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ASSOCIAtlON.
PRESTON UPSET PORT.
Brighton Beat Yarraville.
o By Observer. .
The biggest surpri&c in tho Association games,
which were played on Saturday on grounds
which v/ero almost; under water, was the' over
whelming defeat of Fort Melbourne : by Preston
/who have thus placed tffcmselvea well in /the
running for tlie final Tour again. , They , arc now
only two .points behind Ihe third . and fourth
teams, and -arc oquaJ with Port Melbourne, -who
have again rtippud out of the four.- Port failed
to rcpiduoe tlie form which gained, them a
victory over Oakleigh the previous week, and
recorded their lowest total since 14th' May, 1927.
Willianistown, who just scrambled . home . in an
exciting gnuio at . Cainberweli, return .to .fourth
place. Brighton, who recorded ' their first, vic
tory at Yarraville by! only three roints, ' luivo
now won live out of the last six gnmux, and
are coming up the lht. At Oakleigh - Bruns
wick failed lo show tho form which- had , won
them thciy fvur prevlciuy gamc.'aiid were well
beaten. .They thus los: tlicir bi/x slendeFcluiiice
ot vcachlJig the Bomirfnafa . .Coburg, v/l.o v/oro
overwhelmed by Northcote,- arc ; in th'e ..same
position, as'. Bruhsv/laV.;. Fralirah ! liad no- dlffl.
cuily ill accounting for > Sandringham. . ,
Williamstown Again Th Four.
' Points. ' . ' Prcm,
. .. P. W.. D. L. For . Agjf. P.O. Pts.
40RTHCOTE 36..12..— ,. 4.-.154S:.lH».;i40.7 .48
OAKLEIGH . 1S.:J2.-.— .. 4..1482;-.1136/;l50.5..4S
Y'VILLE .. 16. .io .—.. 6. .1335. .1112! .mo.. 40
WIUSTOWN 16. .10..— , . 6' .1352. :1212.U11.3. .40
Porl Mclh... 16. . 9.. 1.. 6;.1246.:119S. .lMT. .38
Proiton ..'16 . 9.. 1.. 6. .1331.-. 1283,, 103.8 .3!
Brlohlon ..16.. 8. — 8. ,1439,-.1336. ,107lS. .32
Coburo ... . 16.. 6... 2.. 8., 1250 .1238 .400.9. 28
Brunswick 16.. 7..— .. 9. .1216. .1305.. 93.2 .28
Prahran. . . . .16: .' 6. .— .'.10. .1155.:.1453.'. 79.5 .24
Camberwell . . 16.. 4 12 1184 .. 1438 . . 82.4 .16
Sandringham 16.. 1. ,— .,15 .1195. .1929. .; 62,3.. 4
Two Players Reported.
JOHNSTONE- (Brunswick) and KIGHT
(Coburg).
After the -game nt Oakleigh- on Saturday the
field umpire. Mutch, informed -delegates that
Johnstone, of Brunawiclt, would reported- for
elbowing' Fleming, of Oakleigh/ during the! third
quaftcr. .. .
At the. conclusion of. the Coburg-Northcotc game
011 -Saturday ., Field - Umpire Lester: raid he in-
.tended lo "report -Kight/of Coburg, for allegedly.
throwing the ball at Wileon" (Northcote) during
the first quarter. /
Seymour and Fraser Score Well.
Frascr, the' Oakleigh . forward, oh Saturday
kicked twelve goals, ,tlio bighesL individual total
in a niatch this year, although it is- the seventh
occasion during the season thai an individual
goaltkickcr, has recorded double figures. .During
the guiiio ho' scored 12 goalB '4 behinds, 'flyc of
the goals coming from sijotH in which lie kicked
the ball off the ground, ' two from snap shots
mid -five , from marks. He is now only seven
goals behind Seymour on the goal-kicking list.
His- 74 goals 'this season brings lib tally of
goals since he joined Oakleigh to 103. Seymour
on Saturday -bocured nipe , goal?, bringing bin
total to 81, tho ' highest total ho . lias readied
in any season. Ills ninth . goal -orj Saturday
was also tho 200th goal lie has scored :for' North
cote. The list of goal kickers" is; — / .
