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"Phil" Blatson.
< AGAIN 1ST ADELAIDE.
INTERESTING REMINISCENCES.
"Phil" Maiscra! WHit oDemories of sen
sational higi marking that name conjures
up. ;iri the minds. of Sooth Australian foot
ffail enthusiasts. Matson," 'Rio in 1909 and
1910 was periiaps,..ttLe most ipeetaoular
member of the great Sturt eighteens- of
those seasons, rcvas again in Adelaide' until
this morning. He js on tour "with the
East Perth team, of whoin for~the past five
years he has been coach. . V.TEe^,fair-headed
Western Australian is evidently a'non-be
liever in the old adage. that a) rolling stbne
tra'tiers no, moss,, for .he has,played,for no
fewer: than six <^bs: ? He started
in 1903 with West' Perth,and' before ha
transferred' to . Start in "1909 : played . for
South Banbury and BcciHer 'City. _ On
going back to the west in 1911 he stripped
i Cor J^ortk Fr-emaatte, and later on for
Sabiaco. In 1918 he joined .up "with East
Perth, for whom lie is still: going strongly.
Matson is '38 'years o3d, and has played
league football for. 20 consecutive seasons.
He told' a reporter, who waited on bim a-fc
the .Grosvenor Hotd, tint this js absolutely
his last season. . . I
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"I would have tarned it u® three or fo*ir
years aio," he added, "but for the splendid
good-fellowship wbieh prevails in our team;,
and which makes; it haixKior a mail to
brcakattav." . '
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' . Matson bas: played in iitnirnierable inter
State games, bothforSouth"Ansfcralia and.
Western Australia.' aiid' appeared in nil
the Australian football canrivai; -with the
exception-of the one held at Perth' last'
year, when, however, he- was a selector.
When asked-^bow, he 3iked: tbat job. Mat
son ^ook bis bead. "It is pretty-iard;"
be said, "and- I think Td sooner play."
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"The mcst ercitrma game T laye: ever
?niiche3 that , betweenVjirtoria"and
Western Ausrtralii last year:~ The specta
tors were tansa with ewdtement all
thronch,- and when the final be3 ?W'lit with.
th" balance of .points hj Savor of the home
s'de. it seemed'as if 25.fa0 bats were simul
taneouslv thrown in . the anr. .
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..What . cfo you think ^f... th»-different
styles:,of p]«v in the different Statfs?:tbe
reporter asked. - .
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. .'Th-.South. Australian and; Western
lAiistra'ian game is very rreuWh the same
clean^ fast; and open. Vi-H-oria pla.yv a
ww rwzsrefl style, but T like onr Esime
bother; and T anvesnecrAlly rmpoped to th«»
Victorian habit of Tcckw<? the ball while
it is in dan«r., I drm't think ;a champion
wmild last long ;jn "Vicrt/i^'a. as fc^e sa/me is
played there now. " <W«T}y' Grinjpn. a
champion balf-fbrwaTrl. ^bo wpht. 'from
flip West +o play for St. Kilda. is a casern
point. . >Tte m-laved one wonderful 'game
TCss^Ttdrm. and _kfe-ked . 6v» jroala,
P'nee" tbp-n b« bas ire'cnved Special at-Vn
tinn and has been.ineaTiair+ated twice. TTn
?nrc5f5Isiry rrniebTwvf: ,<tf .this nTriciv if afl
Inwfd to ro mrcberked. will lir'.u >. a Teal
cbamp'on down to a imedS-vcre' lev1''
. The "Vetfrari "sandwro^er1' rn-nsidpT^ tba1
the prroaixt-day sfnmdn'*! is bfttor tb^n 't
i yyift <«nTiij» thn.r> a<v>. "Thp/r-nmp rrii^h
fn«tor, sit'la man nroit be fittermw," he
Raid.- " '
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^.VliPTl f.f> .^Tn° of
. .: "\f, 4-^^r, -,;,1 flVp f &
i ittv"r«e-n.'n fmm -tt~rjK'n'T'"
' of tbp;r r>»'^ V^:-,rr 7 '? ^
"ThcTf n.ro as good footbatlers in the West
as anywhere," he said.."Tom Leahy,is the
greatest ruclc man. that I have ever seen,'
ind.of c»urfle, "Dick"Lee stood alone _as j
a gcval-sneak. He was'a'freak. .'I saw &iiii:
play in- the fiiHt carnival when I think he;
wa3. only , 181 -He kicked five goals in one
of the; matches. Dave-McNamara,- of. Vic
toria, was a - phenomenal high mark - and
long kick, and Oliver,- of Port Adelaide,
was also a great' man. _ 'Doff' Kelly, a
Tasmanian, "who -played in. the 1911 carni
val, was. a wonderful,flayer. 'I remember
'him standing me when. South Australia
placed '!Tasey" .thai' year. . We iwd-.-a.
great tussle: Other > good, menwere - X/ujcie .
