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Newspaper
Sunshine Advocate
Location
Sunshine, Victoria, Australia
Date
May 21, 1948
Page
4
Saturday May results show West Footscray and Seddon posting wins while Sunshine District, Parkside and Kingsville also claim victories. Notable scores include Newport 18 over Spotswood and West Footscray 12 against St Albans with several tied or close matches across the Footscray District League.
Braybrook Football Club dominated three grades with strong team play and six goals from Cranwell. Spotwood led early but lost to Braybrook 11 0 to 11, while Seddon fell 11 16 to 4 Crue. Best players Greig, McNeiage, Gott and Hodge stood out as juniors showed potential ahead of upcoming fixtures. Tomorrow's games list A Parkside B Seddon C Scouts at Braybrook.
Sunshine District Football Club A Grade loses to Essendon and Independence United after a windy match. Sunshine fought to defend home ground advantage but failed to convert chances as wind and crowded play hindered scoring.
West Footscray U3 1 over LG R12 60 pts. Newnan Stark Brown Neylon Rayner McFadgen McLeod led LCL. Neylon scored four, Rayner two, Hodgson Brown each one. Searle Pete recovering from illness. LC.1 involved in the match.
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