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CEELONG r.- MELBOURNE.. J"
A "WIN FOR . G-EELONG.
Ibe residt'of the natelr playedvon.ihe ■
biriSaturday/
bctwcen:tJ]o~Gesl3Bg\!ajicl'.Ma]iyouniB
Geeldbg^play^n^v^^wt^^ha'n^ioiR^iy.'
ing forvtHe;team}! whoseiyietpfies during
Ilia; past-few, seaspris ljaveVbeen few nild'
far between. ■• Tho"p!ayer's as'usuaL.:.tra
■ veiled ;in' tl<0:12.32 p;m'. oi;dinary train;
tills- arrangoiuorit-is to- enable"them to
pc-ihbie.p^fthjeir>matched-ia' Melbourne
on. time. A' special train left at - 1.0'
p m.', .arid 'carried a goodly number of
supporters. \ -
-All the players entered iDto training
with grim earnestness. Long :^vralks
have been undertaken of a morning, arid
work in -the physical culture class has
beeri steadily persevered with. Practice
gair.es have beea strenuously p'aved,
every player was imbued with the idea
of making a determined effort to lift the
club up on the premiership list. Mr.
David Hickinbotham, the hon. ccach,
has been -pocially Instructing the the ]
team in all points of ihe "game. By
means of practical illustrations he illus- i
trated his methods, and these were car- I
tried out in practice with gratifying re
suits. Prior to the match, 011 Saturday
Mr. Hickinbothani raid: "I am confident
lie will win to-day it the players adhere
to'thu system that las been impressed
upon them. They have been advised to
strictly .play the game and sink clie in
dividual. That has been thoroughly
grounded into tiiem. They have pleas
ed mo by their attention to my instruc
tions 111 the training room and oif the
field. So long as they play the.game 1
will never bo disappointed if they lose. T
fee! confident of victory to-day,.though."
Mr. ,E. Rankin, oq i of. the veterans of
fcho.-.League, who has entered/upon Ins 1
20th year as a player, raid, "Y/o are all
confident. of inn rung In all my experi
ence of the. club I have never seen the
team fitter for a season s. campaign. All
have tunned harjl, and are .strong and
well. "We will he , disappointed if . we
lose to-day. "Wo have made up. our 1
rr.mds to win,,and will keep Melbourne
going at their top to the very-., end" I
.Other players expressed similar ■; opin-1
10ns, and their anticipations were fulfill- I
ed to the letter.. . ■. : |
.Prior, to the commencement ■ of :t!ie
game, the Geelong plavers proceeded, to
elect . their captain and vice-captain. I
Henry Young was r.ot a candidate ;! he.
did not .take part 111 Saturday's gatne,
but it is quite on the cards lie ivilL p'ay 1
in other, r-.-atches during/the season:, 1 lie I
ballot showed that IV. Easoiihadj-eceiv-1
ed 13 votes, and E, Rankin seven "votes 1
for the position of captain, and tlio jlrst-1
named was , elected. ' E. Howling: was I
appointed vice-captain. IV. Eason, who 1
has played with the toam for .ten sea
sons, tliankod the plaj ers for, the confi
dence rreposed ipjitm. .rile asked bliem
for their support ., and assistance in
eairymg cutl tho duties. Unless they
pulled loyally together they > .could, not
hope to be successful. ■ .If .thev. -played
systematically and' with ■ .unity of pur
pose, lie felt sure the blue -and , white
colors tvonld occupy a prominent place
at the close." of the season. His parting
vcerd to tliini was .to drop .'individualism-'
arid selfishness, and play/Tor tile gocd.of.
■the' sidel Mr.,'Newling ^also-addressed
tho team. . MivA.-H.! Bowman; .the p. re
sident'of the club, wished tliu'Aeani a
siic-cestlful. season.; ' He was qileasecl, - as
alt the club's supporters were, to see bow
carrestly they had trnined, and trusted.
they vould bo rewarded by ia good win.
Tbey should1 not lie discouraged; even if
they.lost.. Football - was,: growing ..in
popular estimation, and it was pleasing
to know that the'Melbcurne public al
ways liked to see Geelong put up aTgcp'd
game. ; He.asked thi-m to. piit into prac
tical rise the lessons tliev had learhe'd
in the training room, and'"to. remember
that "Union is strength." " ' - '
Others who; expressed good .wishes
wore Messrs. H.: B; Hodges, JPeter
Burns, A. Sayers, C. Browiilow/11 G.
Myers, H-. Young, A. C.-S. Glutterbiick,
A. J.' Yoiingy H., J. D'Heliii arid J. C.1
Brcwn. " " Ik;'; , ;
There was a good gathering"to„w;it:iess
the match, the members' reserve especial
ly being well filled. The M.C.C. 'ground
is .well sheltered1,, and the sttang^wiiid'
that prevaded kept - the pavilion tlag3
fully-stretched, but.did not unduly iiiter
fero with the ganio , Tlio inostbsericus
drawback was the hard ground, on which
it was difficult to turn. A .little',rain.j
fell, during the progress of the*. inatcK."
but: it. was not sufficient to "make itself
fell. Melbourne, tned.several new.inen, j
and were capiainolby V. Comie'.; vC.eo
long's new players were Dalton, Rbketts
and Heinz... ,, k'w:' i.',,'1
,1.The best. play v.as. seen in .the] first
quarter,when a fast,, clever:agd open
exhibition of-football was given by both.
sides... It wns the kind of play' that I
pleases a crowd, and applause rang but
from all. parts of the, arena. /Geelong
played with coolness. and confidence,; and
were showing oommendahle system. :
They carried out some lovely, passages of I
play., and the passing exchanges- were
very fine. ■ They were, profiting'"by ,the J
lesson to play a concerted game.: Mel
bourne! made a spirited start, and had
two goals to.their credit in five minutes'.
