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LAST WEEK'S STAR PLAYERS

E a l m a i n f ielded a t eam oE s tars I n t h e i r sensat ional w i n over c o m p e t i t i o n table leaders , W e s t e r n Suburbs . The rock t h a t Wes t s per ished on was J o h n n y Green. A t centre ha l f -back he was best f o r t h e Magpies . H e never once gave his opponent a chance, w i t h s t r a i g h t ahead f o o t b a l l . Capta in Ray Moore ecl ipsed his v iv-a-vis at centre and was a n i n s p i r a t i o n to h is t eam. H e was never subdued and cons tant ly drove t h e ba l l f o r w a r d . F o l l o w e r L e n T h o m p s o n was once more a power of s t r e n g t h . H e d i d most of the heavy w o r k i n t h e r u c k , m a r k e d superb ly and f o u g h t d e t e r m i n e d l y for t h e ba l l a l l day. " L i g h t w e i g h t s " Cec Q u i l k e y and D o u g Baines were most ac t ive i n t h e i r p h y s i c a l clashes w i t h t h e oppos i t ion . T h e y scouted w e l l a round t h e packs and seemed to be a lways i n the p lay . K e n L o n g l e y gave a fault less d isp lay of so l id defence a t fu l l -back . H e saved repeated ly w i t h t i m e l y m a r k s and long d istance k i c k i n g .

W e s t e r n Suburbs* best p layer was Bob H a l l , who r a n h i m s e l f i n t o t h e g r o u n d i n h is e f forts to bo ls ter a l o s i n g side. T i m e and aga in he drove the ba l l to the f o r w a r d s , w h o were r a r e l y able to cap i ta l i se on the oppor­t u n i t i e s p r o v i d e d . Defences on both sides d o m i n a t e d t h e game, and i n t h i s d e p a r t m e n t h i g h - f l y i n g Peter K u s c h e r t , at centre hal f -back , and speedster Bob M a y , on t h e ha l f -back f lank, t u r n e d m a n y B a l m a i n a t t a c k s w i t h sure h a n d l i n g a n d l ong c l e a r i n g k i c k s . Of t h e r e m a i n d e r , Jack Chester de­serves m e n t i o n f or a lways ' b e i n g i n the t h i c k of p lay , a t t e m p t i n g to s t a r t

c o n s t r u c t i v e moves. I t was r e g r e t t a b l e t h a t C a p t a i n George H a l l was f orced to leave the field i n the t h i r d q u a r t e r w i t h a recurrence of an o ld knee i n j u r y .

St. George d isp layed b r i l l i a n t f o r m to d o w n t h e Navy . K e n F i t z p a t r i c k , at centre hal f -back, gave ano ther g r a n d d i sp lay and was w e l l suppor ted b y W a l A t k i n s o n , " S k i p p e r " K e i t h Schow, Ray Jo l l i f f e and Pat M c G r a n e . Across t h e centre t h e T i g e r s had t h e Sai lors w e l l a t sea. W i n g e r s Peter T a y l o r and A l l a n S i g s w o r t h t u r n e d i n good games, w h i l e i n t h e centre T e r r y H e e n a n was t h e sheet anchor w i t h h i s coolness and sound m a r k i n g . A t centre h a l f - f o r w a r d G r a h a m R i c h a r d s gave his best game to date . Jack Cour tney and M a x Badens w e r e t w o s m a r t rovers , w h i l e Col H a r r i s t u r n e d i n yet another sound per f o rmance . Y o u n g I a n R u s h t o n is w o r t h y o f special m e n t i o n . T h i s l a d p layed i n the ear ly game and i n r e p l a c i n g an i n j u r e d p layer i n the seniors more t h a n he ld his own w i t h his m o r e experienced opponents.

A g a i n s t weak oppos i t ion , Easts t o o k t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to i m p r o v e t h e i r a l ­ready more t h a n respectable percent­age record and also gave signs of a r e t u r n to top f o r m . P layers who con­t r i b u t e d inc luded Jack Dean, to w h o m no m a t c h is easy; M a i . Dean, sure in defence; Geoff Shone ( e ight goa l s ) ; and J e r r y Dav idson ( w i n g ) . T o n y B u c k had a r u n on t h e f o r w a r d l i n e i n the las t q u a r t e r and k i c k e d his first and ' w h a t w i l l p r o b a b l y be his las t goal for t h e season. Peter H i c k s o n , c oming on -as n i n e t e e n t h m a n , d id a l l t h a t was asked of ' h i m , w h i l s t JKev L i t t l e , " B r i a n •'Dean and R o n Dempsey

