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Newspaper

Sunshine Advocate

Location

Sunshine, Victoria, Australia

Date

Jul 18, 1947

Page

4

Sunshine District Football Club seeks A Grade glory after round one

Sunshine District Football Club reports top A Grade position after the first round as Footscray and Braybrook press for places. Injuries strain Sunshine and a trip to Corowa, NSW on September 20 requires early deposits.

Sunshine Footscray Braybrook Club Hallahan Corowa N.S.W Firie Huxtable Singletons Barclay's P. Hickey H. V. McKay Massey Harris G. Kirby N. McKay J. Ro Parsons Sunshine Electrix Albion Quarries A.R.C Engineering Co A. Beachley Homewood Fowler W. J

Sunshine Defeats Parkside In First Return Match

Sunshine held off Parkside 11 17 to 5 5 with goalkickers Simpson 2 Carlton Ferrell Drayton and Stainers. Best players Harris McKay Pocock Simpson Stainer Goddard O Brien. notable efforts from Norm and Lindsay with potential to strengthen the side.

Parkside Sunshine Frank Simpson Stainers Simpson N. Carlton Ferrell Drayton Harris McKay Pocock Stainer Norm Goddard Lindsay O’ Brien Norm Lindsay

Narrow Defeat for Sunshine in Close B Grade Match

Sunshine loses to Victor Socials by two points 9.9 to 8.13 at Hansen Reserve after a disputed goal call near full time. Sunshine gains list of new players led by Doug Caddick, Don Hawks, Norm Foxcroft, Bill Bolitho and Alan McFadyen. bests include Caddick and Hawks with other solid showings. Next match is RB Grivte v Braybrook at Selwyn Park with players asked to arrive after 2.05 wearing thick knits.

Victor Socials Hansen Reserve Sunshine Socials Shine Doug Caddick Don Hawks Laverton Raaf Norm Foxcroft Bill Bolitho Alan McFadyen Dug Caddick Bill Bolithe John Nuttall Stan Parcell McGregor Tomoorrow Rb’ Grivte Braybrook Selwyn Park Thik Knirks

Sunshine Narrow Win Over Parkside At Footsong Park

Sunshine edged Parkside 4.5 to 4.4 in a windy contest at Footsong Park. Goalkickers were Lowrie with two, Richards and Hunter one each. Best players included Winter Jackson O'Brien Neilson Edwards and Long as Sunshine prepares to face West Footscray at Essex Street tomorrow.

C' Chaders Footsong Park Parkside Sunshine Lowrie Richards Hunter Jackson O'Brien Neilson Edwards Long Pame West Footscray Essex Street

Braybrook F C Thwarts Weather For Third Straight Round

Boisterous conditions again disrupted play as Braybrook FC teams fielded mixed results. A Grade beat Kingsville 4.1 to 8.18 with Watters Mumford Ellis Axelton Jones among top performers. B Grade edged Maribyrnong 4.1 to 1.4 led by Mailer Edwards Buchanan. C Grade defeated Yarraville 12.1 to 4.6 in an unfinished match. Brooks sparked the decisive move.

Kingsville J. Watters Mumford Ellis Axelton Jones Rovers Watters McBride Barnes Maribyrnong Mailer Edwards Buchanan Fisken Harris G. Bird Chalmers C Grade Yarraville Brooks

Yarraville Hold Off In Tight Second Quarter

Strong winds test Yarraville in the second and last quarters as goals tally shows Martin 3 Gration 2 Middleton 2 Praetz 2 Hodgson 2. Saturday fixtures list A Grade v L.C.L Braybrook B Grade v Sunshine Selwyn Park C Grade v Spotswood Spotswood with C Grade bus from Sunshine 1 50. Grand dance July 19 at Masonic Hall. working bee midweek for room extension heaters and showers. Annual Port Fairy trip Sept 19 deposit due end of July for all three grades.

Yarraville Martin Gration Middleton Praetz Hodgson Lc.l Braybrook Sunshine Selwyn Park Spotswood Sunshine P.O Masonic Hall Port Fairy

St Albans Defeat Will Rovers in Windy Match

St Albans hosted Will Rovers and won 6 goals 12 behinds to 4 goals 6 behinds. Key names: A McPherson scored three goals, A Priest and R Priest were significant, with M Missen and W Bell contributing well. Tomorrow St Albans have a bye.

St. Albans Will McPherson Alan Ron Alan Gel Majors Col Missen Saints Alan Priest Will. Rovers M. Missen W. Bell Bruce Robinson A. McPherson Ron Priest A. Priest R. Priest Missen

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Sunshine District Football Club Dave Harris Barclay Dry Cleaners Jack McKay Ron Pocock Alan Staimer Seddon Hamner Braybrook Football Club ST. Albans Down W. Rovers Ludo T. E. Robinson Hampshire Road Easton’s Hardware Store East Esplanade - Albans Sons J. W. McGrath Moonee Ponds Hampstead Road Maidstone Sunshine Motors Alf Hampshire Seymour
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