Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Monday 23 July 1945, page 12


DID YOU SEE-?

The general all-round improvement in Hawthorn's football sense-they shepherded and used handball to good effect.

The clever way Laurie Nash (SM) manoeuvred for position for marks? He and Matthews each took a neat one-handed mark.

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Richards' goal for Collingwood in the last term? Hemmed in against the boundary he turned in a flash to shoot the ball through.

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The brilliant mark by Johnstone (Fitzroy), when he slithered several yards in the mud, to take the ball in front of goal?

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Twomey's brilliant play at centre for Collingwood when he brought up his team's sixth goal?

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Price break clear of the packs and, by heady play, score a goal which put Carlton four points in front in the last quarter? Baxter then had an easy chance to score at least a point, but kicked right across the goal mouth, and the ball went out.

Quick work by Findlay, North Melbourne, practically seal the fate of Geelong? The ball bounced up from Fitzgerald's hands, Findlay grabbed it, ran around a few yards, and kicked a goal.