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Southerners was a fau l t l ess e x h i b i t i o n of good fast f o o t b a l l for t h e t eam, w h i c h a t no stage was a m a t c h for the Bul ldogs . H i s u n c a n n y j u d g m e n t and v igour to g ive Souths d r i v e f r o m a l os ing r u c k w e r e h i g h l i g h t s of the game. Bruce Stub ley ( fu l l -back ) once aga in figures a m o n g the best p layers on t h e uay. Bruce had a b a t t l e r o y a l w i t h his doughty opponent, but proved h i m s e l f as a p layer who never gives up. S tan P h i l l i p s was dependable i n the back l ine and i t was p leas ing to see h i m give d r i v e to the f o r w a r d s w i t h l o n g d istance k i c k s . L i o n e l Davies , W a l Speed and Don M c E v o y ( u n t i l i n j u r e d ) combined s t r o n g g r o u n d p lay w i t h fine c l e a r i n g f r o m the back l i n e .

Top of the ' T o w n was Ossie Grose, who , w i t h h i s fine p o s i t i o n a l p lay and u n d e r s t a n d i n g w i t h the f u l l - f o r w a r d , F r a n k F i n l a y , was an ob ject lesson to younger p layers . B e t w e e n t h e m they scored n i n e of t h e side's t o t a l of four­teen goals. Ron Grose also stood out for a serviceable game on the w i n g . T h e capta in , H a r r y Free , m a r k e d and k i cked i n g r a n d s t y l e and was w e l l supported by b r o t h e r B i l l y a t centre hal f -back. K e v . E g a n w o r k e d h a r d i n the r u c k and k i c k e d t w o nice goats f r o m the h a l f - f o r w a r d l i n e . Seventeen year o ld J i m m y Brooks and n ineteen year o lder , Bobby W a l s h , roved i n fine fash ion . Sons of f o r m e r N e w t o w n p layers , t h e y are p r o v i n g a decided asset to the Red and W h i t e s .

R u c k m a n R o n W i l l i a m s and J a c k A r m s t r o n g ( f o r m e r N e w t o w n p layers ) gave b r i l l i a n t d isp lays for L i v e r p o o l against f o r m e r t eam mates . T h e rovers , R. N o l a n and N . Coppin , were q u i c k to seize on t h e m a n y o p p o r t u n i ­t ies offered and were o f t e n under not i ce for d e l i g h t f u l p lay . W . N o r q u a y (Tassie) and B. Sanders were s m a r t f o r w a r d s , who m a r k e d and k i c k e d to per fec t i on . A . Granna , D. Creek a n d T. M u r p h y were s t r o n g i n defence and r e l i e v e d w i t h d e t e r m i n a t i o n . T h e

l a t t e r shows signs of deve lop ing i n t o a s tar p layer .

F o r the N o r t h e r n e r s B i l l M c M a h o n at centre ha l l -back gave a d a s h i n g d i sp lay o f so l id defence. S h o w i n g a good t u r n o f speed and u s i n g d r i v i n g drop k i c k s t o p o s i t i o n , he i n i t i a t e d m a n y a t tacks . L a c h i e Thompson ' s f ive goals were w e l l earned f r o m excel­l en t pos i t i ona l p lay and good overhead w o r k . J i m T h o m a s a g a i n excel led at centre h a l f - f o r w a r d , w h e r e he w o r k e d w e l l , and by his p lay-on tac t i c s k e p t the f o r w a r d zone open. B i l l H a w k i n s appears to have r e g a i n e d the t ouch he showed ear ly i n the season. H i s back­i n g up of t h e fu l l -back w e r e features of i n t e l l i g e n t back pocket p lay . Others i n a v e r y even t e a m to t a k e t h e eye were P a u l Josephson, A r c h P i l l i n g , A r t h u r W a g h o r n and T o m Giles.

