although the former Richmond

footballer and Victorian and Hawthorn-East

Melbourne cricketer spelt

hjE JIAIUUIC niilm, Mlltar I,iiuni he ran lit ^ mil i,lciuded UR uiLiuuru jn

clan {or Uw purp05es OI lhts para.

grap|] jje was followed by KelUi Miller,

victorjal) al)d souUi Melbourne crick-,

Geelong are coming to Uie fore wiUi

anoUier Keith Miller, who acted as 19tli

i man against Melbourne wiUiout taking

!port Fairyr premiers last season, and

plaveci ln lhe compeUUon as

viTiite. Geeiong's new fuU forward.

Miller, who is a rangv type of

6 feet, -v..— and about 124 stone, — has

always played at cenu-e half-forward,

r, winning Uie 100 yards and half-

^ amateur races at Koroit recenUy

he shoBed promise as a footrunner.

Geelong offiuals expect him to make

the grade, and his appearance will be

, jN an endeavor to find a successor to

l Per , Xa,.)ori first rover last year.

wh0 hai ^ u ble ^ , thls season

because of injury. GeV.gare m-

VUL 1VM1J IUUUIO. VII MWUILL141C

ing out local juniors. On Saturday Uie

:newcomer niu was nnno Doug .lemani Jerram, nntv only 1Q 19

OIUUIHJNUVUI MC iv DWIC UUII&

and around about the 10 stone mark.

Jerram. who, by the wev, is no relaUon

ui ucv.cc, George, uie Uie ucriwu Geelong ui.u and nurup Nortl

Melbourne policeman-footballer, revealed

pace, cleverness, and good goal

sens e against Melbourne, and so far is

: Uie best prospect. Jeirain before joining

Uie Geelong Seconds played with

, Nmh Geelong under. 18 division oi

|tlie District League and won Uie the trophy

;for Uie best e^d ana fairest player to1938

He and Len Toyne, also a first year

player, were club-mates ln the juniors.

t'JOE SELLWOOD, acUng captain o

" Geelong. played his best game for

Early he played as follower-forward,

but an injury to George GneU necessi

marks in the pack and showed sound

judgment in minding the goal

pLAYING Improved football now that

he has been allowed to setUe down

by constant match practice. Neil Tucker

was one of Geelong'6 best defenders

against Melbourne. He had tlie task

of minding the resting rovers. Beames

and Rodda. and played his part. Tucker

has fitted nicely into the position

vacated by Alan Everett. He plays an

intelligent defender's game by not allowtog

his opponent any latitude or

MELBOURNE'S create;»t problem at

" preseni is to And a suitable substitute

lor Harold Ball-one of Uie

.niost promising big men seen in Meli

bourne lootball for many vears-who

. is now overseas with Uie ftglumfi lorces.

So Jar they have been conceiitraUng

on Bernie Neenan. who shares the second

ruck wlUi Fischer, and then rests',

in a forward pocket. Neenan lias :

all Uie physical attributes, being 6ft ;

p2ln., 13.7, e and l22 years U n g

i He came from North Brunswick

,C.Y .MS., where he won Uie trophy for

the best and fairest player in the

C.Y.M.S. compeUUon in 1938, in addi-1

! Uon to represemiUK Victoria in the !

i CY.M.S Carnival in Adelaide that'

; , year. wi. TTt.iii: While lu in uit Uie juiuuia juniors lie he ^ufi was

j coached IXJALLLCU bv a former U> II IU.U.CUCHF(UCU1I1

i— Charlie - Murray, -- and - was a club-maic - ,.malc

!of Con Curtin. Piuiroy's goal-kicker

i I^EATURE of the Richmond-NorUi

• 1 Melbourne game was tlie battle {

. In in tlw, the mntrp centre hplti'Min between .Inrlf Jock r/ii'rfnpr Ckirdner onrf, and:

. U.LII MTIIJQ. UUWI IIITII JJWJCU U.I

Dick Harris. BoUi men played brll-!

liant football and broke even. Cordner 1

iiwas HHa iuu too kuuu good u. in mc the an, air, uui but nunis Harris

jwon on the ttti ground. ' Harris's ' disposal,

however, was more eHecllve. Cordner

did not kick with his ulual brilliance

|and wasted several opportunities wlUi;

unsuccessful short passing. Harris was

carried off In Uiekst quarter with a;

irecuirence i recurrence of ail an ankle Injun', lnjun\ but Is!

to be rlght right joj for the Uie big game

I at Essendon on Saturday.

, jr.SSENDON'S "mosquito fleet,"

fj^Caesar, Exelby Coward and Bryce,

gave excellent service against St. Kilda.

'THE return of Bob Bawden, who was

* injured in the opening game, has'

strengthened Richmond's attack. On 1

Saturday he kicked Uie Tigers' first two

goals and was Instrumental in Titus

securing tbe next. He kicked two more

to the next quarter, but seemed to pete

out towards the end. He will be a

valuable man to have to Uie side

WHOPPER LAW will grade up as a:

full-forward. He does everything

neaUy, has a safe pair of hands, and;

uses elUier foot accurately. Further

I experience will develop tilts young

played under difficulties on Saturday,

and on Mondav liad to undergo a'

good football111 the centre half-forward

position and liad the better of Ills three

opponents until Jack Mueller arrived

on Uie scene in the last term and

checked Ills actlviUes. He will be avaU-.

^LTllOUGH he was hardly sighted Ins

' the first Uiree quarters. Jack Muelter

virtually won Uie game for Mel-!

bourne by his wonderful marklne in.

Uie closing suues, when lie was placed

"' ntre half-back ill opposlUon to Jack;

thlng the week before, when South'

Melbourne were maklnc a belated old

for victors', by placing Mueller in defence.

Mueller checked the Southern

invasion just as he did Geelonit's oil-

"aught on Saturday. Mueller is such'

f. long kick that he immedlatelv places

theball among the forwards after rean

. Jiave seen for many years aptly

? e , sc r |bes Maurte Qlbb. the Melbourne

If'.'ooter. His co-operation with La

, Foh'ame. ... . , Baggott — and SmlUi, — •> his ... ln-

1J1I • tell C Rent leadliiR out. accurate disposa

«nil „,„^,„„- elUier foot, •. evasive v-. — turning and

hampion and menace lo any team.

'|"HE flick-pass that made the Matt-

:a devStatlnB effect on Uelr nn^n

was ailln on d ^ to UiS^S

j^j club wiUi dMd^ effect.

JTBANK CURCIO seemed to revel ln

| 1 Uie heavy work at FlUroy. He was

| always in tlie Uilck of Uie fray with

I the stamina to turn the fortunes of

| the game In their favor. Their for

i ward play was very ragged towards the

1 H P° E llave advocated that four

boundary """ umpires ' should ' be " used

r in each League match would have had

plenty of material to work on, if Uiey

had witnessed the Footscray-Souih

match. Often the ball went out of

i bounds, but Uie play still keDt on ealna

because Uie boundary umpire EoSd

I not catch up wlUi the play Once

Umpire Coward awarded a free for'

I kicking Uie ball out, while Uie hounjdary

umpire was speeding round the