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Mon 20 Aug 1956 - The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)
Page 16 - What the coaches say

"0VER"ALL stren9tn won this

^ game for us/' said a delighted

Charlie Sutton, Footscray coach,

after his team had played splendidly

in defeating Carlton to win a place

His summing-up of the game and comments

of other coaches on their teams' performances

CHARLIE SUTTON (Footscray): "It was our

strength in most positions that gave us a fine win at

"Wc finished a fitter side, we won in the air,

and our defence 'stood fast* all day.

"I thought, too, that our co-operation in attack was

a big factor in our victory."

JIM FRANCIS (Carlton) : "We failed to handle the

conditions adequately, and the longer the game lasted,

the more we dropped back.

"One of our serious failures was that our boys would

persist in short passing, instead of kicking the ball lons

"Wc played second fiddle in the air, and, except for

Bill Milroy, our rucks were beaten for most of the game."

DICK REYNOLDS (Essendon) : "It's a great tonio

to finish the season with such a ground win.

"Essendon can look forward to next year with con«

"Our rucks, rovers and centre line gave us the drive,

and we outpaced Geelong for three quarters."

REG. HICKEY (Geelong) : Essendon's attack all

round the ground was better than Geelong's. So were

their marking and kicking.

Their rucks and rovers were on top too.

Geelong can do a lot better than it did against Col*

It is in the first semi-final and will be all out to lift

itself to the standard of football it really knows how

ALAN KILLIGREW (St. Kilda): "Naturally I'm

terribly pleased to win this game. I thought our fellows

combined better and always looked for and played to

"It was always anybody's game, but the fact that we

won was due, I think, to our players' better disposal and

"I want to pay a tribute to Richmond's game. They

fought it out right through."

MAX OPPY (Richmond): "St. Kilda beat us at

centre half-forward where Roberts was a big factor.

---1 Althoug we won well in

the centre, we lost much of

beaten also at centre half

general play was better than

ours and they fought a lot

i "Lack of teamwork and co

operation caused our down

I fall, although our fellow»

¡still put up a great show."

played top class football,

its best for at least six

i sectors co-operating so

smoothly at this vital stage

I "Several of our players

I wood for not only was the

' side deprived of strength

to get into battle trim and

second semi-final will be

"South's effort in the last

the ball as if they really

suit itself with good hand

style, and effecting back

tcrs - the first half was

ating and backing up with

a definite goal, with a re

sult we played the game a«

roy) : "I thought we lost

"After playing far better

football in the first half

our young players relaxed

dictate its style of game.