Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 17 August 1936, page 14


MELBOURNE WINS

Hotly Opposed

By W. J. TIMMS

After a hard-fought first quarter Haw-thorn wilted before the superior stamina and aerial strength of Melbourne Across the centre Randall held sway on one flank while Spinks had a slight advantage over La Fontaine However, the dominance of McNamara on the other wins enabled Melbourne to equalise matters In defence the high marking of r Roberts, Lock, Mueller, and Dower was a feature of the game

Displaying greater pace and making good position Hawthorn quickly swarmed to the attack The elusiveness of Spinks and the cleverness of Randall carried play to Byrne for two goals Vigour and determination were

the main factors in Melbourne's answering

-"life, ran high

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rallies. The high marking of Dower and the dash of Murphy and Shen frustrated several advances before the quickness of ncilTel penetrated the defence. The effective work of McNa-mara helped Melbourne to maintain the offensive a n t lead by 4-3 to 3-0 not (he first change.

Winning In the ruck, and taking full advantage of Its a or lal superiority, Melbourne gradually assumed control. La Fontaine sub d n e d

Spinks while r Roberts Lock and Mueller presented an impenetrable barrier to the spasmodic offensives initiated by the brilliance of Randall The splendid defence of Dower checked Melbourne repeatedly but persistence and purposeful systematic moves brought goals to Rclfiel (2) and Gloss Hawthorn kicked erratically and lacked to operate and had a deficit of 35 points at the interval

Clever scouting, dash and long kicking were featured In Melbourne s continued attacks Ablkhnlr Lonsdale and Dower relieved the pressure Hawthorn endeavoured to counteract the high marking of Melbourne by adopting short passing These tactics were nullified by the wind and the anticipation and alertness of the opposing defence Taylor Lewis and Fischer dominated the packs and were well supported by smart leading out and position play by Baggott Jones and Gibb

The strong work of Mills and Ford and the rating of Pool began a belated Hawthorn recovery Pace and clean ground work helped It to score three goals in quick succession Melbourne closed up the play and Ogden and Lock checked progress Hawthorn tired and was unable to withstand vigorous and sustained

advances Melbourne swept forward in a series of combined and purposeful thrusts which brought four goals to make the final

scores -

Melbourne, 17 gLs 10 finds (112 pis.) Hawthorn, 0 gls 9 bhs (62 pts)

Goal-kickers -Melbourne-Baggott (4) Rolffel (4) L Jones (3) Class (3) Lewis Foster Gibb Haw thorn By mo (21 A Arniston (2) Hurley Ford Bravo Pool Green

For Melbourne F Roberts Lock and Mueller were splendid in defence McNamara was effective on the wing Taylor Fischer and Lewis were strong in the air and in the packs RellTel and Jones roved well and made good position Baggott Gibb and La Fontaine also did well

For Hawthorn Dower worked splendidly in defence where Lonsdale Ablkhalr and H Albiston rendered able assistance Randall and Spinks began frequent offensives Mills Ford Hurley and Pool were often under notice