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Youngest
Twomey
injured
D
Peter
Twomey
left
the field with a broken
collarbone after he had
kicked
three goals
for
Heidelberg early in the
game
against
Templestowe
at
Warringal
Park on Saturday.
Youngest of the famous
Twomey
football
family,
Peter
had
a
training
run
with
his
brothers at Collingwood
early this season.
He had been showing
good form with Heidelberg.
Pat
Twomey,
who
suffered
a
severe
foot
injury
when
playing
for
Collingwood,
has
been
playing
with
Heidelberg recently and
was the driving force in
the
team's
three
successive
wins to date.
His
injured
foot
is
standing
up
well
to
solid tests.
Taking no
risks, however, he went
off
at
three-quarter
time
when
Heidelberg
had an unbeatable lead
on Saturday.
coming on m the first
erm to replace NEVILLE
WALLER (slipped carilege),
JACK HAMILTON
roved a useful player
gainst Hawthorn and was
the only Magpie to test
LIVE PHILP when staioned
centre half-forward.
It was a "he-man" tussle
ith the ball the objective.
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JOHN NUTTALL looked
the picture of injured
innoccnce when Umpire
Bill Barbour called "playon"
after Nuttall had
scooped the ball up from
the ground. His attempt
to bluff the umpire into
awarding him a mark
failed badly.
GEOFF JONES made a
welcome re-appearance foist.
Kilda. The little rover
repeatedly began forward
movements.
LEN CRANE,
Hawthorn
full-back
played
grandly
in
the
first
half
against
Collingwood
and
subdued
KEITH
BROMAGE
a„d
K E VIN
CLARKE,
but
found a different job when
he
had
to
contend
with
high-fliers.
NEIL
MANN
and MICK TWOMEY after
half time
Crane, however,
stuck to his task and a -
though beaten
in the an
held control on the ground.
South
Melbourne
which
released him in 1951, could
ESPITE Neil Mann's great value as
a utility player, Collingwood's premiership
prospects would improve if
they stationed him at full forward,
where his accurate kicking would
strengthen the attack.
Early in the game there
as no
better player
at
lenferrie oval than highlying
MICK
TWOMEY,
ut while Mick faded somehat,
his
mate
NEIL
ANN,
improved
rapidly.
t was Mann's four
goals
n the last half when restng
at full forward, comined
with
an
inspiring
urst of ten minutes i<i the
third
quarter
by
BOB
OSE, who otherwise had
very
quiet
day,
which
wung the game.
This must be a record.
Geelong
and
Richmond
players
were
unanimous
that umpire Robinson allowed
the game to get out
of hand in the first half.
KEVIN
McMAHON
was
quiet early in the game at
North
but
shone
in
the
desperate
last
quarter.
North
could
easily
thank
him for the win.
When
JOHN GILL
was
having
a
spell
from
the
ruck,
Essendon's
dominance
waned.
The
big
follower
was
a
tower
of
strength.
DOUG.
BIGE-
LOW
gave grand
support
in the crushes.
JACK
CLARKE
was
a
brainy player in the centre
for the Dons.
His sound
disposal created
numerous
chances for those in front
of him.
Jack Clarke John Brady Help
Jack Clarke John Brady
. JOHN BRADY'S quick
breaks towards goal are always
thrillers and he did
a few against the Blues.
He was off target at times,
but was generally dangerous.
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KEVIN WYLIE, Collingwood's
newcomer on Saturday,
should be imbued with I
'
the Magpie spirit and tradition.
During the past
l
four years with Ivanhoe 1
Amateurs he had LEO I
WESTCOTT, hero of many ji
Collingwood games, as his |
mentor. Wylie is small, I
but game.
'
RAY POULTER struck a
purple patch at Richmond
on Saturday. It was hard
to separate him from ROY
WRIGHT as best man
afield and that's really
something, as big Roy
usually stands out like
Granny's only tooth.