McKenzie, of the Victorian Association,
and Haiires,va rover, who -captained Vic
toria iu your last inter-State contest.
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What about coaching?
: - "Well; in-1909, when. I joined Sturt, we
had a wonderful'array of .talent.: .-There
were - Alhv?' Heinrichs,- 'Diver' /Dunne,;
Prank Gol-din'g, :-'Berf" Lee;: and. .myself
from the west, and Cumberland ,and Ren
frev from St. Kilda.: ' In spite of' this we
did'-nbt-go. bop. I:pult our failure;doiim
to the fact that we were all playing for.
ourselves, and beating one another ?? instead
of. our opponents. .Eighteen fair . men
i playing together:would beat eighteen cham
pions! playing for themselves. The main
j thine in" caching, however, is to; instil good
j fellawship'into-your team.and to get-them
I to have faith in their coach."
| ' "liere is one point on which I should!
i like ..to havesometihing to: say. There
are-some ;j.irrespocsible, -~l»rracker3: ever
ready^- to. say, .& a good-man. has a day
off, that he is.'in. the bag/ I myself have
beeh- accused - of playing dead; ..in:i. fact,
nearly everywhere' I. have appeared I have
had: that "accusation thrown at me at one
time or another. I-can honestly say, how
ever, that T- always did my .uiimost for tny
side. I'have been' in a .position, to' know
that men have been approached in this
rrrsrect, and in hardly an instance has any
time come of it. In', fact. ! ^ think it . is
almost impossible 'for a real .'"hamipion; to
deliberately 'pull up.' When he is on the
ground ;-he praticaliy becomes unconscious
of all else save the ball." '
" Although' the interviewer was mainly
concerned;with Matson's football career, it
would be inappropriate if 110 mention was
inade of his TOowre® as a swimmer.'--'. He
*as: Australia's " foremost breast-stroke
swimmer for several years, and in the sea
sons 1905, 1907, and 190S iron tl«r chaan
pionshin of Austra!ia. Hh_ also annexed
the South Australian professional free-scvie
championship oyer .1,000 yards on one.oc
casion;----- i ? - - ?
Topical and Personal
An. old-tiime rtmr .tells this, yarn, .He
got tie ball in ^.Ije baclc -lines and -did a
brilliant run .r-ijht dowTi to past centre,
where be had his kick, and then followed
lip. Unbeknown., to him, one of the. op
posing- folio,ver.^-a -man whose name is
prominent in football- history-had been
chasing him all the while, and the. first
inttmatcon he ihad of this was a. lusty push
.n-the back, A-hich,-coming eometirae-after
he -had-kioked the ball.' and _consaqueufc!y
fteing'un.cyxpectcd;. d.epositedhim.in a heap
on the grass.- -"'\Vlwt did you do t&at
for?" lie enquired, after. he .had picked
himself . i>p. .v- .^ I jvasii't. going, tri chase yon
al^ that-way.; for nothing/' his oasailiuit
replied. ' ' ^ 'v ..????':
C;.Toovey, the red and^blue wing. man,
feas quite '-recover®!, from the. injury which
kept: him. .out 'of . the team aiainst West
Torrens,, and. played on-' Saturday. Toovey
is 28 years old,'- and'iirsfc '.-p!ayea football
for! .v.:N-pM\ Adelaide junior; team", .'North
Adelaide .puimbl-er., He. enlisted, '.early in
the wax,; and -although - only in' his ' teens
was!.present at -"the -landing," . .where, be
was wounded in the .knee. _;As a matter
of fact. his ; name was incluiiled; in - the
first, casualty' list to 'Hie.-published -,in South
Australia, and he .wns. one. of the fir?t men
invalided i.home. On his recovery" he
played football-for aGl'enelg "cltsli, of whom
he was qiptain. . The .present: G-lenelg
league team grew out -of that eighteen.
Toovey Eias been- playing-for Norwood for
the last three seasons,- and this year has
proved himself; one. of the best .wing men
in the State. . --. . ? -
At this time of the year, with: some of
the 'teams eliminated- from all chance of
participating in the finals, the enthusiasm
which prevailed over club contests has
somewhat cooled. This lull is no doubt
only the cahn before the. revival over the
final Struggles. D':ie grounds are becom-,
iti.1 harder,.and some of the' older men- ard,
feeling the effects of the strain of coil-:
tinnal -training. £ prominent league .cap
tain slid-"Every year I, feel like retiring
in August, but when the fallowing March
comes round I -find myself just as. keen as
ever."
