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SIX SPRINTERS AT ESSENDON.
Though one would expect tnc weauicr ou Sat
urday to preclude any brilliance, there were
several of tho new men ut Kssendon who per
formed excellently on the waterlogged ground.
Hudson, from the seconds, wus the most im
pressive player afield in the first half, and' en-
dorsed the claims lie nas ueen waning mwb ui«
practice games commenced for inclusion as
second rover. Budycoat, the tall nincteeii-year-
old full back from Mernda. was another whose
cleverness the weather could not hide. Selec
tor hall him us a coming champion. Ho is a
tine kick and murk, possessing an easy, free-
moving style, ami. his prowess should take mm
far in senior football. Kssendon's trip to Standi
to Play against the W'hnmcra team lust year
hus pi'oved very valuable to the club, and
several countrv champions who impressed at
the time have 'been induced to show their pace
at Essemlon. J- Walker, of Stawell, a de
fender, who nlnycd In that match, and also with
tho Wimmora team against (Jippsland ut the
H C.U.. la the latest lo don the Kssenilnn jersey,
and. olthoutrli it was his flrst run, ho showed
latent posslbilitieB which seem certain to de
velop with more training. Dry tracks will mean
much to the aide this year, us the number u
runners Iraliilni: at present has been increased
to six with tlie advent of tayluitd, ti well-built,
springy youth, who captains the Wurracknubeal
club. Garland, Hie half forward from battalia,
who was verv prominent on Saturday as a goal
kicker; Stanton, the Custorton winger, who
/ was runner-up In tho .Stawell Gift nie t|me
ago, and Barker, who won the Gift this season,
and who will commence training to-morrow
night, In addition to the 'regulars, Hcarn and
Johnson, form n fleet-footed jr\M. Gyle
(A vend) again showed marked ability In the
forward poeket. He is u sure kick, seeks port-
Hun astutely, and secured ttvcr.il line rumI
against determined opposition. Collin, who was
with Collitigwnod In 1923, I a sturdy lad, who
conies through strongly, and eun mix it with
Hie host, and Madden, of Grolung, was spec-
laeiilar In «|.fcno.\ Marks fbe Fia»ik\ion re
cruit, was another who earned more laurels by
his display, mid Fonl, the Richmond rover,
nho showed conducing form.
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