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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1946
Page
3
Sunihine District displays strong form as players are urged to travel after season end, deposit notes and a Sunday meeting at the pavilion. The B team faces Victoria Socials at Selwyn Park with 85 special request players requested early arrivals.
Sunshine beat Altona 10.15 (75) to 4.16 (40) at Sevyn Park. Key players include Norm Goddard, Kevin Webb, Alex O'Brien, Don Webb, Ron Crosbie, and Dinah White. Sunshine led by five goals at half time and maintained the advantage despite a late Altona challenge.
Williams Town beat Sunshine 6.13 to 5.17 in a tight match. Best players included Etenene McFadyen, with Couch and Rohan following. The teams stayed competitive, though communication and accuracy affected scoring.
In round two ARC B grade led Holy Trinity by 25 goals at home with standouts M Smith and BE Willaton while ARC II fell 25 goals to Green and Tan at Royal Park. Other results saw No. I beat Lincoln Red 21 to 7 at Royal Park and No. II host Highett. Sunshine II beat Elsternwick 35-23 as young players showcased promise and Edna James, top scorer with 151 goals in eight matches, was sidelined by appendicitis.
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