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C. Scruttoh, the. dastenjj Sfcurt wingnran,
broke a finger against West Adelaide. He
experienced a lot of pain after the match,
biit did .riot. llhink.that there 'was anything
serious the matter. A medical exaimlna
tiori on the Piiitey subseguent to the game
disclosed the fact that it was braken. It
would: have been unfortunate for . the Un
lev- team to h.we. Scruttoh hcrrs-de-conibat
had they been still in tfie ruxiinng for the
finals.
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- :0:- Beatty- twisted an.: ankle in Start's
last contest; It was badly swollen (and
discoloreiijV'bTrt massage" trra-tment has . re
duced the; .ewejling, and he will probably
be-well enough to strap on Saturday.- -
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Sturt will , leave for a. trip, to Tasmania
toward the end of October.- On the way
home! the double-blue tourists will have
the -opportunity of witnessing r" the- "Mel
bourne -Cup. i
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In la great many instances "when a man
is awarded'a free, kick the opposing playerj
or players, who stand Ms mark, crib a
yard or two. When the distance, to goal
is at aiH great this small amount is some
times just the"difference between success
and failure.^. "Boss". Daly, the: old^-time
crack goal-sneak, used to overcome: this
difficulty' by- dropping hia . cap on tlhfi
ground a» soon "as a , free ' was given him,
and so .gave the umpire sojnetfimg to go
by. '? ..'
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G-lenelg will'leave for a trip to Tasonania.
on September 10.' They play Norwood .on
Septenjljer 9, and .leave .'on the following
evening. ^ ^ » '. *: - ?
. Smith, .the yellow and black.back man,
who .broke' a bone in his leg, i3 improving:
rapidly' and is now able-to get about with
tiie aiii' of- .a stick. He will not W aide
to play again this season', but will 'probably
feel no ill effects from his injury next
year.-- '-- -. - -- - - - .-'
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Thomas, the Glenelg goalkeeper, has
.'been unable to play :for;spine time :owhig
to-a sprained-ankle. _ It i? still weak, and
he win riot^^ strip' again."this" season.
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. Martin,: a . speedy .wingman, from
Brighton,. who last year jrfayed for Gle
neig, will, probably be given .a run with
the seaside club in' ffceir remaining matches.
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: South Adelaide are aiway holidaying in
Tasmania." They .played a game in. Ho
Vart last Satnrday, and emerged! /victonous.
Thsv also appeared at Latrobe on Wed
nesday,; where they are staying until Fri
day. when thev win proceed" by boat to
.?Melbourne. While m that city tfaey 'will
be the guests of the -Collingwood Club, and
on Saturday night will visit the Stadium.
The blue and white tourists are dffle back
in Adelaide on Tuesday next.'
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Sampson, the blue and white ruck man,
who' injured tiis shoulder at Prospect, still
has his -arm in a sling. As South Ade
laide do not play until Septemfoer 9 ha
will probably be all right by then.
Handby, - the promisino: South Adelaide |
recruit! 'resides"at" P3rt Elliot, but is com- '
ing down to train , with his club. I
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? Joyner, an ex-Prince Alfred College
7i!ayer. is tialniul witCi South idelatde,
but will not be eligible to play until next
; year. . La^t season, while attending col
' lege,' he wag residing 'with His parents in
i tile Norwood district, ]>nt as he is at pre
! sent; a resident junior master, and; Prince
; Alfred' College.is now-in the southern dis
trict; he Trill qualify for tlie blue' andi
w bites next season. He is a son of an
old-time South player, and -shows great
promise.
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Wainwright. the' South Adelaide junior,
who played forward against North Ade
laide.. "was the chiefgoalkicker for St.
Peter's College in this.1 year's inter-Colle
giate contest. He is no relation of "Jim"
Wainwright, the veteran" South follower
and forward .
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The Jubilee Oval oir Tuesday and Thurs
day .nights generally presents a busy, ap
pearance. With South 'Adelaide away in
'.Tasmania; however, the Oval was prac
tically- deserted- last twlefc. . Skipper Mc
Kee aird 'Vickera were the only. two. men
training, and Sampson, with his aim in a
sling,-the one soUta^ffipectator. ^ ,
iSchuinacher, the Norwood rover, .did
not play against EaSt<Perth. owing to a leg
rnjuiy." He will be'available on Satur-j
day."' '
Bent, the Norwood ^goalsrieak, received :
a nasty black eye in the match on Satur
day. An opponent in attempting to spoil!
him from marking,- missed the ball , and
struck the red and; blue sharpshooter a
heavy blow in the eye.: ..
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Fowler, the redleg centre and wing man.
Who has been suffering-with fluid on the
knee, is, improving, - and may be well
enough to play against1 Glenelg.
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Heinrich, the Norwood wing man, who
was injured at Thebarton, is still on the
sick list, and it is doubtful whether he
will be fit'to play on Saturday.. .