Once aga in A l a n D a l t o n t u r n e d i n a g rand per formance i n the centre f or B a n k s t o w n . B r i l l i a n t m a r k i n g and ground p lay were features of h is dis­p lay . W h e t h e r r u c k i n g or i e s t i n g , Rhys Ghiddys made his presence f e l t . L e a d i n g out w e l l and m a r k i n g b r i l ­l i a n t l y he i n i t i a t e d m a n y scor ing moves. Back be tween t h e s t i cks a p layer who r e a l l y made an i m p r e s s i o n was P a t Q u i n l a n . H i s d a r i n g s p o i l i n g tact i cs and l o n g range k i c k i n g placed h i m w e l l to the fore. Noe l T h o m p s o n aga in t u r n e d i n h i s usual honest game, sav ing m a n y a grave s i t u a t i o n . Coach J o h n n y Q u i n n proved w h a t a va luab le asset he is on the h a l f - f o r w a r d flank. H e plays the game as i t should be p layed , and his k i c k f o r goal i n t h e last t e r m was a gem. B r i l l i a n t r o v e r , L o u H u n t , once more t u r n e d on a g rand per f o rmance , capp ing i t off w i t h three fine goals. O t h e r p layers w h o stood out w e r e D i c k Hughes , D o n M u n r o , Don H i c k s o n and W . K i n g .

C O N D O L E N C E T h e deepest s y m p a t h y is extended

to M r . Jack C l a r k , of E a s t e r n Suburbs Club, i n the recent d e a t h of his f a ther , Jack, a n o ld and respected m e m b e r o f t h e same c lub .

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L O O K I N G IN AT LEAGUE MEETING

A t the general meeting on Monday evening last the State Selectors an­nounced that Al l ison T e r r e l l (Broken H i l l ) had been chosen to replace O. Pirak (Broken Hi l l ) who withdrew on account of inability to secure leave of absence from work. T e r r e l l is IS years of age, 5ft. 9in.. and weighs 12 stone. Me is displaying outstanding form and

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Mr. A. J . S N O W , President of the N.S.W.A.N.F.L. and delegate to the Austral ian National Football Counci l , who will precede' the N.S.W, team to Melbourne to attend the annual meet­ing of controlling body this week-end.

is regarded as the No. 1 rover in the Si lver City.

It was reported that Mr. Alan Mclntyre, former umpire and recently appointed Umpire's Coach, had been admitted to Pr ince Alfred Hospital the previous Fr iday . Mr. Mclntyre had given the umpires instruction the pre­vious evening at E r s k i n e v i l l e Oval . Al l members and followers of the code will wish A lan a speedy return to good health.

Mr. F r e d Blencowe, Assistant Honorary Secretary of the League and junior stalwart, tendered his resigna­tion, due to removing his place of residence to an outer suburb. T h e resignation was accepted with regret and a note of commendation was placed on the books in regard to the efficient manner in which Mr. Blen­cowe had discharged his duties. T h e vacancy will be filled at the next meeting.

SOCIAL NOTES . E A S T E R N S U B U R B S .

Monster guessing competition, with a sea trip to Perth for two as first prize (worth over £100) now in pro­gress. T ickets 2/- each.

Coining events : Theatre party, Tivol i , on 25th J u l y ; Cabaret dance. Anthony Doherty H a l l , Crown Street . Fr iday , 15th August, and Annual B a l l at Randwick T o w n H a l l on 11th October. Keep these functions in mind. Winning ticket last week, No. V.10. has been claimed. S T . G E O R G E .

Annual Bal l , Businessmen's Club. Hurstvi l le . T ickets 25/- each. Graeme Bel l ' s Orchestra . Dancing 9 p.m. to ?. Contact L e s Gray or A lan Richards for tickets and bookings.

NORMAN WILSON ( E x S t . Geo. A . N . F X . )

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N e w t o w n 14-25 (109) d. East . Subs. 9-4 (58) .

Sydney 10-8 (68) d. N t h . Shore 8-17 (65) .

S t h . Sydney 15-29 (119) d. St. George 13-12 (90) .

Stan M i l t o n (East . Subs.) headed the g o a l - k i c k i n g l i s t w i t h 54 goals, h a v i n g k i c k e d t w o goals aga inst New­t o w n . S t a n P o w d i t c h , of South Syd­ney, however , k i c k e d t e n goals aga inst St . George to b r i n g his t a l l y to 37, i n second place.

M r . H o w a r d , a v ice-president of t h e Cananore C lub i n T a s m a n i a , a t tended a Sraoko N i g h t for the N e w t o w n Club. W o u l d t h a t g e n t l e m a n be t h e present-day pres ident of t h e C l u b — M r . Ray H o w a r d ?

