PERMIT GRANTED Clarke to play at last - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) - 31 May 1951 (original) (raw)
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PERMIT GRANTED
Clarke to play
at
last
By JACK CANNON
STAR North Launces-
ton half forward,
Noel Clarke, is free at
last to play with Mel-
bourne.
Clarke was granted a
permit to play with the
Demons by the V.F.L. permit
committee last night.
Melbourne rate him the best
"find" since Jack Mueller.
The granting of the permit
ended Melbourne's six-weeks'
wait for his services.
Good centre
Melbourne selectors will prob-
ably use Clarke on a half-forward
flank in the game against Carl-
ton on Saturday, but officials and
club supporters who saw Clarke
in practice games say he would
do well as centre or centre half
forward.
His inclusion in the attack
should make a vast difference to
the play of rapidly improving full
forward Bill Smeaton. These two
are close friends, and Smeaton
should get many goals from
Clarke's deadly accurate passes.
The recruit will make his debut
against Jim Clark, one of the
best half-back flankers in the
game. It he does well against the
Carlton champion his future is
assured.
Zuvick cleared
Another interstate player io
Bain a permit was Nick Zuvick,
half-back, from Boulder City
(W.A.), who has been impressive
1 on the training track. He should
be included in the Geelong side
soon.
Permits granted last night
were :
Tn COLLINGWOOD: T. 13. Knicht
f Yallourn). K. Schon- (Canberra). K.
Phillips (Victoria Brewery); to FOOTS-
CRAY: J. E. Niven (Phillip Island Club);
lo GIXLONG: N. Zuvick (W.A.I; to
l!U\THOHN: D. J. Hobill (Riddell); tn
MKt.nOURNE: ti. A. Clarke (North
launceston); tn ROUTH MELItOURNE:
R M Dooley (Seddon). J. Yomelos (S.M.
Thirds), G. L. Christie (.Prahran).