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B. A. Scott, the red and blue forward,
was suffering from badly bruised shins,
and did not deem it advisable to risk fur
ther injury against East Perth. -
, Potts, the young Norwood follower, did
not play on Saturday, .owing to a bad cold.
He will probably be available against
Port. . .
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Sibley, the red and blue half-forward,
.was; suffering from a leg injury caused by
a kick, and would -not risk it. against East
Perth.' He will be . available for Satur
day.
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Wadham, a young ruck, man from the
Norwood B team, will probably find a
? permanent place in the eastern eighteen.
He is only 20 years old and is distinctly
; promising. Norwood have been one ruck
I man short all the season, and red and bine
: supporters believe that Wadham Will fill
the bill in this respect. '.
C. Packham, the veteran Norwood and
inter-State ruck man, had a run with the
B team on Saturday. . He had an: illness
after the carnival last season, but has "now
fully recovered, and decided to give him
self, a try out on Saturday. Although a
veteran, as fax as football is concerned,
Packham is still a young man, and may
yet force himself back into :the senior
team; -
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"Salmon" Filsell, West Torrens' coach,
who has. been severely ill with pleurisy
and pneumonia, made- splendid progress
during the last week;- and is now, well 'on
the road to a complete recovery. .
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West' Torrena players, officials, and lady
friends, to the number of 150 spent an
enjoyable jazz and card evening at the
Hind marsh Town Hall on Tuesday night.
A splendid musical programme was ren
dered, and those' fortunate. enough to at
tend voted; the gathering one of the best
of its kind.
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S. Johnson, - the gold; and blues' , new
coach, will strip for the Thebarton team'
against GJenelg. Johnson will be stationed
in-the forward lines, and as he, has al
ways kept in first-class, .condition, should
give - a good 'account'.of himself. This match
will make Johnson eligible, for the league's
player's life meiiibecship.
i;' '?-* C.-i; / * , . .' / ?
"Boxer" . Cnrnow;' Torrent solid , folr
lower, who broke his nose in the South
engagement, was nbt- oat training last
week, and will probably, be an absentee
from the. GHenelg match. Curnow 'will
join the ranks of benedicts in the course
of a week or two.
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O',Grady is another gold and blue regu
lar on the sick' list; and his injured knee
will probably necessitate him" standing
down for a few matches.
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' Puss, the North Adelaide 'wing-man,
.who did'not play against South Adelaide
on account of a heavy cold, will probably
be all right far the game with Sturt.
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North Adelaide have completed ar
rangement® for a.-trip-to Sydney.. They
will leave on September 19, and play a
match with the . combined New South
Wales League on September 23.. On the
return journey the red and white tourists
will probably stay a day or two in Mel
bourne, where they will have an oppor
tunity of witnessing one of the final'
matches of the Victorian league. At a,
players' meeting it was agreed that if pos
sible the northerners' should go to Tas
mania, and, failing that, New South
-Wales. As it was found impossible to
arrange a match in the "Apple" State,
the committee deemed it advisable to
alter the tour to Sydney.
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. The East Perth team left for Perth this
morning. The first semnfinal of the Wes
tern AnsfcraKan League will be "plaj-ed in
Periih on Saturday between West Pfcrt'a
and East tFremantle. East Perth and
South Fremantle will piay the second semi
final on Saturday week. Bast Perth, being
j minor premiers, will have a second chance
should their holiday reduce their effective
| ness and lead to t&eir being . beaten in
the semi-final or final.
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I S. Dance, who has been a saining light
in the West Adelaide team, broke nia
j collarbone" in-the course of the game be
tween West Adelaide and Easfc Perth ye3
.UtvU.V. This iviir be a serious loss to .
West, -.v-ho will be robbed of the serricos
of a valuable player in the match with
South Adelaide. and in tie finals if taey
should succeed in squeezing in. ? '
Prior to the war the Norwood club's
ennual' ball iras considered to be aimang
the biggest held in the metropolitan area,
but the intervention ofthe great world
conflict put a stop to these social func
tions. Mr. IC. E. Wood, who is a strong
supporter of the chib, has, however, got
a committee together, and -as a result the
first ball of the red and blue team aince
the war.will be bold in the Norwood Town
Hall to-night. * It is expected that 450
people will be present, 100 of whom will
be guests. All arrangements in connection
with the function hare been carried out
on an extensive scale, and the. success so
far attained his surpass?*! tie expectations
of even the , most optimistic "members of
the committee. '1 ' -
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East Perth Beat Norwood.
.East Perth,' 8 goals 20 behinds.
Norwood, 7 goals 10 behinds. . - j
. Tt would ha ve been a happy thing bad
the Norwood teiam been at full strength in
j the match with East Perth an the Ade
I Uride Oval, but it would not be sportsman
like to ascribe the vkltoiy of the W-es
j terners to weakness on the part of the
. Kome team. It should be remembered
; that the visiting team are on holiday, and
have not been submitting themselves to the
requirements of .strict'- ^traindne. ". It . is
highly probable" that' the :;East -Perth men
were below tori form. ^ ^ J
i Thes& things must not weiglr too mivch.
