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Newspaper
Fremantle The Advertiser
Location
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 13, 1924
Page
5
East Fremantle defeated South Fremantle with 11.15 to 5.12. Subiaco beat West Perth 10.8 to 9.9. East Perth won over Perth 9.1 to 6.2 in last Saturday’s results. standings reflect strong showings by East Fremantle and Subiaco.
Perth 487 defeats Victoria Park 3.13. South tle 5.8 tops North Fremont 4.6 in a league clash.
South Fremantle 20.21 defeated Navy 6.1 St. Pauls 8.13 defeated Harrisons 5.9 Beaconsfield 10.12 defeated Spartans Palmyra 10.17 Beaconsfield 10.12 defeated St Johns 4.7 Cottesloe 9.9 defeated North Fremantle 6.7.
Rain soaked Port Oval yields a high scoring match with Souths 42 and Easts 79. Key players named include Collins, Gibs on, Callow, Staton, Daly, Jennings, Rowley, Bonner B, Mahon, Suby, Wests, Freeman, Owens, Duffy, Mudie, Sheedy, Cinoris, Grigg, Sharples, Langland, Rocke, Nuggett Gepp, Clarke, Wicks, Matthews, Bryant, Harrold, Sparrow, Harenthall and the police to control disruptive spectators.
In poor conditions at Port Oval East Fremantle beat South Fremantle by 37 points. South started with the breeze and held a low score, while Natty Giles led East Fremantle with strong play. The Blues widened their margin in the last quarter despite harsh weather and umpiring controversy surrounding free kicks.
North Fremantle defeated Harrisons 7 10 to 3 at North Oval in a tight game. Umpire Danielson officiated with many whistles while several Harrisons players were judged washouts. Key performers included Johnny Mac Wingie Allan Ox Bull Garnie and Norm with Edinger and Hoppy cited for solid play.
Wentworth 14.20 defeated Navy Juniors. South Fremantle won 9.2 against Cottesloe. North Fremantle 7.12 beat Harrison Juniors 0.3. Local ex-scholars association results highlight junior and junior opponents across matches.
Geelong kicks 11.16 to Collingwood 10.16 as South Melbourne defeats Carlton 11.12 to 10.12 in a pair of league fixtures.
North Melbourne defeated Bright 14.13 to 6.11 while Williamstown beat Hawthorn 10.15 to 8.9 in Victorian Association games.
East Fremantle hosts Claremont Cobbers at North Fremantle while North Fremantle meets Subiaco at Subiaco. Perth clashes with West Perth at W A C A. East Perth plays Maylands at May Victoria Park hosts Midland Junction at Victoria Park. South Fremantle has a bye.
Brigh faces North Fremantle while South L Spa takes on St Pauls at Cottesloe. South tle meets Beaconsfield with East Rec Palmyra at Polo Ground. East Fremantle battles St Johns at Bicton No 1. Harrisons faces Navy at Fremantle Park.
In a Fremantle match a tirade of blue language from the grandstand spoiled the afternoon for several women and children among the onlookers. The incident highlights crowd behaviour at the event and its impact on families present.
Last Saturday the Ex-Scholars routed Navy 95 to 0 with Wentworth 14.13 to Navy 0.2. Donohue kicked three goals, Pike two, and Cole, McCallum, Brown, Chilcott, Mac Caskie, Garrett, and Stanton each added one. Williams failed to kick a goal for the first time this season. O'Donnell, Bancroft, and Garrett provided many assists. Next Saturday they meet South Fremantle, aiming for a repeat strong showing.
In wet conditions South Fremantle Ex-Scholars beat Cottesloe 9 2 to 2 1 at Fremantle Park with showers muddying the ground. Notables include Moo hey and Tanner Walsh and Moncrieff for South. North Fremantle led early 2 3 to 1 3 and later faded as South mounted a strong final quarter push.
At a special N.5 W League meeting recommendations to the Australian Council were carried. The proposal includes adopting a cross-bar on goal posts and five points for a goal with two points for hitting a goal post and one for a behind. A plan to allow throwing the ball was defeated.
Wentworth faces South Fremantle at North Fremantle Oval. North Fremantle plays Navy at Fremantle Park. Harrisons meets Cottesloe at South Rec.
Result of No. 5 shows Ray Reynolds of East Fremantle taking first place with a coupon predicting scores close to actuals. Reynolds scored 79 in East Fremantle 80 and outpaced rivals like Phil Williams who placed second, with others including Tommy Walsh and Stan Bulliard also among top performers.
North Fremantle defeated South Fremantle at North Oval avenging their earlier loss. Riley and Roper returned for North while Ochiltree and Shelton starred for the Red and White A grade side. Umpire decisions drew criticism from players and observers.
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