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Melbourne's
Kicking
Bad B
Geelong the Superior Side
Geelong lived up to their reputation
n Saturday of stopping teams at the
time when they seem assured of a position
in the seeond round. South Mel-
t
p
ourne have usually been the victim a
in this respect, but It was Melbourne'
turn on Saturday, though in this case
it is too early to say if it will deprlvt t
them of their second round chances. w
The feeling in Geelong that the home t
team have no chance to get into the
f
second round is not shared by some
players, who hold that anything la possible
in the game. The question has a
been raised whether It tvould not ho tfco
go<yJ sportsmanship on Geolong's part
to have allowed a team placed In a
position as Melbourne was. to win. It
ccrlalnl.v would not, and it would be
a bad day for the game if such happenings
were allowed. Geelong realises
this, and Intends to fight out its
inn lilies lo the last. There is the desire
011 the part of the players
rctilcvp. their defeat by Carlton. When
that opportunity presents itseif, <3ee-
JOHS will bt playing their last game for,
tills season on their own ground.
Whatever was the merit of Molfooumc'E
win over Carlton, the fuehsiao
iven: no match for Geelong. and the
eMieotcd l®" 1 Quarter rush did not
materialise. Melbourne made thelv
dat-h in the second term, an J bad-play
mur! 1 their o«'n way for 15 minutes of
the term. Full advantage was taken
the . wind, which at the time
freshened. But for that period they
never looked like a winning side.
long played a ell per lor game, both in
team work and individual effort.
Though 51 points in arrears at thc
Una! change, Melbourne supporters
looked for a repetition of the Oarltort
match finish. craven, lho Geelong
cap 1 H111, Htrngthened his defence. The
harder the Oeelong hacks were pressed
«hb better they played. It was not until
thc last few minutes that Melbourne
scored, ahd then they only got singles.
There was nothing praiseworthy in
the shooting for goal by tho Melbourne
rilavei'a. Of 21 scoring shots. 16 went
wide of the mark. Many others which
should have raised a "Hag" went out of
oounds. Melbourne bad nine singles
registered, and at least five were trom
deliberate shots, before the mark waa
found. Then they came with a run
of three goals, only to fall away
speedily. At half-time thoy had 12 behlnds
for three goals, and Geelong had
three behinds and five goals. It as'
the same to the end.-
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