T h e State Selectors, Messrs. S. H . Donne l ly , A . Gloster and J . M c K e o w n , announced the f o l l o w i n g t eam to repre­sent t h e State i n t h e A . N . F . C . Car­n i v a l i n Sydney f r o m 2nd to 12th A u g u s t , 1933 :—J. L u d l o w ( N e w t o w n ) , C a p t , H . V . L o n d o n ( N o r t h Shore ) , Vice-Capt. , E. Gough (South S y d n e y ) , L . B a g n a l l ( N e w t o w n ) , C. Boehm ( S y d n e y ) , G. C h e r r y ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , A . J . C u r t i s ( S o u t h Sydney ) , R. Fer­guson ( S o u t h S y d n e y ) , R. G a r v i n ( N e w t o w n ) , W , Jones ( N o r t h Shore ) , S. L l o y d ( N e w t o w n ) , T . L o w e ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , W . M c K o y ( S y d n e y ) , A . M c K o y ( S y d n e y ) , C. P i k e ( S o u t h - S y d n e y ) , H . Radford ( S y d n e y ) , F . Sampson ( S y d n e y ) , L . S m i t h e r a m ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , C. Spencer ( N o r t h Shore ) , J . St i f f (South Sydney ) , H . Stodden ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , V . T r o u g h t o n ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , R. V i n c e n t ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , L . W i l l i a m s ( B r o k e n H i l l ) , J . W i l l i a m s o n ( E a s t e r n S u b u r b s ) .

FROM FAR A N D WIDE Fos. W i l l i a m s w i l l c a p t a i n the South

A u s t r a l i a n t e a m a t t h e A . N . F . C . Cham­p ionsh ip i n M e l b o u r n e n e x t week. I t w i l l be h is fifth A u s t r a l i a n C a r n i v a l appearance, and t h a t ' s a m i g h t y record . N e i l Davies , who p layed w^ith B a l m a i n a f ew seasons back, w i l l be vice-cap­t a i n .

Order y o u r copy of t h e h i s t o r y of t h e Me lbourne F o o t b a l l " Club , "100 Years of F o o t b a l l , " by w r i t i n g t o M r . J . C a r d w e l l , M.F .C . Secretary , 26 J o l i -m o n t Terrace , J o l i m o n t , enc los ing £ 1 / 2 / 6 ( inc . postage) .

South-West D i s t r i c t r e s u l t s , 16th June, 1958: N a r r a n d e r a 12-14 (86) d. G r i f f i t h 6-8 ( 4 4 ) ; G a n m a i n 9-14 (68) d. A . P. M i r r o o l 7-14 (56 ) ; A r d l e t h a n 12-12 (84) d. G.G. M a t o n g 6-17 ( 5 3 ) ; Coolamon 13-15 (93) d. T u r v e y P a r k 10-9 (69 ) ; L e e t o n 19-18 (78) d. W h i t t o n 19-11 (71) .

C o m p e t i t i o n t a b l e : Coolamon 36, L e e t o n 32, N a r r a n d e r a , G a n m a i n and T u r v e y P a r k 24, G.G. M a t o n g 18, Gr i f ­fith 14, A . P . M i r r o o l and A r d l e t h a n 12, W h i t t o n 4.

O n 16th June, 1958, G a n m a i n w o n a knock-out c o m p e t i t i o n , b e i n g assisted cons iderab ly by K e v . Gleeson ( f o r m e r B a l m a i n p l a y e r ) , who k i c k e d t h r e e of t h e five goals scored.

M r . Percy C e r u t t y , one of A u s t r a l i a ' s a u t h o r i t i e s on p h y s i c a l fitness,' is an a d m i r e r of W . A . N a t i o n a l League 's t r a i n i n g p l a n for the State squad. H e t o l d W e s t P e r t h F.C. i n a r e cent t a l k t h a t " F o o t b a l l e r s should t r a i n d u r i n g t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s f o r t h e w i n t e r game and use o f w e i g h t s under p roper superv i s i on is a n essent ia l p a r t o f any ath lete ' s t r a i n i n g . U n d e r t h e present schedule of t r a i n i n g t w i c e a week, p layers cannot expect to p lay f our q u a r t e r s of f oo tba l l at f u l l pressure . "

M A T C H E S F O R I Round 14 — S a t u r d a y , 5th July:

SYDNEY-NAVAL (B) v. SOUTH SYDNEY (W) TRUMPER PARK BALMAIN (B) v. NORTH SHORE (W) ERSKI NEVILLE OVAL

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O n M o n d a y next , 30th June, t h e Sydney a n d M e l b o u r n e representat ives o f the N e w South W a l e s t e a m to t h e A u s t r a l i a n N a t i o n a l F o o t b a l l Counc i l C e n t e n a r y Championsh ip w i l l leave Sydney by t h e 8.20 p .m. M e l b o u r n e L i m i t e d Express .