This was .Tlie- only iime they led. Gee
long got on level terras in ia few minutes,
and at/the -termination • of the quarter
had on1 advantage of, seven points."., .
,'M^bcranie's standard of play fell ap
preciably in the second term, but Gee
lono; shaped just as well, and s.hosved fine
dash ancl system. The short kick passes
fell wide of the mark' at. times; but on
the whole they gave a highly creditable
display. Melbcurne were mainly on the
defensive, and their contribution for: the
period was a solitary, belund. -Geelong
scored 4- goals ,'9 behinde, - and .led- at :
the half-time adjournment by 39 points.
Improved- form- was' shown -by -.Mel
bourne in-the'third tenth-, 1 but Geelong:
wore playing with seventeen-men,- Sco-wn
having to retire owing to a badly-dislo
cated thumb; That they held -their own
under such a .heavy handicap was . dis
tinctly creditable to them. ? There were
several fine -rallies on liofli -sides, and
smart play was: witnessed in all partsiof
tho.field. The quarter's sco-res were:—
Melbourne, .2 goals 2 behinds; Geolong,
1: goal 3' behir.ds. * ' The iatters lead thus
felfto-34-points.
r -Melbourne made, an oceasioiial good
rally in .the < final term, buti generally,
played.. loosely-.and with', littlo system.
.Geelong. -never..-.relaxed their enemies,
/bub-went ahead .with tlie one definite
.purpose in view—tp mnko every post a
■winning post. They finished strongly
and resolutely, which spoke well for
their exoollenb graining. During this
quarter Geelong scored 5 goals 7 behinds
1 to 2: goals 2 behinds, and ran out win
ners bv 57 points.
. The secretary o-f the Melbourne team
.afterwards complimented the Geelong
piayers on cnep- win'and tho excellent
game they had played.
A. Eason was one of the most- effective
players on the Geelong side, and roved
with grand judgment. Grigg and
Plamer, place and following, were always
useful. Heinz, forward and following,
was clever and tricky, and played with
tho coolness of a veteran. Ho should
he a valuable acquisition to the team.
The centre line. Scown, Cameron and
Balton, was a strong combination; the
first named was an absentee in the latter
half. Dalton made a really good start.
Orchard, Martini and IV. Eason were in
vincible on the half-forward line; all
three played well throughout. Ann
strong, Slater and Hewling were valiant
defenders 011 the half-hack line; and
Beard. Ran,kin and lUhittington also
showed out to advantage 111 defence.
Ricketts and Doull, forward, shaped
well. All 011 the side were sharers in the
fine victory.
Melbourne were best served by Hewitt,
Bewick. Tompkins, Irwin, Pearee,
Monk, Robertson, Brereton, Coutie,
Fitzpatriek, Sykcs, AV.irnor and Hodg
knis.
The state of the game at the close of
each period was as under:—
First quarter :-;Geelong,: 3 goals 2 be
hinds; Melbourne, 2 goals 1 behind.',
v JiaJf-time: Geelong,-7 goals.'11 be
hinds; Melbourne, 2 goals 2 -behinds.
Third quarter : Ueolong, 8-goals 14 be
hinds. 02 points; Melbourne; 4 goals, 4
i belnnds, 23 points. -
I - - Final—Geelong, 13 goals 21 behinds,
90 points;. Melbourne, 0 goals 0 behinds,
42 points. ■ ' I
Goal-kickers for-Goeiong: Martini (5), I
| Orcliard (3), W. 'Bason {2)1 Heinz, Came- i
I ron and GouII,1 and for Melbourne, AVer- i
ner (2), llodgldns (2),Sykes and Drere
ton.
i Bremnerwas field- umpire.;.:
Mr. Frrth McCalhim, ^of Birregurra,
who, rendered valuable service ■ to the
Geelong iFootball Club dor many years,
wrote to iMr1 C. Brownlow.' the secretary,
of tho * ol-uh; on■ Saturday, wishing the
team a.succossful season. Mr. D.Mcln
lyre, who is now residing in' tbe'Bendigo
chstneti *also wired best wishes;-.'---;- ' '
Mr; AV. l).!Young,'brothel-: of: Mr; JEL-.
Youmt. forwarded a:wire on Saturday to
1 Mr; CTvBrowTilow,'A.wishiiig. the Geelong
toam'a successful sepson.' Air. Young- is
at present residing in Carramulka, South
Australia.
-Tho results of • the ■ other League
and Association matches were as fol
lows .— 1 " '
' LEAGUE.'
i South Melbourne; .11.12- (78- points). I
| heat Richmond, 4.8 (32 points)
I Frtzroy; .9.10 (64 points), heat Esscn- i
! don, 3.18: (3G ■points)';' ' ' I
''..Carlton,- 9.9 (63-points), beat Colling
| wood,-5.5 (35 points). ; .- '
i- f University,: 7.10 (52 points) beat St-,
i.Hilda; 3.12 (39 points).
ASSOCIATION. '
-Brighton, 11.13 (79 points) beat Pres
i ton, 3.3 (21'points)..- -
Port/Melbourne, 9.16 (70 points), beat
Prahran, 3.8 (56'points). .
Fitzroy, 9.10 (hi points),-.beat Essen-,
don,'3.9 (27 points). A
Brunswick, 9.11 (Go pomts), beatWil
liamstown, 4.9 (33 points).. ■
North Melbourne, 14.13 (97. points),
beat Nortlicoto, 4.7 (.31 points).
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