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W. A. AT CARNIVAL
STRONG ON THE
Pivot May Go to One of Old Stars
By "GROPER"
p)N this important line, GuhL still the
foremost centre winger in the West,
should be a star. He has been out of
ictlon {or a few games because of 3n
jye injury, but should be all in order
•or Sydney.
He Is the best disposer of the ball jn
ihe game in the West, and, added to
'Jlis, is his remarkable dexterity in
handling when on the run. wid .his
fvasiveness. He never wastes a kick,
ind though opposed by dons of the gam a
,n the last Carnival, he al least held his
m n ' PASSES WE1X
His paes is not u stab-kick in ihe true
sense of the word, but is rather a wollpleced
drop kick delivered in such a
; manner that his team male has to run
; ahead to get the ball. He has a jzoart
pair ot hands, though he is not a high
mark, and plays cleverly whether the
conditions are wet or ideal.
Jack Guhl learnt his football at New
?Jorcia College and when _ schooldays
were over endeavored to join up with
Subiaco, but was not pressed into service
on the score that he was "too
*mall." What a good one was thus let
slip! He joined up with East Perth in
1925. and in 1926 was playing for the
State, and has since been omitted from
only one State side, and has actually
been in every State 18 that has played
in the East since 1926, being a member
of the Carnival sides of 1927 and 1930.
He is now 27 years of age. and is 5ft
6 in. in height.
Playing opposite lo him will almost,
assuredly be Keith Hough. Inst season's
Sandover Medallist, and one of the
best footballers in the West. He plays
for his club, generally, at the pivot, but
he is a utility man, and at the pinch
can take up almost any position, and
capably fill it.
His forte lies in his ability to gather
pace quickly, and while travelling at his
top. to gather in the ball. He hardly
knows what "fumbling" is. and can deliver
the ball as expertly as he gains
possession of it. He has unlimited resource
when in a tight corner, rare
courage for a lightweight. ?nd no defects
worth mentioning. He is another whose
first intention it was to play with
Subiaco. but his size was against him.
and so Claremont-Cotteslbe secured him.
e is 25 years of age, weighs lOst. 71b.,
and is 5ft. 8in. in height.
Others who will receive consideration
are Peter MacKay, of Subiaco, Wyvern
Taylor, of East Fremantle, and Joe
O'Connor, of West Perth. These are all
good understudies, and it will be necessary
to have such. The first mentioned
is small, but a consistently good player—
perhaps a trifle frail for games in which
the going will be heavy. Taylor, well
built and proportioned, is a pedestrian
of note in the West. Each game sees
him tin the improve, acA he would bfc a
good sort to have in the party, for he is
one whose activities neea by no means
be limited to the centre line.
O'Connor is another knight of
spiked shoe. He has good height, and
kicks well, but is inclined to over-ran.
Still, on his day he is a match winner,
and would, I believe, deliver the goods
in any big game for which he might be
selected. This player commenced with
Subiaco, transferred to South Fremantle
and is now with West Perth.
For the centre position there is nothing
of class offering. Here is this imortant
position, and there is no candi-.
S
ate in the field to approach most of
those who have occupied it in previous
Carnivals. Most will name capable
holders of other field positions, but
baulk when they come to this one.
K. HOUGH Help
K. HOUGH
Morgan, of West Perth, WHS the early
nomination, but he has not impressed of
late. He sparkles out now and then,
but there is too much riiediocrity in his
woTk. Angus Richardson, of Subiaco,
has done tolerably. There is George
Doig of East Fremantle, but he is young
and inexperienced, and would be given
an almost too difficult task. His showing
against East Perth will be closely
watched. He may yet be called on.
Go where you will among the oldtimers,
the question is "What of the
centre?" It may yet be necessary to
rely on an experienced player of undoubted
ability to take up the position
in this extremity. Tliis has worked before,
for it would be futile to place at
the pivot a player not of the necessary
standard, simply because he plays in this
osition in club games. Some weeks
Save yet to elapse before the selectors
make their choice, but this problem of
capably manning tne key position is one
that needs solving.
(JNE department of the
. field in which W.A. promise
to be particularly
strong at the Carnival is the
centre wings.
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