H a v i n g i n m i n d the i m p o r t a n c e of the occasion, i t is expected t h a t a l a r g e band o f officials and supporters w i l l be at C e n t r a l R a i l w a y S t a t i o n to b i d our representat ives every success i n t h e i r b i g adventure .

W i t h c u s t o m a r y efficiency of t h e A u s t r a l i a n N a t i o n a l F o o t b a l l Counci l ' s S t a n d i n g C o m m i t t e e , a r r a n g e m e n t s have been made f o r a series of f o o t b a l l matches f r o m teams f r o m a l l States of the C o m m o n w e a l t h (as w e l l as the V i c t o r i a n F o o t b a l l Assoc ia t i on and the A u s t r a l i a n A m a t e u r s ) , f o o t - r u n n i n g , re lay races, l o n g d istance k i c k i n g and ce lebrat ions , w h i c h w i l l be a l i f e l o n g m e m o r y f o r a l l w h o are p r i v i l e g e d to be present .

T h e N e w South Wales League, a long w i t h o ther c o n t r o l l i n g bodies, has gone to g rea t l e n g t h to p u t i n t h e f ie ld a t e a m to w o r t h i l y upho ld t h e prest ige of the State .

T h e Championsh ip is d i v i d e d i n t o t w o sections. No . 3, c o m p r i s i n g V i c ­t o r i a , South A u s t r a l i a , W e s t e r n Aus ­t r a l i a , T a s m a n i a and the V i c t o r i a n F o o t b a l l Assoc ia t i on , and No. 2, Aus­t r a l i a n A m a t e u r s , N e w South Wales , Queensland and Canberra .

Matches w i l l be p layed day and n i g h t , and , w i t h a l l teams s t r i v i n g f o r

supremacy , f o o t b a l l of t h e charac ter w h i c h o n l y t h e A u s t r a l i a n code can produce—pace, v igour , h i g h - m a r k i n g and l o n g - k i c k i n g — w i l l be t h e order of t h e day.

The qua l i f i ca t i ons of t h e B r o k e n H i l l and Newcas t l e representat ives have a l r eady been pub l i shed i n the " R e c o r d , " and we now br ie f l y com­m e n t on t h e Sydney p layers .

A L F P E N N O ( E a s t e r n S u b u r b s ) . Age 31, h e i g h t 6ft . , w e i g h t 12 stone 10 pounds. Captain-coach of h is c lub and has been honoured w i t h s i m i l a r s ta tus w i t h t h e State t eam. L o c a l produc t w h o has represented N.S.W. on f o u r t e e n occasions since 1941, i n ­c l u d i n g t w o Championsh ips i n 1950 and 1954. P lays centre hal f -back. B r i l ­l i a n t m a r k and can be re l i ed upon to clear the b a l l f r o m the danger zone, > and i n s p i r e h is t eam mates .

J O H N H A R D I N G ( S y d n e y - N a v a l ) . Age 25, h e i g h t 6.0L w e i g h t 14.1. L o c a l produc t , w h o has been made vice-cap­t a i n of the side. M i g r a t e d f r o m Syd­ney to M e l b o u r n e i n 1952 and i n t h r e e seasons w i t h P l t z r o y p layed 5S games —25 w i t h the Seconds and 33 w i t h t h e Seniors — a more t h a n respectable record . R e t u r n e d to Sydney i n 1955 and is n o w captain-coach of the N a v y t eam. Is equal ly at home i n defence or a t t a c k , w i t h a b e a u t i f u l n a t u r a l l e f t foot k i c k .

G R E G S C H R O D E R ( N e w t o w n ) . Age 19, h e i g h t 5.10, w e i g h t 11.10. P r o m o t e d f r o m loca l j u n i o r s to senior r a n k s i n 1056 and represented t h e State i n t h a t

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year against Tasmania . Centre hal f -f o r w a r d and change r u c k . . A fast m o v e r , who passes t h e ba l l accurate ly .

K E V . B A T C H E L O R ( S o u t h Sydney ) . Age 22,' h e i g h t 5.6, w e i g h t 10.3. Jo ined South Sydney th i s season, h a v i n g pre­v iously represented T a s m o n i a i n the A m a t e u r C a r n i v a l i n 1956 and receiv­i n g t h e Best and F a i r e s t A w a r d for h is c lub i n 1955, 1956 and 1957. Clever, e lus ive r o v e r - f o r w a r d . E x c e l l e n t k i c k w i t h e i t h e r foot . -Also " A " grade c r i c k e t p layer .

