Years fly like the wind in this football game. And so it is with Victoria's football champions. Yesterday it was Dick Lee, Paddy O'Brien, Daye McNamara; to-day it is Ron Todd, Jack Regan, Jack Dyer, to-morrow. ? ...
Article : 945 wordsFAMOUS Victorian side at the Hobart carnival in 1924. From Left: Pat O'Brien (captain), Bert Chadwick (v.o.), Tom Fitzmaurice, Alec Duncan, Maurie Beasy, Lloyd Haggcr, Bill Shelton, Vic Thorp, Norm Cockram, Len Wigraft, Colin Watson, "Puffer" Elliott, Ernie Wilson, Carjl Greeves, ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 57 wordsA star League rover surprised his club last night when he informed officials of his intention to transfer to Camberwell. He is Ron Cooper, ex-West Australian, ...
Article : 145 wordsNorthcote's position of the top of the list will be seriously challenged to-morrow by Williamstown, the "sensation" side of 1939. Lively and rugged Williamstown is ...
Article : 155 wordsNo reflection can be cast on Laurie Nash for Camberwell's first defeat last week. Lack of nippy rovers was Camberwell's one weakness, but the club hopes to have overcome ...
Article : 214 wordsRyan (shoulder) and J. Dowling (post concussion) are still on Brunswick's injured list, and will have to rest for a few weeks. Roy McKay, who was suffering from ...
Article : 121 wordsPERTH, Thursday.--Employment at a handsome salary, the gift of a motor car end £5 a match ! This is one of the offers made to Haydn Bunton as ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 139 wordsUnless there is a strong wind and sun to-day, it might he advisable for Association officials to inspect Northcote oval for the match of the day to-morrow. Last night the Radical changes have been made in Preston's team this week, and the selectors now hope that they will break their unlucky spell. Colbane has been pulled out of the half-backs. Added dash will be given to the Coburg back line at Sandringham when Henning resumes his old place in the pocket after being disabled for a long time with an ankle ...
Article : 339 wordsFacing to-morrow's clash at North Melbourne with optimism, Essendon has made only three "necessity" changes in last week's winning team. Goldin ...
Article : 111 wordsThough thousands of enthusiasts are certain to travel to Victoria Park to witness the acid test being applied by Collingwood to the greatly improved ...
Article : 249 wordsSandringham's centre man. Mitchell, is surely the Iron man of the Association. He plays regularly for General Motors in the Saturday Morning League, and then strips for ...
Article : 156 wordsConsiderably improved since the start of the season, Oakleigh expects to give Prahran a jolt. Evans, from Murtoa, is to play half-forward: Lanning, from Hawthorn, is ...
Article : 52 wordsWith the recovery of several key men who have been on the injured list, North Melbourne officials have made seven changes in the side to meet Essendon to- morrow. Forbes, ...
Article : 131 wordsPrahran selectors wisely decided last night to make no change in the team which beat Camberwell so decisively last week. With such stars as Joe Wiltshire and P. Murray ...
Article : 86 wordsOnly one change has been made by Yarraville selectors in the side which was victorious last Saturday. H. Smith, who received a head injury a fortnight ago, has been ordered ...
Article : 97 wordsAlthough St. Kilda failed badly at Essendon the club's selectors have not beep stampeded into making sweeping changes. The placing of Stan Lloyd at full-back, a ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 528 wordsFor the vital game at Princes Park to-morrow, Richmond selectors have decided to rely on tho same team as last week. The nineteenth man will be selected on the ground ...
Article : 71 wordsBig Bill Downie, who has played consists entry well for Northcote, was demoted to the seconds last night, and Ludlow is made emergency for to-morrow. Two newcomers ...
Article : 103 wordsLast week's close defeat by Brunswick has not lessoned Brighton's confidence, but it has increased determination. Good work all over the field was nullified by the crowding of the ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 586 wordsIn preparation for the match of the day against Hawthorn to-morrow, selectors at Collingwood have decided to make two important changes to the side which ...
Article : 194 wordsThe audacity of a request made to him over the telephone by a person who for obvious reasons did not give his name, staggered a Richmond ...
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Advertising : 606 wordsFully recovered, "Tarzan" Glass will be playing in Williamstown side against Northcote in place of McTaggart. This is the only change. There is a position switch, however, ...
Article : 82 words"We will prove too fast for Brunswick," Mr. Claude Sinclair, Port Melbourne secretary, said last night when announcing the Port team. Lindsay Woods has returned to ...
Article : 74 wordsSolid work was given South Melbourne men last night by Herb Matthews, and a feature of the training was the way the wet ball was handled. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 267 wordsHawthorn selectors made three changes in the side to meet the Magpies. Pabst (nineteenth last Saturday), Pavey (recovered from injury) and Hird (outstanding in the seconds) ...
Article : 119 wordsEvery player on the list trained at Corio yesterday in preparation for tho visit to St. Kilda. Slack has recovered from last week's knock ...
Article : 132 wordsTaking no chance of a snap win, the Melbourne coach insisted on solid training yesterday, and officials were pleased to see the key players functioning in perfect ...
Article : 129 wordsDrastic alterations have been made in Fitzroy team. P. Roville has been omitted, and becomes 19th. He is suffering from a recurrence of on ankle injury. Clarke, who was ...
Article : 217 wordsMysterious happenings were reported at Hawthorn last night. It was declared that Noil Allison, the rover and wing player, had been spirited away ! ...
Article : 137 wordsFootscray is recovering from its long run of injuries, and this week only one change was necessary. Sparge replacing Miller (broken collarbone). With the return of Ware last ...
Article : 89 wordsW. Dyer was another Geelong player to at Essendon last night. Dyer, a light wingman, has been transferred from the Geelong branch of his firm to Moonee Ponds. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 397 wordsONE reason why the State selectors have not named the captain and vice captain of the Victorian side is that they fear some players may be ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Fri 26 May 1939, Page 7
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