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Dark Blues Win !
Hawthorn Struggled Hard
The Carlton Oval was in fairly good
eoTiiliiwn
for
football
despite
listrain.
Nevertheless the grass
was i
very we: and in consequence the ball
slippery and hard to handle.
The
cenire of the pround.
where
the
cricket pitches
are
laid.
became,
rathe,- s oppy
but elsewhere players;
did nor :;nd it very difficult to retajn,
their footing. Much interest as|
taken in the fixture, as in the t'nrei
I
previous rounds neither side had sue
ceeded in registering a win.
,
Carlton were most anxious to break'
the ice. a.nd felt confident of doing it j
their own ground against Hawthorn,
oni a win would also |
Iiave mcani much.
Carlton took the;
held with Tat O'Brien.
Much interest •
was taken in his appearance, after j
his compulsory
resignation of
the
—aching
position.
He -was -warmly
greeted by the
rowd.
O'Brien will!
continue to play with Carlton,
and_:
doubtless will prove
a
tower
strength now that lie is free of
responsibility.
There are critics I-ho :
consider that O'Brien
has seen
best days as a player.
This niav be i
so. but there are still tew better" de- j
lenders than he.
I
The
game
was
not
impressive |
as a spectacle, being
and devoid of thrills.
crowded. (
The conditions
I
did
not
appear
to
suit I
Hawthorn, while there were many
|
men in the Carlton uniform also
hampered
by the wet.
Throughout, i
Hawthorn probably showed more co-1
hesion that the home side, but
the I
handball was often overdone bv the
visitors with disastrous results.
The
policy on u wet . day—in fact, tiny
sort of day—U, to get. a kick in ;
wherever possible.
but
Ha-wthorn \
men did not always do this.
Carlton i
assumed
a lead early, and held
it.
At the first change they led by 3—3
'
3—0.
In the second quarter Hawthorn
did better, but Carlton
held 1
them, and at the interval the scores: 1 .
honfe side*. "
^
^
. Alter the interval the game
_con-1
tinued to be devoid of thrills.
Quite!
the outstanding work of the match j
back of Hawthorn.
He gave a mag- i
nifieent exhibition ot kicking in, and I
it was a revelation to players of both
sides and the spectators.
His tim-'
lng ot the w_et_baU wa^ astonishing.
The game continued to be a scrambl
ing one, with occasional flashes
of
bright play.
but
Hawthorn
never
looked
like making
up the
leeway.
Carlton appeared to have a winning
lead at the final change with S—9 to
5—11.
Carlton put in a good finish, showing
plenty of dash and stamina. Hawthorn
were being outclassed at
this
stage, and were not entering: into the
fray with any great vigor.
Carlton
showed their best form towards the
end, and ran out -winners by 10—10
to 6—13.
Howe had charge of the
game, and
generally
gave
satisfaction.
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