J E R R Y D A V I D S O N ( E a s t e r n Sub­u r b s ) . Age 26, h e i g h t 5.9, w e i g h t 12.0. T r a n s f e r r e d f r o m B r i g h t o n (V .F .A . ) to Sydney i n 1OT7, and p layed a p r o m i ­n e n t p a r t i n h is c lub 's 1957 premier ­ship w i n . Plays o n the w i n g f or his c lub , but pre fers t h e centre pos i t i on . F a s t , c lever and e lus ive , he dr ives the b a l l w i t h u n e r r i n g accuracy to his for­w a r d s . " A " grade tennis p layer and a keen sur fer .

P E T E R . K U S C H E R T ( W e s t e r n Sub­u r b s ) . Age 22, h e i g h t 6.1, w e i g h t 12.8. Came f r o m Corowa i n 1956. P layed first season i n reserve and has been w i t h I In In nl i In d in l l l l I I i H I M '

J^^-C^ntre hal f -back, where his ex­ce l lent aer ia l s t r e n g t h and l o n g k i c k ­i n g are a lways i n evidence.

L I O N E L B Y R N E ( N o r t h Shore ) . T a l l , r a n g y p layer , who has been one of the best af ie ld for t h e Robins i n every game t h i s year. A p a r t i c u l a r l y good m a r k and has beaten some of t h e s t ronges t f o l l owers i n i n d i v i d u a l tus­sles t h i s season. Represented against Canberra and has the h a l l m a r k of a c h a m p i o n .

L I T T L E (Eastern^8trff lJr^sT. Age 2 5 ; i i e i ^ r S T S * - « « g M 12.7. Pro ­gressed f r o m j u n i o r s and p r o m o t e d t o f i r s t grade i n 1952. P layed i n t h r e e g r a n d f inals f o r h is c lub, firstly i n the back pocket and t h e n at centre . P lays mid -week w i t h t h e Po l i ce t eam. Repre­sented i n 1954 and 1957. A v igorous t y p e of p layer w i t h speed off the m a r k .

J A C K K U S C H E R T ( W e s t e r n Sub­u r b s ) . Age 23, h e i g h t 5.11, w e i g h t 12.6.

B r o t h e r o f Peter and came f r o m Corowa i n 1952. Stayed one season w i t h Wes t s and r e t u r n e d home, on ly to reappear i n 1955 to r e p r e s e n t N e w South W a l e s t h a t year , 1956 and 1957. Plays a t centre . G lor i ous h i g h m a r k , fast m o v e r and sure l e i t foot k i c k .

J A C K C H E S T E R ( W e s t e r n Sub­u r b s ) . Age 27, h e i g h t 5.11, w e i g h t 1.2.8. A l o ca l produc t . J o i n e d Wests i n 1949, t r a n s f e r r e d to South Sydney as cap­tain-coach i n 1953 t o 1956 a n d r e t u r n e d to h is m o t h e r c lub i n 1957. Repre­sented i n 1954 C h a m p i o n s h i p . F i n e u t i l i t y p layer and best c o n d i t i o n e d m a n i n the side.

N E V I L L E K E A T I N G (St . George) . Age 22, h e i g h t 6.0£, w e i g h t 13.7. Came f r o m St. George j u n i o r s i n 1954 and promoted to first grade i n 1956. F i r s t r epresenta t i ve m a t c h . H a s w o n his pos i t i on by b r i l l i a n t r u c k w o r k . W h i l s t at school was spoken of as a f u t u r e Dav is Cup t enn i s p layer , b u t

•forsook t h a t sport f o r f o o t b a l l . A L A N K E L L Y ( W e s t e r n S u b u r b s ) .

Age 19, h e i g h t 6.1, w e i g h t 13.13. A n o t h e r y o u n g p layer h a v i n g his first

" S ^ j o r r epresenta t i ve m a t c h . Pre ­viously represented N.S.W. i n school­boys ! c a r n i v a l in 1952 and progressed to t i e d i s t r i c t senior c lub i n 195o. V igo fous r u c k m a n , who spells e i t h e r in tie backs or f o r w a r d s . P lays h r s t gratfe c r i c k e t w i t h C a n t e r b u r y - B a n k s -t o w i

JfciCK D E A N ( E a s t e r n Suburbs ) Agje 28, h e i g h t 6.0, w e i g h t 13.8. F i r s t represented i n 1949 and w i t h the ex-

pt ion of t h e 1950 Championsh ip w h e n was on the s ide l ine t h r o u g h i n j u r y ,

he has been a m e m b e r of each State t eam since—25 in a l l . Has been t h e m a i n r u c k m a n i n Easts ' l a s t five suc­cessive p r e m i e r s h i p s . B e a u t i f u l l y pro­por t i oned , he w o u l d have been a suc­cess i n b i g t i m e f o o t b a l l i n Me lbourne . A l so first grade t enn i s p layer .

