Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 17 April 1939, page 16
MELBOURNE KEEP
13 RECRUITS
Play Again Impressive
Melbourne has included 13 new men 10
of whom are recruits and three former seconds players on its senior list for this season. The names of six men who were on the list last year have been removed
New men are Ball (Merbein), Daly (Sand hurst) Dullard (Rochester) Giles (Mildura) Gregory (Tasmania) Kimberley (Sandhurst)
McGrath (Boort) O Reef c (Northcote) Rodda (State Savings Bank) and Symonds (Yea)
Baxter Gibbs and Neen in (seconds) Lewis and Foster (retired) Dean Meehi McNaughton and Regan have been omitted
Men retained -Bpames Buckley Baggott Barassi Emselle Fischer Furniss fanning Glass Gibb Ha ric j Hingston 6 and L Jones La Fontaine Lock Mueller, Maher Murnane McNamara Roberts Reiffel Smith Truscott Wartman and Williams
Once again impressive form was shown in the practice game
Emselle who played with great dash was probably the best of the regular men but La Fontaine again showed that he was up to his top form Smith and Baggott combined well and Mueller marked consistently well Maher Fischer Buckley and Williams were the best
of the others
Ball marked splendidly in the crushes and was the outstanding recruit Rodda the State Savings Bank and amateur interstate rover was not far behind him with clever football and Kimberley did well at centre half back O Keefe is finding form again and Dullard played with more sparkle Keenan and Gibbs continued to show impressive form
The clubs supplementary list which will train on Mondays and Wednesdays Is -Archibald Baldwin Housing Gray McLean
and White
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