MELBOURNE’S RUCK PLAY REQUIRES STRENGTHENING THIS SEASON - Consistency Needed Melbourne Relying on Old Brigade and Young Regulars - Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954) - 28 Feb 1931 (original) (raw)

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MELBOURNE'S RUCK PLAY REQUIRES STRENGTHENING THIS SE

Melbourne Relying on Old Brigade

Melbourne ' played In spasms last

season. Fitful bursts of brilliance

routed their sitr»porters_ 10 "frenzied

excitement, but more" often than not

the next match found the faitlmil

_ doldrums of despair bpcause of

the poor efforts or their team

At times Melbourne staged some

thrilling finishes. Often when they

were behind for most of the game,

the Red Legs came with an astonishing

burst, just sufficient to put them

jn front and to keep them there until

the ringing of the final bell.

Melbourne impressed as beins the

best exemplars of brlcht, open, breery

play, but in the stem, nipped stuff

that characterises Leapue football

pome members displayed lack of determination

Tet it was Melbourne who s^ooa

up to Carlion at Carlton and checked

the run of the Dark Blues! Th

the same thinp to the Blues J

return contost .it Melbourne. The Red

lie^s were malply responsible for the

Owinc to the stringent financial

conditions, there will be widespread

activity among old and new play

this season to get on the training

Reports from the Melbourne camp

Indicate that all the old players wi!'

be available. The committee hav

not scoured the countryside looking

for latent talent. Money is too sc

Reliance will be placed on the

trans with a sprinkling of younger

players to provide verve and dash.

Anv recruits who think they are

good enouph to wear the red and

RICHARD TAYLOR, the brilliant Melbourne wing player, who is in hospital suffering from a serious attack of pleurisy-pneumonia. Help

RICHARD TAYLOR, the brilliant

Melbourne wing player, who is in

hospital suffering from a serious

attack of pleurisy-pneumonia.

blue are welcoxne to go along and

The club has reappointed Ivor

"NVarne Smith to the position of coach,

and he will be captain. This excellent

footballer is a match winner

on his day. but he is reaching the

ape when it is advisable for him to

co nse rvc his e n e rgies

possible and play mor n a place

instead of getting leg ;ary in the

[ All League jupportors who

football furnished by Dick Taylor for

many year® will regretf to learn that

he'has'been serloiitsly ill.

Bob Johnson, Jim Abernethy. JJm

Davidson, Stan Wlttman, George Margitich

and practically every member

of the old team are keen to get In

Margitich, now that he haft

acquired Victorian experience, should

prove a valuable player in front of

He might be & close rival to

Gordon Coventry this season.

a cool, calculating player.

Win Murray should be a star backman

a little weakness In his kicking, the

value of his play would be enhanced.

Great things are expected from Roy

Canole. the former South Australian.

A beautiful running drop kick and

a dashing, clever player, he

The same remark applies to Pemberton,

other Sale boy, Hec Davidson, should

play sterling football. He is a rugged

should do well. Another player who

should have a good year is VantholT,

a clever vounjr player n,'ho is

skilful in handling the ball. He is

A Hon in the ruck was Cutler, a

afraid to use his shoulders to advantage.

border-line as regards roughness. At

present he 'Is under disqualification,

but will be available again. • Cutler

proved a valuable shepherder.

starter with an Association club, but

Melbourne think that Bill will

The experience he gained last

season should help him. He

This is his forte, but he has

en who should play good football.

He is big and strong, and has had

necessary * experience in big

match plas* to produce consistently

good form. He is a handy man.

but was often astray in his

judgment. He worked at night, howand

putting his best foot forward always.

Wilbur Jackson, formerly of Ballarat,

shows promise of development.

Gough, who played In goal in

the last match against Hfc-wthorn.

A second eighteen player in Reed,

who is big and nas ability, will probably

Andrew Manzle is secretary

again, a job he has held for 19 years

since crossing the park from Richmond.

Streeter. E. C. H. Taylor, the Melbourne

Grammar School master, is

interesting himself in the affairs of

the Melbourne club, so probably a

few more Grammar players will

along later to give a hand to