W . ( B I L L Y ) F R E E ( N e w t o w n ) . Age 22, h e i g h t 6.0J, w e j g h t 12.8. The youngest of th ree b r o t h e r s — a l l loca l l a d s — t o represent his State. ( O t h e r

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b r o t h e r s H a r r y and R a y ) . P lays a t b u t has s t a r r e d at fu l l -back or centre centre hal f -back. Sure m a r k and half-back. s t r o n g kick. ' M r . Syd. Fe ls tead , Pres ident o f t h e

K E I T H S C H O W (St . George) . Age St. George Club and Vice -Pres ident of 26, h e i g h t 5.1.0J, w e i g h t 11.12. Repre- the N.S.W. League (who , by the way , sented Canberra I n 1950 Championsh ip n a s progressed f r o m schools' f o o t b a l l at B r i s b a n e a t centre hal f -back. I n w i t h i n t h e d i s t r i c t ) , is t h e popular 1951. t r a n s f e r r e d to Co l l ingwood , Manager , and we extend to h i m best where he p layed t w o seasons. Re- w i S h e s for success on the f ie ld a n d a t u r n e d to Canberra i n 1953 and repre- p leasurable t r i p . sented aga inst V .F .A. , B r o k e n H i l l , . .. v T a s m a n i a and Queensland. Jo ined St. a ^ J ^ l A ^ T U S S a T £ i l 6 W . n N o T e

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of St. George, appear ing second on 6 0 0 1 " t h e c o m p e t i t i o n table . Has p layed Schedule of Matches is g iven here­w i t h success i n a n u m b e r of pos i t ions , u n d e r : —

I n Sect ion 1 : V .P .L . , S .A.F.L. , W . A . F . L . , V . F . A . and Tasmania . I n Sect ion 2: A u s t r a l i a n A m a t e u r s , Canberra , N.S.W., and Queensland.

Wednesday, 2 /7 /58 :

1.45 p .m.—Schoolboys ' P a r r d e M.C.G. 2.30 p .m.—V.F .A . v. T a s m a n i a M.C.G. 7.30 p.m.—S.A. v . W . A South Me lbourne

T h U r S ™ N . S . W . y . Queensland M.C.G, 2.30 p .m.—Aust . A m a t e u r s v. Canberra M.C.G.

Saturday, 5 /7 /58: 2.00 p .m.—Off i c ia l Open ing and Parade of P layers M.C.G. 2.30 p . m . — V . F . L . v. Loser S . A . / W . A •. . . ; M.C.G. 7.30 p .m .—Tasmania v. W i n n e r S . A . / W . A South M e l b o u r n e

M O " d 1 2 % 0 7 n o o n - N . S . W . v. Canberra M.C.G. 2.30 p .m .—Tasmania v. Loser S .A . /W.A M.C.G. 7.30 p .m.—V.F .A . v . V . F . L South M e l b o u r n e

Wednesday, 9 /7 /58: 12.00 noon—Aust. A m a t e u r s v . Queensland M.C.G

2.30 p .m.—V.F .A . v . W i n n e r W . A . / S . A M.C.G. 7.30 p . m . — T a s m a n i a v. V . F . L South M e l b o u r n e

Friday, 11/7/58: 2.30 p .m.—Aust . A m a t e u r s v. N.S.W O l y m p i c P a r k 7.30 p .m.—V.F .A . v . Loser W . A . / S . A South M e l b o u r n e

Saturday. 12/7/58: 12.00 noon—Canberra v. Queensland M.C.G.

2.30 p . m . — V . F . L . v. W i n n e r S .A . /W.A M.C.G. I n f u t u r e - i s s u e s of t h e " R e c o r d " more deta i l s as to " f o r e i g n , " and l o ca l ,

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RESERVE GRADE R E S U L T S (Round 12).

St. Geo. 5-6 (36) d. S . -Naval 4-5 (29). N . Shore 15-22 (112) d. B a n k s . 0-1 (1 ) . E. S U D S . 17-26 (1.28) d. S. Syd. 1-0 (6 ) . L ' p c o l 5-6 (30) d. N e w t o w n 3-5 (23) . W . Subs. 8-7 (55) d. B a l m a l n 7-2 (44).