In football teams axe token aa what they.
are and not as what they arigblt be.' East,
j Perth. beat Norwood, and deserved the
victory. It was not a remarkably higb
? clays same; but it. was nevertheless in
i texestine, if only for the lessons it taught
The manager of the Bast Perth team told
! me last week that the side "played root
! ball and not .the Melbourne game." He
. expressed admiration for the South Aus
| tralian style 'of play as being better foot
i ball than the Victorian style. but tlv
Melbourne system nevertheless wins
matches. Aiter all, though the pretty
.game' may please spectators, and in that
?way perform an important Eurection, it is
! tfeff aim of ieana to win matches. Pex
' tonally I hold no antagonism to the Vic
torian style; it is vigorous, but not . un
.fcarly rough-; it is epectucuhr and par
ticularly ' well aipipreciated by those wbo
j understand football tactics.
! East Perth really play a game a good
deal similar to that of the Victorians.
There is certainly no .lack of vigor in their
marvemarrtis, ' and .they- are reminiscent of
, the Melbourne teams in' the way they keep
i the same {coring.
j . - *" . ?
; An interesting feature erf ' their play,
however, is .the way they break., through a
cordon ami maintain possession of the
i ball'.- Tn several cases when a couple or
the visitors were .caught in what seemed an
unbreakable ring of opponents out' or the
other broke through with the ball, and,
. strangely enough. :did not incur p penalty
for holding the bill. Almost, invariably
our own players in attempting to do the
same tbing.. are checked «r give 'away
"frets" for holding the ball. ; East Perth
have become very adopt. When s'ur
rouvded tbev .limply d-ash through the
. the .rir?. knocking "the ,b-iU before them
and cleverly shaking off anyone who tries
to hold them.} The remarkable tiling is
that-'wheii/,they knock the ball'ahfod ot
?('horn they are so qniclc that;they get on.
j to i: again -before an opponent: can-do so.'
: Thus, on Saturday, when dn: many occa
sions they seemed to be, hopelessly corT
I nered they "got out of their difficulties so
| quickly that, almost before their oppo
nents realised what was .happening,' they
were'dashing away in a clear field, leaving
a hunch of redlegs looking a little crest
fallen.' " ,
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I think more than anything else it was
i the way the players-forwards as well as
. backs-came through which beat Nor
wood. This alone could not have su'c
! ceeded, however,- but for: the fact that the
j whole team was at all times ready to
carry on. The centre line, particularly
I Thomas and Allen, proved an excellent
forwarding medium, , and _ the forwards
were "excellent" in the tactics they adop
ted. They were ever on the'qui-vive, and
they anticipated « splendidlymaking the
work of comrades in possession easy, by
giving them a good target in the.open.
. They got off the .mark generally two paces
I ahead of Nonvood, and this gave them a
tremendous advantage. ; .
? \ \ - * ' . l. ' .
.Time after time .they carried the ball
almost the whole length of the field by
means of hand and foot passes made easy
by anticipation and excellent scouting.
Their dash was distinctly superior to
that of Norwood,'/and the only weak thing
about their play was their goal-shooting,
which was very bad. _ There was a strong
- and variable cross wind, which was diffi
cult to cope with, but some of the . shots
which' only scored behinds should have
found the. goal opening. Eight goals- from
28'scoring shots was not a performance
worthy of the other work' of the team.
They started well, too, getting- 3 goals 1.
behind with four. shots.' After that they;
scored 5 goals with 24 shots, not taking
count of the kicks whiA scored nothing at
all. : ' -
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This is not their true goal-shooting form,
and it is clear that at their best, and
when not holiday making, they are a good
,team, probably better than any club side
over here. '
* . * .
We can learn something from them in
the matter of speed ia getting off the
mark, quick-: judgment ' in forwarding,
scouting on the fringe!.,of a bunch of play
ers, who are going up for a mark,- and
breaking through cordons. ...-'
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Discussing the prospects of Norwood, in
view: of this defeat it may- be' said, that,
the chances of the redlegs lave been in no
way .reduced thereby. -Norwood can put a
much stronger team in the field,, and a side
all fitting well into their places. Among
the leading players absent were W. and B.
A. Scott, Sibley, Schumacher, and Potts.
Toovey, at centre, and Cave, on the wing,
are not in their true places, W. Scott
is a' better, man at centre half-back than
Johns, though "Harry": did not do badly
in that capacity. Schumacher and B.' A.
Scott "axe both better rovers than Sparks
while Sibley and Potts fill important roles
in the team. -
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Above all the cohesion of "Norwood will
be better when the usual men are in their
accustomed places..
