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Fitzroy's Runaway
Win
Forwards Give Fine
Exhibition
Br "SUBSTITUTE"
Playing remarkably good football. Fitrroy over whelmed
St. KHda. Their position plag and systematic tirorfc in attach?
tea* eicclleBf. Beaten aeross the centre. St. Kildn found it
hard to lauttch attacks. Their form teas disappointing.
FtTZOOV
19
10
124
ST. KILO A
C
8
44
At Fiuroy. Attendance 13.000.
^
FTTZROY
Backs:
Callick. Donnellan. Curcic.
Ha£f-becks:
Giffen.
Watt.
Murray,
Centres:
Nicholls,
Stott,
Sinallhorn.
Half-forwards: Daries. Dawson. Niven.
Forwards: Benham. Moriarty.
Fleming.
Followers:
Shapler.
Fitcher.
Bover: Bunion. 19th man: Cordnec.
ST. HILDA
Backs: Cave. Holden. Ja©>.
Halfbacks:
Watson. Davis. Gecrge.
Centres:
D, Bourne. \V. Roberts, C. Bourne.
Half-forwards: Kenna. Green. J. Anderson.
Forwards: Bencc. Mohr. Downie.
Followers: Neill. Schlitz.
Rover:
Comte.
19th man: Hallahan.
Umpire: Glasson.
Coraner
replaced
Watt tleg injury*
in the third quarter.
FiUroy's tni.ill men
and Nicholls dashed in for f,i -t ro nt.
Then Bunton missed a very en?v cnance
after a great mark in the pack *
Good niurks by Neill and Green led
to St. kilda's first po..n. but DooiielUn
r.red th« next nltark bv
i«rk n goal.
St. Kilda had cour.idrcd Fit/rovV early
rut wjih clcvrr gn-jnd vnck the
fc'2, f,nns w ? re soon 1 agai:;.
Comte twice turned them back, mit
"free" to Bunton on 'ho wing started
move tjiat .gave Moriati>- the chance in
snap a clever goal from the bo'ind^iv.
Marking 50 yards out. Moll- found'no
one on his mark, .-a he rai\ in for St.
Kilda's first sixer.
Swinging into their stride Fitzrov went
ahead with snap goals fro:n Bunton and
Fleming.'
good kick by Mob*- brought St.
Hilda within fiv points of Fitmiy.
QUARTER
TIME
Fitzrov had the call across the centre.
Smallhorn playing brilliantly on the
ng and handling the greasy ball re-
,
Saints' defenders were kept busy
Three goals were snapped i
minutes oI the quarter.
, Moriany
f r °nt for Fhyjoy's sixth goal, making
the margin 20 points.
With half the quarter jgone St. Kilda
Ited only once got within range, and
then Bence made the most of the opportunity.
Better combination and «ood position
play in attack sooo had FiUrey well on
top.
Bunton WHS cheered for a great
one
arm mark. He forwarded to Moriarty.
and Fitzroy's seventh goal for the quarter
went
up.
Dawson's Jong
kick
brought another, and Moriarty added his
fourth and fifth—the last one a snap over
his head.
HALF TINE
G.
B.
Ph.
FITZILOR
12
C
78
ST. KILDA
J
3
21
C. Bourne twice outpointed Nicholls
on the wing and his efforts led to a
goal by Comte.
A "free" in front to Benham brou^it
Fitzroy's 13th goal. St. Kilda were
playing stubbornly.
Gardner got Fitzroy's 14th with a nice
shot. Dawson sprained his ankle, but
when placed near goal was abJe
mark and score full points.
The play had a^ain swung in favor
ot Fitzroy. and Niven marked well in
front from Stott for Wlh goal. One of
SraaUhorn's dirshes ended in a pass to
Moriarty. who was scouting vide. He
goaled easily.
When Benham got the ljth Fitzroy
lead had grown to 86 points.
THEEE-QUASTER TIME
G. Ik Pfe.
m
Though they had no hope of winning.
St. Kilda be Kan the last term with plenty
of dash.
They kept the play in Fitzroy's
territory for some time, but
repeated
their fault of crowding.
Fitzroy broke away
with
Smalihon
again in the lead, and the move ended
with Davies getting full points.
They came again, but tile Saints' defenders.
now showing their best form
for the game, beat off several attacks.
Fitzruy were not showing the dash of
the previous quarters, and were content
to prevent
St. Kitda from scoring.
BEST PLAYERS
Fiuroy.—Bunton.
Smallhorn.
Stott.
Monartv. Dawson.
Curcio.
St. Kilda.—Comte. Kama, Holden. Neil!,
Cave. C. Bourne.
Fitzroy . . 19
St.
Kilda
F I N A L
Gk.
6
Pta.
124
44
GOAL-KICKERS
Fitzroy.—Moriarty «). Benham
Dawson '31. Bunton, Smallhorn, Fleming.
Cordner, Niven. Davies.
Kilda.—Mohr (3), Comte, Bezux,
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