West Footscray Beats Deer Park In Hard Fought AFL Match
Deer Park suffered their second defeat of the season against West Footscray. West Footscray led early through superior ruck and centre work, while Deer Park struggled with inaccuracy and crowded play. Deer Park narrowed late, but West Footscray held on for a strong win. best for Deer Park included Patterson and McIntyre. Rockbank defeated Bacchus Marsh 15.20 to 9.6 with key scorers noted.
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Deer Park
West Footscray
Romise
Deerark
West
Blue and Golds
Rockbank
Bacchus Marsh
Aces
Wilkie
Wee Balfour
Willey
O’brien
HH. Hunter
G. Hunter
Fitzroy Make it Willing in First Hall of Game
Sunshine and Fitzroy clashed in a hard fought match with Fitzroy matching Sunshine in the first half before Sunshine pulled ahead. Key players included Showell Timms M Wilson Rodgers Hardy and Attrill with Chigwidden and Lewis on the march, final scores Sunshine 14.20 Fitzroy 6.17 as Goalkickers Showell Sheehan and R Wilson led the scoring.
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Fitzroy
Hal
Sheehan
Attrill
Showell
M. Wilson
Timms
Stavely
Chitty
Lewis
G. Lewis
Chigwidden
Sunshine
Shoewell
James
R. Wilson
Rodgers
Macrae
Hardy
Sunshine Ease No Good Against Fitzroy Defeat
Sunshine failed to keep pace as Fitzroy intensified after half time, forcing a decisive shift in tactics. Big Jim Attrill stood out with dominant aerial work and steady kicks, while Arthur Stavely and Jack Showell contributed defensively and in attack. George Lewis debuted on the back line, delivering long, accurate kicks, but the team needs a new system to uplift attackers and seize upcoming harder matches.
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Sunshine
Fitzroy
Grundy
Timms
M. Wilson
J.J
Rodgers
Hardy
Showell
Stavely
R. Wilson
Big Jim Attrill
Attrill
Arthur Stavely
Fitroy
Jack Showell
Jack
George Lewis
Arthur Timms
Harold Rodet
Midfield and Wing Play Highlighted By Key Marks
Vic and James produced late marks after a quiet start. Jim Heenan remained steady, escaping muddy trouble. Hardy and Howard faced the mild fallout on the wings with Howard under scrutiny. Bob Chitty regained form after halftime on the half back line.
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Vic
James
Jim Heenan
Hardy
Howard
Bob Chitty
Scramble for the four aims for fourth spot race heats up
Fairfield was defeated by East Brunswick in a surprise upset. East now contends for the fourth place, level on points with Richmond and Fitzroy who both lost, leaving South Melbourne in fifth. Remaining games could decide who reaches the top four, with Sunshine looming as a key test.
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Fairfield
East Brunswick
East
Richmond
Fitzroy
South Melbourne
Sunshine
South
Braybrook Opens Gap with Victory Over Victor Socials
Braybrook and Victor Socials, the league’s only undefeateds, met at Braybrook ground. Socials led 20 at half, Braybrook surged in third quarter to level, then swung ahead in final term. Braybrook won by three goals as Socials replied twice. best players included Hulett, Coulsel, Le Sueur, Moffatt, McIntyre, Roberts, Barnes.
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Braybrook
Victor Socials
Althoug
Socials
Thut
Wiggens
Roberts
Barnes
L. Taylor
S. Taylor
Currie
Hulett
Coulsel
le Sueur
Moffatt
McIntyre
Tramp and Cottager Dialogue on Orphan Status
A brief exchange has a tramp claim he lost his parents young, a cottager responds calling him poor and an orphan, and the tramp clarifies he is not an orphan though he has been parentless only once.
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Cottager
Albion defeats St Albans Deer Park in tight football clash
Albion edges St Albans Deer Park 3.6 to 4.0 with a fast start, gains lead in the second quarter, and fends off late pressure as Foxcroft Clayton and ton shine for Albion while Foley Goddard Mounsey and Brown stand out for the Deers.
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Albion
St. Albans-Deer Park
Alba Deer Park
Combine
Garde
Deer Park
Brown
A. Foxcroft
W. Clayton
Claton
Foley
A. Goddard
A. Mounsey
St Marks Athletes Set for Marathon Relay Tomorrow
St Mark s Amateur Athletic Club will be heavily represented in a marathon relay at the VAAA held in Ormond tomorrow. Six runners form each team for a 20 mile race on a 34 mile loop. Despite narrowly losing to Footscray last year the club expects better results with Knight Mattinson Etheric Carland Brown and J Hide plus A Holden in the squad.
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St. Mark’s Amateur Athletic Ch
V.A.A.A
Ormond Tomorro
St. Mark's Club
Footscray
Membe
Knight
J. Mattinson
Etheric
D. Carland
A. Brown
J. Hide
A. Holden
Mon Derrimut
Selwyn Park
J. Mattinso
M. Petherick
A. Mudford
R. Miller
Carland
H. Major
J. Hider
A. Holde
Plac
Holden
N. Knight
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Allrounder
Patterson
H. Stevens
Hallahan
Day
Neal
Ewer
Prewitt
MacPherson
Murphy
Melbourne
Sunshine Post Office
Bacchus
King Sunshine
G. W. Pennell A.N.A. Surprise Manure Works
Sunshine Chick Hatchery
V. Black
Katooka
Hasegawa
E. M. Young
Benjamin
Sunshine Phone Sun
ST. Mark’s
Tyrer’s Ladies and Gents
Tyrer
Melbourne, Sunshine, Deer Park Service
Victorian Railways
A.j.boyd & Son
Devonshire Road
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