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The most brilliaiit and consistent man
in the East Perth; team was Thomas, -who
played at centre. He is a finished foot
baller, good in the air, wonderfully clever
on the ground^ and full of dash. He .was
the principal link between the,backs - and
the' forwards, and lie used his head*
throughout the match. He and Allen
combined splendidly, and their hand work
.was the best' in a team which used hand
ball even more effectively than Norwood.
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Herd an$ Brentnall were the champions
in the defence, the former in the "second
half '4nd.'Brentnall (a 'carnival player) in
the earlier stages. Both, are fast, free
moving men, who como tlirougli .with
great dash.
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"Staunch." Owens is a first-clasa ruck
mail, a splendid iigfr mark, and a telling
forward. 'He had'a big. influence upon,
the course of the play, and was the best '
rucknran on. the ground.
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Duffy is a rover who reminds one . of
"Bobby" Barnes,, the South Australian
champion. ' r He is very clever in suiting
the knocker-out, but is m'ot quite the
equal of Barnes in cither respects. *.. ?
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Hebbard, the centreiaif-forwaxd -of the
team, . was ' conspicuous throughout : the
game.'' He is a good"mark, has plenty of
pace, and is very, clever in. manoeuvring
for position.
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Aliens like his namesake of South Ade
laide, is a fine wing man, fast, clever, good
in the air. and full'', of tricks.- - He is a
bigger man; than, our Allen, with splendid
football hips. On the whole,, iowevex, I
think "Wally" is thej.bet^er of the .two.
Western did' wel as: a. follower,.and V,
Haixold^(the cajtaiii) as a half-back. . '
PhiL Matson, the erstwhile ;6turt cham
pion, played as half-forward . wing man,
and found "Siddy" White rather "too
.many" for him. "Phil, has lost- his phe-<
nomenal .high marking prowess, but on'
the ground hie'is still very good.. " '
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-White, the Norwood captain, played a
splendid game, and was the only member
of the team who was never beaten. He;
anticipated even . better than the : East
Perth men, and bad the Mother red-legs
done as well, Norwood would have come
out of the encounter better than they,
did. , ' - ? ' - '
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Bent played a most -telling! game. ? He
was ostensibly the goal-sneak, but White
let him go whiere ;he wished; and he fol-.
lowed the ball all over ? the ground, tak
ing the role of a spare rover, but not
clinging to the rucks. He was too quick
land clever, even fori the. smartest East.
Perth1 players, and frequently ' outwitted
two or three opponents.
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Hart is returning to form. He marks
well, and his kicking* in this match"-was
wonderful. Shots from long range just
missed the" opening, .though no one else
on the ground could get within yards of
the goal .from the same distance,.-and very
few could kick across the wind as far as
lie . kicked. "On a calm day. Hart prob
ably would' have got-six or seven goals.
As it was, he and Bent each won three
goals. 7 . . . '
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Bryant also showed improving form in
the.'ruckj particularly in the matter of
marking. He was easily ' the best ruck
man inthe Norwood team.
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Stephens played his UBUS! sound -Y- and
dashing game at half-back, and'Pridmore,
who was in goal, made an excellent im
tjression. His' judgment was sound and
his kicking-ofi strong and generally well-:
' directed. - . : . ' !
: Wadham, a tall recruit from B grade,
came under notice many times. He shows
much promise. He is tall'- and reachy,
but still a little light for a ruck-man, -but
he is very fast, has any amount: of grit,
quick judgment and a cool head._ .He
should be a very 'valuable acquisition to
the senior team when he .;has had more
experience. At present he is rather raw,
but is the stamp of player who should
mature quickly. _ . ?
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East Perth Supreme.
East Perth, 11 goals ^'.behinda; West;
Adelaide, 7 goaJs 12 bahinds. ,
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The East Perth . football" team,: on the
Adelaide Oval on Wednesday, scored an
other convincing victory by defeating? West
Adelaide,' an admittedly good South. Aus
tralian side, by, four goals. The visitors
retrieved their reputation aa: goaliidcers
by scoring nearly as many goals aa bebinds,
and tihey repeated' the lesson :in tactics
which thev gave vNorwood on Saturday.
Their, methods, it must be admitted, are
more advanced than those: of South Aus
tralian teams, yet it is quite possible we
have not seen them at their best. Oncq
more they demonstrated the value of dash,
good judgment, in passing, combination,
and vigor. They were ; a. little more
vigorous than the spectators expected there
to be in a purely .exhibition game, but
they were put to win and probably had to
play their customary game or faiL . -The.
attendance of 4,000 and the "gate" of .£176.
.were' hishly satisfactory for;.a mid-week
game. Eost Perfh-were very populai- with
the crowd, and their good -work was ap
plauded without stint, though the majority
of the onlookers wanted the iome team
to win.