Seymour (Northcote) (9) /. .. 'Si
Fracer- (Oakleigh) (12) .. ..." ./ ..' 74
McCormack (Preston) .(—) .. ,! .. ./ 47
O'Brien (Willianistown)/—)' ,.-;46
Molncrney (Brumwlck) (3) ,.- 40
Surtccs- (Preston) (6)- ..... ,./ .. -35
Lawn (Camberwell) ' (4). ... 37
. Plant (Coburg) (t)-,.. .. .. .. ... 37
Davlo (Preston) (2). .. .. .. .. 34
PIumrldgc-(Port'Molbourne) (2) 34
Mcars (Coburg) (—) .. .. .. .. .. 34
Many Players Injured.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE.
A remarkable coincidence' occurred at Tres-
ton- on' Saturday. During the progresH -of the
match -between the. local combination and Port
Melbourne ,L Goonun and C. Stunbrldge, cap
tains of Preston anil -Port -.Melbourne' respectively,
strained the Identical siuew In tho right :lcgt and
wyre unable - to appear after 'the interval. It
is expected Mint Goonun will be well enough to
play next Siiturday.
Cliavge replaced Goomm in the Preston Bide,
and Joyce replaced Sianbridgc in -the Port Mel-
bouni'. learn.
During the second quarter of the game at Oak-
"leigh l'emnan, who had licen duiug well in tho
viick, injured his leg, and could not continue
after half-lime. Bird came 'out in his place.
During' tlie third quarter Fleming. and another
player- raced for the halli mid Fleming' reached
it first-, but was bumped as' lie was picking it
up 'anil rolled over. He was struck on- tho
J back of the head liy the other player'n boot and
| ivm.Y-reil nucgnroious. He luul to be carried from
j the field, and was taken home. 'Three Bruiis-
| v.iclc men were suffering 'from injury after tho
, game, Beggu and Buify leg und Bright arm.
During Iho third rjuavfer qf'tho Gobqrg .and
Northcote- ginne 011 Saturday CV -Guudton. tho
t.'ohurg followor, flipped a- carcilego of his
knon, and had to be carried off- the ground,
M'ilson (Northcote) twisted Uie muscles of his
thigh half-way through the final '.term, und v/na
limping badly «t the fiuibli. ' Gray (Northcote)
also ccuiplajncd of . injury to his Ihiglu.
At the termination of Hie YinTavllle-llrtghton
match the following players -wore found.vto .huvo
sustained slight, injuries. Cameron; (A'arruvillu),
hurt thigh; Tucker (Brighton), injured 'ankle,
und Tulloh (Brighton)! cut kuce.
Prior to the end -of the ffrat quarter of the
match between Prohvun und fc-andrhigliam Doc-
Uendorf, of . the latter side, received a kick
; on. the leg "just above, un old injury, lf,» had
,to" be enrried from tho field. Ufa. place - was
taken . hy Quinn. -
Scores by the .Quarter.
- , i-i a % Fni. PIJ.
OcklciBh 6,2 ,;I0.9 ..3-1.10. .16.12.. 108
Brunswick. .. ...... 4.3 .. 6.3 .. 7.6... 10.9 69
Northcoto .. .. .. 5.4 .. 5.5 .. 9.7 ..13.9 .. 87
Coburg „ 3.5 ., 2.6 .. 3.7 .. 4.8 ...32
Brighton ... 5.3 .. 8.3' ..12.4 . .13.7 . . 85
Ycrrevllle .. ..1.1 8.4 .. 9.5 ..12.10.. 82
Willianistown . .. .. 2.4 .. 4:11.: 8.13..10.15.. 75
Cnmberwell . ,. .. 3.4 -.. 6.4 ..10.6 ..10.9.., 69
Prnhrnn .. .. 3.3 7.8 . '.11.11.. 33.19;'. 97
Sandrlnohoin,. .. ...4.0 ... 5.3 .. 6.6 .. 7,6 .. 48
'Preston V. . . .. T.? ,. 5.10.. ; 7,16. .'12.20,. 92
Port Melbourne'. . .! 2,5 .'. . 2.6 . . 2.S.". ."4.11.: 35
1 Preston's Fine- Game. -
Uomrncntlng unuu FAturday's - game between
JVc'itoii and ' Port Mclbuuine, Field Umpire
McKimiou stated that (he Frcatoii.-.-tcam played
a very clean npd clever gumc. It wau, one of
th Bret . exhibitions of footbuli he hud evep
cecu in tho wet. ' -.
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