B E S T P L A Y E R S . E A S T E R N S U B U R B S : Jack " C h i p s " McCar tney , B r i a n G a r l a n d ( sure ly a candidate f or first grade next y e a r ) , Ron Baker , A d r i a n Cannon. Ted H u n t e r ( w h o also scored a goa l ) , and Bobby W i l t o n (a p r o m i s i n g first appearance) .

S O U T H S Y D N E Y : Ron W i l l i s ( r o v e r ) , M a x B a n n i s t e r ( c e n t r e ) , L i n Edis and Don B u r r o w s ( r u c k s ) and Ray C h a d w i c k , Pe ter S u l l i v a n and T o n y Vece l l i o (backs ) .

L I V E R P O O L : R. Keane and R. W e l l s ( w i n g ) , D. Bryce , A . L a n g w o r t h y , J . S u t h e r l a n d and A . B u n n (backs ) , N . Webb and J . Slade ( h a l f - f o r w a r d s ) , R. K e l l y ( r u c k ) and A . G a i l and R. B u t l e r ( r o v e r s ) .

W E S T E R N S U B U R B S : S. R e i d ( centre h a l f - f o r w a r d ) , G. D o i d ( r o v e r ) and G. W h i t e h o u s e ( f u l l - f o r w a r d ) .

ST. G E O R G E : R o n W i l s o n , M a c k a M c D o n a l d , I a n R u s h t o n , N o b b y C l a r k e , H a r o l d L l o y d , Col M a y n a r d and Rod Wales .

N O R T H S H O R E : J i m P a t t o n , Ross

A l l e n , T o m W a t e r s , Seobie O 'Br ien , K e v i n A l l - 3 - i and J o h n Hodge.

N E W T O W N : G. Sambrook , R. T e r l i c h , L . Owens, P. C h r i s t i e and C. Clear.

B A L M A 1 N : J o h n B u g g ( c e n t r e ) , M i c k M o r r i s o n ( r o v e r ) , Bobby Jones ( h a l f - f o r w a r d f l a n k ) , T o m Backhouse and Roy T i e r n e y .

W E S T E R N S U B U R B S : Bob Pass-low, T.vRolfe, W . Passlow and G. Ross.

THIRD EiGHTEENS C O M P E T I T I O N T A B L E .

P. W. L . F o r A g s t . Pts . East . Subs. 10 9 1 309 168 36 B a l m a l n 10 7 3 312 121 28 Zt. George 1 10 7 3 372 187 28 N t h . Shore 9 6 3 382 215 24 S t l i . Sydney 10 6 4 413 275 24 West. Subs. 9 1 8 67 400 4 L i v e r p o o l 5 — 5 25 173 — St. George 2 5 — 5 4-2 404 —

L A S T W E E K ' S R E S U L T S . N t h . Shore 5-6 (36) d. S. Syd. 3-5 (23) . St. G. 1 11-1.7 (83) d. St. G. 2 104 (10). J a l n i a i n 4-8 (32) d. West . Subs. 1-0 (6 ) . E. Subs, received f o r f e i t f r o m L 'poo l .

B E S T P L A Y E R S . S O U T H S Y D N E Y : A v i s Bakss

( centre h a l f - b a c k ) , L y l e B u r t e n s h a w . K e n Col l ins ( r u c k ) , K e v i n B r i n e ( centre ) and J i m B e n n e t t ( r o v e r ) .

B A L M A I N : J . Eckers l ey (back p o c k e t ) , J . Dare ( f u l l - b a c k ) , R. Dare ( r u c k ) , G. H i c k e y ( centre ha l f -back ) and D. W y a t t ( f u l l f o r w a r d ) .

N O R T H S H O R E : W a r r e n M o r r i s , John " Margate , K e i t h K e e n , F r e d C a h i l l and C l i n t o n F a u l l .

ST. GEORGE No . 1 : G i l l p r d , Brooks , V a n Phe l t , H o r n e r , Mayne , T u l l e y and L e m o n .

S T . G E O R G E No . 2: Dennis Boyce, K e v i n B r a l e y , Donnie Moss, D a v i d Russel l and B r i a n Champness.

N E X T W E E K ' S M A T C H E S . Saturday , 5 t h J u l y : B a l m a i n v.

N o r t h Shore, E r s k i n e v i l l e Ova l . Sunday, 6th J u l y : E a s t e r n Suburbs

v. 'St. George 1, T r u m p e r P a r k ; W e s t e r n Suburbs v. L i v e r p o o l , Rose-dale O v a l ; St . George 2 v. South Sydney, P i cken Ova l .

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