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Brown and Lee, of West Adelaide, were
unable to play, and'their places were taken
by McConneU and Anstey. Thomas, East
Perth's brilliant centre iman, was suffer
ing from a knee injury and could not' tak^
fch-e field. Groom and Spairow also -.were
absentees, and Cooper, Scott, and Eocchi
were brought into the teaim. ' Giese, the
goalsncak, was replaced by Buehan. The
visiting team was not quite so strong, on
paper, as that which." defeated Norwood/
out on, the field there was no obvious
weakness. _ There was a moderate north
wind blowing. Peters, the captain of
West Adelaide, won the toss, and hig team '
had the assistance of the wind in the open
ing quarter. _ During the first few 'minutes
West Adelaide attacked strongly, but the
aerial superiority of the visitors held them
away from goal. Ten minutes of the
quarter had passed: before the red and
blacks started the scoring with a behmd.
An East Perth attack was checked by "
Bsrnes, and Hamilton carried the ball,!
through.-? He was stopped, but Simmoiia:
continued the advance and passed to.Mar
tin, . srho scored the first goal for West.
The home team played a strong, . forcing
game, their forwards scouting briskly and
passing accurately./ The. defence was very..
strong, however,- for' the East Perth
hacks marked all tie long kicks and ia
that way chocked attack after attaek.
In the latter^part ofthe quarter the visi
tors took: the offensive,''hot were held off.
until- the term was nearly finished. Thea
B. Harrold scored a goal. West Adelaide
ad'deda point as the "bell rang, and -the
scores at the end of the- quarter. were:.-'
West Adelaide, 1" goal 3 behinds; -East
Perth; 1-Roal 1 behind. . ' ;
; The contest had bf.en .an open and - - a
strenuous .one in the "first quarter, distin
guished: by splendid-defensive; work ? oa
b(7th sides.' There was .plenty Tof "KinKer"
in the play, and when the visitors gat
the. wihd'behind-th'em inthe second.quar* .
ter. they . mode tile \ frame ? very willing -.
Two West .Adelaide men, ' Dance ana
Wright:. were, laid/out'at one/time.Dance
had. to ]eayp. the ground, and it was found -,
that his collarbonewas'. broken. He wm
taken..to a hospital. East Perth warmed
to .their stame. -.and their combination in.
this; quarter was superior to that of the
home team. Goals-weTe scored by \ B.
HaTrold fa splendid anjrle. shot) and Allen,
but two - other chances were wasted ? be
cause of poor aim; West'were still.kept
awayfTom the goal by .t'ne splendid walk
ing of the .opposing oacksi The way in
which the -defenders came through; too,
was very effective. The .dash of the blues:
was .remarkable,-and the.ball flashed from
one. to another with such speed' that:We«fc
were often' nonplussed. C. Buchan. kicked,
the fourth' goal for East': Perth; ? and then'
West made their . first _ successful attack
erf the quarter. Hosking, . their ooach.
scared -their second goal. Macklin 1 had
come on to. the1 field in place- of Dance,'
a thing that would not be allowed in any.
but a friendly game.; It kept the num«.
bers^'even and relieved West: Adelaide
from: £. -.Very:' severe handicap. - The, fea-;
ture of .the quarter" was again; the good"
defensive play of both teams, ? but-- the
visitors were eeneially; superior. .Owens,
who -had played . a wonderful / game ia -the
ruck- in the first quarter. ..was -put" on
Hamilton at centre in the ..second ' term.'
The ex-North Adelaidcan; had ; been / too
good for Matsoh in that .position. because
of Iris-pace. The scoring .WRS low., the
board showivie at half-time:-East Perth,
4 goals 6 behinds; West Adelaide, 2 goaw
4 behinds. ?
, "East-Perth scored, a goal' in two kicki
when: the game.was resumed. ;Owens,.tha
best ?' man oh the, i'visiting side, .broke ..
awav when the ba'l wae bounced. Buchan
marked his'kick ,clps». np and" punted the
ball between the uprights.' /Barnes,, wlia
waspfoyinir splpndid football, then headed
a .West Adelaide advance. an-d eventnaHy
kicked a. fine ' runriiitg; goal;;-; Matson, the
East Perth .coach, ' in ia lecture at half- :
time, had counselled the -Westerners to
cut out handball: and following hia advice
East: Perth gave - an ? exhibrtion . of . long-.
?passinz' :and ." r splendjd * high- mark
ing in the third ; quarter. ...They,
were -also: uncommonly clever in1;-the
serimmaces .and in "picking. the balbrepi
The hehind-tally, mounted up until Duffy/
found :thei centre. ' West Adelaide,,realis
ing that the combat was going. badly
against. them, put -more spirit mto. their
plav. W.'.Bishop narrowly missed with
a. shot for goal, and ?? Wright failed badly
m the open with -only the goalkeeper, be
| tween him ana the posts. -?- He r made
amends a little later by . scoring . a, goal
after receiving'a .pass from Barnes. West.