JOHN NUTTALL was in
grand form against Melbourne
and some of his
marks at centre half-back
were real gems. This is
one place Footscray are
anxious to strengthen and
Nuttall's showing will give
the Bulldog selectors food
for thought.
It was astounding to
see the way Essendon
players crowded their
fulL - forward JOHN
TOWNER. It did not
stop at that, either. Team
mates failed badly in
their delivery to liini.
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Hawthorn tried to emulate
Collingwood's move
by playing captain TED
FLETCHER at full forward
in the last quarter
and let WALLY NASH
out at centre half-forward.
While Nash, a most fearless
player, with his position
play and dash, improved
the centre half-forward,
Fletcher, after
strenuous work in the ruck
earlier, could not hold his
marks against high-flying
JACK FINCK.
BILL WILSON would be
etter—and that's saying
lenty—if he improved his
ootwork to give himself
ore room to
kick.
RON HARVEY, from the
hirds, was one of the best
or Fitzroy against South,
nd should be a regular
rom now on. Ron's height
nd weight stood him in
ood stead at centre halfack,
and even when BILL
UNN changed from cenre
to half-forward, Ron
eld his own.
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marty
McDonnell
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po
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NOEL
RAYSON
should
take a ticket in Tatt's. He
marked, started to run and
was grabbed, but was still
given a mark
and put
it
through.
Who
made
the
mistake?
Demon
skipper,
GEOFF
COLLINS,
took
time
to
settle down against Footscray,
but when he did, figured
in
some
neat
relief
work in the Demons' rather
harassed defence.
St. Kilda
captain
LES
FOOTE
baulked
cleverly
and
did
some
useful
things
agaiivst
Essendon,
but
his
wandering
gave
his opponent
too
much 1
freedom.
Umpire Robinson didn't
mess
about
with
the
doubtful
holding-the-ball
rule. His ball-up decisions
instead
were
intelligent
and satisfying to all.
LEN TEMPLAR, the former
Redan star, is giving
North good service as a
rover. His stab kicking is
high class.
Despite several mistakes
by both,
BILL
HUTCHI-
SON
and
STAN
BOOTH
lifted
Essendon's
game.
Their
individual
efforts
were a redeeming
feature
a dull affair.
When BILL McMAS-
TER was out-muscled and
out-bustled a few times at
Richmond his clever hand
passing proved that brains
will always beat brawn.
Although
not
as
effective
as usual, JIM
ROSS
and
JACK
McDONALD
gave St.
Kilda
a
game
that
deserved
a
better
fate.
Accurate and nippy play
by RON MCCARTHY contributed
to Footscray's victory.
His ball
handling,
position play
and
snappy
passing made him one of
the outstanding players.
Strong
and
r u g [
CLIVE
PHILP
plave
grand game against 1
lipgwood.
At
v a r
times he had to look a
KEVIN CLARKE. KE
BROMAGE. JIM HOU
and
JACK
HAM1I/I
and was never beaten
fact, the Magpies qui
realised
that
the
and
surest
way
to
was around
the
fla
and
avoid
their
half-forward,
with
in charge.
When
JACK
HON
wung into the ruck ]
ILROY went to full
ard for Carlton. He sc
couple of goals, one
aking a erass-cntting
rom KEN HANDS.
The plavin? of St. J
full-back BRUCE PI
LIPS in front of the
was not a success,
style of plav is r.at si
to the position.
The marking nncl
disposal of ROY Mc<
NELL was a deliahtj
Kilda. JACK CAR ST
gave more than a .sei
able game, while the
ness of MEL PASCOE
him constantly
notice.
It was a funny old
by GRAMBEAU
brought up North's
goal. It could have
anywhere the way it
dropped.
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against his old team A
ling wood.
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that "never say die o
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the closing stages Jo
nearly pulled the Ban
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of the fire for the 1
His two goals in t
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few minutes were
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