All grounds in the metropolitan area on Saturday were badly affected by rain, and in most cases were unfit for football. At Carlton the home players were far too ...
Article : 1,439 wordsThe continuous rain of recent weeks had reduced the grounds to such a state that on Saturday the total of 783 points scored by all Association sides was the ...
Article : 1,048 wordsNo decision was announced by the State selectors yesterday with regard to whether Tyrants, of Melbourne, would be available for the inter-State trip. Hillis, of South Melbourne, ...
Article : 50 wordsIt is a long time since the Carlton ground was in such bad condition as was the case on Saturday. The centre was very muddy, and pools of water were lying in parts of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 757 wordsAt the Carlton ground on Saturday, the Carlton football club entertained Senator Guthrie, Sir W. Brunton, Cr. J. Hardy, Messrs. Lemmon and Slater, M's.L.A., and several other ...
Article : 32 wordsRendered soggy and treacherous by the recent rains, and with pools of water lying in various parts of the ground, the Victoria Park arena was soon churned into a quagmire when the ...
Article : 312 wordsIt was a very murky afternoon for St. Kilda and their thousands of supporters. The seaside ground was in its worst condition for years, the turf exceedingly treacherous, and by the ...
Article : 1,494 wordsThe meeting of Yarraville and Brunswick, at Yarraville, provided those present with an interesting display of football. Brunswick, though defeated by the home men, proved worthy ...
Article : 689 wordsExcept for a strong burst by Prahran in the third quarter, which gave them a winning lead, the match between the home side and Williamstown at Toorak Park was strenuously contested. ...
Article : 445 wordsAll grounds on Saturday were badly water-logged, resulting in hard, slogging, congested play. The above picture shows one of the packs at St. Kilda, with Phillips (No. 3) about to clear the St. Kilda goal. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 39 wordsThe game at Port Melbourne resulted in an easy victory for the home side. Combining accurate passing and swiftness of action with clever handballing tacties, Port outpaced ...
Article : 359 wordsThe sudden condition of the ground at Coburg on Saturday was against good football. The locals, especially in the first half, tried to handle the wet ball instead of kicking off ...
Article : 395 wordsWith a large portion of the arena a heavy slippery quagmire, playing conditions were difficult at Glenferrie. Fitzroy again made poor use of their scoring opportunities, whereas ...
Article : 525 wordsThere was little to enlarge upon, and much less to enthuse over, in the game between the local side and the accomplished team from Geelong. As a spectacle it was insipid to a degree, and at ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 436 wordsRoyal Park 10.10 defeated Carlton Central 9.10. Best Players.--Carlton: Gillis, Whittaker, Nihols, Marmo, Moore, B. Cumberland. Fitzroy Comrades 10.14 defeated North ...
Article : 496 wordsThe centre of the Preston ground, where the local side was at home to the improved Sandringham team, was over ankle deep in mud and whenever the ball landed there it stuck. ...
Article : 375 wordsAs a spectacle the game at Northcote was spoilt by the very bad state of the ground, but play was always interesting because of the vital nature of the match. It was not a day for ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 560 wordsAdapting themselves more readily to the saddened ground at the Punt-road oval, Richmond led South Melbourne throughout in a scrambling contest, in which, however, the spectacular ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 22 Jun 1931, Page 12
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