Adelaide, for a while were very: aggressive. .
Martin was pushed: -near." the goal -line. .
He scored the fifth goal; for West. East
Perth,;to prove that they' hid something
in; reserve, ait 'once made an overpowering
onslaught, - and Gepp, now. : playing ? at
centre,- sent 'the ball right ;in, where:
Buchan. took a mark close-up and goaled.,
A. dashing .advanceby-'.West culminated
in Barnes-, scoring the/best. goal of the -
day-a running drop-kick .- at an angle
across the wind. , At.- threerquaxter time
the scores were:-East Perth,-7- goals-10
behinds; West' Adelaide, 6 -goals 7 be
hinds. . ???..> ? . . ' . .
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..West more than held their own in the
third quarter, and played fast and spec
tacular football. In view of the strength
of the opposing defence/they did well .to
score four goals; -They were-nine points
to the bad when the last quarter opened.
The wind was not of great assistance to
East Perth in the run home. West'led off
and scored, a .behind; but East -Perth
replied with a goal. (Bbcchi)/, Owens ? per
formed, a. similar service after, a fine- wing
movement * by the' visitors. Barnes, the
,West Adelaide rover, took, off his -boots
and played in his socks during the :greater
part .of the quarter. " It did not seem -to
reduce his effectiveness. East Perth
were ia winning vein, 'however, and,- they
delivered..a.^succession .of- thrusts which.
West could not parry. Buchan and Cooper
each- scored goals, but then West secured
the . ascendancy for- a while. Their aim;
deteriorated; Jand .three, shots" won , only
ithree; :behinds ; before . East , Perth took .
command again. Barnes relieved- the pres
sure, but Martin, with an open' goal before
him, missed. Barnes; who.'-had- a penalty
shot;;-got dead , centre" with';a beautiful
kick.-; With two minutes to go Lukeman
marked -but the . ball1 was touched by at
West ' Adelaide player before it passed
through the . goal opening.The final
scores were:-.
East Perth, 11 goals 12 behinds.-' - .
West Adelaide,-'7 goals 12 behinds." -
Best players:-East Perth-Owens, -
Herd,- Buchan, -Duffy, Hebbard,-: Allen,
King,. Sherlock, i and Brentnall. . West
Adelaide-Barnes (best, on / the ground),
Hamilton, Peters, Cossey, Huitable, Mar*
tin, Lukeman, and Simmons.
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Goalkickers.-East Perth-Buchan ?' (4),
i B. Harrold (2), Allen, Duffy, . Rocchi, .
Owens, and Cooi>er. .West' Adelaide
Barnes (3), Martin (2), / Hosking .and
Wright.
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B Grade.
i Premiership. Table.
Points rreau
P. Yi\ lu . fFbr- Mat Pt&r
West Torrens . ./II 13 1.1,303- . CIS 20
Kotrh Adelaide .. 14 10 4s 763 633^ - XI
Port Adelaide- .. li 9 5 1,0S3 -SOI ^ IS .
Jforwood .. .. .. 1-i- . S 6'. 070 S76. . li
Stort .. - - -11 6 8 r&i- SOS . .13
West Adelaide ..'14- '5 . ?55 . S32 ,10
iSouth* Adelaide ..14 3 11 1,CS5 , ; .fl
Glenelsr . ... .. ..-14 . 2 .. 12 539 l»03o . ..$
.Results*of. last Saturday's matches:-North Ade
laide* 7 «oals 12 behinds, versus Norwood, 4 goalj
7 beftmds; West Torreus, 13 goals 24 behinds,
versus Sturt, 3 ffoala 6 beiiinds. Port Adelaide*
14 gocls 17 behnkis,rversna South Adelaide, 3
poala 2 behind*. West Adelaide, S goals *12. ba« ;
hinds; versus Glenelg,. 2 goals: 7 behinds. u <
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>lie only game* to wM<5i any, interest " attached
was the Korth .Adelaide vereus Norwood match, a«
none ot the other ;.garoes bad any^Jbearin^ on tbo
premiership positons. W<st Torrens, - Port . A^de-'
lal<fe, aad West Adelaide , had cost victories^ ovefl .
opponents, as will be seen from the nbore scoresM
The North and Norwood rnatch was roHbed of ft .
good deal-of its' itefest by the fact that the'Nor* .
Kood A'5 had called on four , of their B "STaderi
.to assist them in, their ezEca^enrent against East
Perth, and . the H's ivcretherefore oonsidcrably
weakened, and "were rto match for North; . North
?wen* without the services of Dan . O'Brien, therr
veteran skipper, but Deverthelcss had a: fair sidt
,Otlt. . .'.r .
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