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Finalising Training Lists
Players Should Be Known
On Monday
I
NTERING upon the final stages
of their <raining, all Victorian
E League clubs are looking for-1
ward to a good season.
The 1
League games will open on Saturday.
May
S. when the
first
series
of
matches will Include a contest between
ColllnKWood. last Benson's premiers.
and lllclimond. runners-up. at ltlchmond.
Over the Basler holidays all clubs
ractlce matches.
$CIIIR citil'
played
matches on
Saturdav
and
Monday, but Collhigwood, l-'ssendon.
tteelong and Melbourne were content
w 1th PnttiVdav afternoon ptactice.
Though
the lists nave been
reduced,
the clubs still carry many recruits.
The Una) tests will not lie
until Saturday, when the
selectors :
ill have their last chance of seeing j
the old and new men In actual match j
practice before the start of the season
on the following Saturday.
The selectors will meet at tlie weekend.
and training lists for the season
should be known on Monday.
Some I
clubs will choose their captains and j
vice-captains.
A few have already l
appointed.
'
The sale of members* tickets has i
not been proceeding so well this sea- I
This is undoubtedly due to the !
depression.
To many people, ft/ is 1
, n pood sum I'l th«e (Ja.vs, and they
; tlilnk twice before parting with It.
Most of the clubs will nrobahly
have smaller sal.-s this season, but
the nttrtnhtnccs should be
• to mark. lvoplo may pay as they
; so.
1 The weaker clubs of last season are
] parilrularly keen to place better
teams 111 the Held because they realise
] that, with sood football, the (,-st
,vlll !'l
If a teaii
.oneliH. the
'H kc
club
parlous time.
beginning to understand
the operation of tlie new holdlng-theball
Interpretation, and It is noticeable
at practice games that every player is
anxious to get
Id of the leather as
quick!
•an.
This is as it
should bp.
The player who holds on to the
ball loo long is not serving the best
Interests of Ills side.
The ball wlion
kicked travels mtleh faster than
a
player can run.
The main thing 4s
to see thai the ball Is kicked to a
fellow plnver.
If a player happens lo be hemmed
in and Is at a loss where to pass the
ball to. he should get In a good kick
or
hand-punch
towards
tlie
goal
where he Is kicking.
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