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LEETON - "THE DEMONS" The Aussie Continued from Page 10, MICHAEL O'MARA: 19 years. 6ft. DES WHELAN: 20 years. 5ft. 9ins. 13st. 7Ibs. A local product. First year Ruler !Ost. 71b. Came to Leeton in 1970. of consistent First Grade appearance. Formerly a Wakool player. Won Lee­ A player with a ton of ~otential. ton's best utility player award last GARRY WHYMARK: 16 years. 5ft. season. Adaptable player. Mainly play,, 9ins. I 1st. 71bs. Baby cf the side. A half focward rover and is improving fe:sless rover and remarkable mark with every game. for a small man. Dangerous around GRAHAM HARRISON. 22 years. the forward lines. Accurate kick. 5ft. lO½ins. 11st. Jib. From Yanco, in JOHN WIRTH: 24 years. 6ft. lins. the Barellan League where he won 13s!. 3lb8. First olayed seniors in 1964. that league's best and fairest ~n 1969. Rep. on several occasions. A strong A prolific kick getter and magical ball ruckman with a spectacular leap and handler. "Bones" is the ideal wing ability to take the big mark. getter. JOHN GAMBLE: 19 years. 5ft. 10 LOU ALCHIN: 26 years. 5ft. 11½ ins. 11st. 71b. Came t:i Leeton thi~ ins. 11st. 11 ½lbs. Leeton product. Well yeao; from Mortlake (Hampden League). known wingman. Very safe mark. Has A brilliant rover and prolific kick get­ rep. South West on eight occasions. ter with accurate disposal. A very I l I I Coached Coleambally, Bare11an League, heady player. in 1970. Won Leeton's best and fair­ OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE est award last year. KEVIN LANGLEY: 28 years. 5ft. 9ins. 13st. 41bs. Played with Warragu1 GREGORY LASHBROOK: 23 in the Latrobe Valley League before years. 5ft. lOins. 11st. 71b. One of coming to Leeton in 1969. Also play_eARDLETHAN PHONE 11 A.H. 162 _ For all Comprehensive, PURE GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, PURE LIGHT Vehicle, House and Contents GRAPE JUICE, PURE TOMATO JUICE l.. 'Wiili.. ;;;;;;;;OL_D_E_N __ ,.... I INSURANCE

II Vol. 11. SUNDAY, 5th St:PTEMBER, 1971 . No. 21 . -- ...- ...... - ..... 1 T. G. & N. WILSON FINEMORE'S PETROLEUM KENTS MOTORS P.O. Box 205 34 Ea1t Street, NARRANDERA AMOCO 47 Trail Street HOLDEN, TORANA, BEDFORD - O.K. USED CARS AGENTS - WAGGA WAGGA PHONE 73 & 688. Senice 340, After Houn Sale.I 6'9 A: J5 Wagga Wagga For all your I, FUEL AND HEATING OIL PHONE :U 2553 SECOND THIRD XVIII - 10.00 a.m. I REQUIREMENTS SEMI LICENSED PLUMBERS FIELD UMPIRE: G, BROWNE (S.W.U.L.) Contact - DRAINERS AND GAS FITTERS ARDLETHAN .,.,,Tri~i,i,i'nnrTiri,Tri;+riii'rr; GANMAIN Greg Flnemore: Wagga 25 1419 Septic tank and Oil Heating (RED AND COLD) (MAROON V WHITI!.) Ron Finemore: Wagga 25 1839 W. PRESTON Specialists 1 L. LITCHFlELD I B. PATTERSON e 11 tl•••••••••••••• ■■■■ !_ 3 D. KELHEAR 2 M. UNDERWOOD 4 P. MAHER PRESS & RADI O COVERAGE Shell Gas Heating and 3 G.HUBBARD 5 G. SMITH Cooking Appliances 5 J. SMITH While in some instances coverage Rules on 2WG on Sundays, as once 6 R. MAIDEN 6 T. THOMPSON For all your Farmlna 8 G,HUBBARD ot our league has ~·eluctantly improveJ, rugby league starts it appears that 7 G. HEATH Requirements in some it has declined. Australian Rules does not exist. 10 G. CARROLL 9 I. LANGLEY Phone Arlah Park 1!4 or 25 G. BILLINGHAM The coverage given by the "Riverin,1 The station's performance on 15th IO P. REID 1!8 27 L. DEDINI Area News", as pinpointed in "Letters August was little short of alarming. 11 A. SMITH 34 M.MEEK to the Editor" by Griffith supporte•· 12 B. GAYNOR 41 I. WOOD Kurtzman, is little short of scandalous. We have all been told of the sta­ 43 R. SMALLWOOD tion's lack of finance to cover sport 13 E. PATTEN • I 11 U...... ■ fi ■ ii I I I I I I I I I I " The type of coverage given by this 1 51 D.WOOD but to cover •;ugby league apparently 14 B. SULLIVAN paper, which in it's initial stages pro­ there is unlimited finance as two .~• T. A. (Bert) Burgess 54 W. McPHERSON fessed to cove-, all Riverina news, i~ 15 N. HEATH ~ 55 N. SMITH matches were covered on this par­ 1- For all reflected in it's down grading since it's ticular day and once this started, our 16 G. MEALE 56 D. GUMBLETON inception. code was eliminated entirely. 17 G. TUCKER Electrical Appllancea 58 B. MEEK 20 R. WEBSTER 1 60 T. CARROLL Why this incredible bias arises is Whether the editars and managers difficult to understand. 27 A. WOTTEN • Where Service and Civility 61 A. CROZIER like it or not Australian Rules has as 34 A. DRYSDALE is foremost 62 C. FIRMAN However, we can only say that in big, if not the biggest, following in 37 M. KELLY 1 63 R. ROY an Australian community such as ours, th.i enti•:e Riverina and despite obviou, 50 G. MAHER ~, Warri Street Ardlethan I 67 G. BUCHANAN this obvious bias only helps to brinr bias we have no doubt that our code 55 I. WYKES 68 T. ALLEN out the determination in the followen will continue to prosper and indeed J. MAIDEN 69 P. CROUCH of those who are denied justice. al! the more because of this obvious D. WOOD t.~,~, :~?::~.,-, ... I 70 G. HOWICK Numerous reade-:s have complained bias. of the inequitable lack of Australian Australians do like fair play. ) SCORE CARD ;;---=------;------,----,------.-.--:--_-----,,- lst Qr. I I1st Qr. I I -, Drink in Comfort at 2nd Qr. I !2nd Qr. I ~l-~-7 JACK & PEG DUNCAN'S 3rd Qr. I !3rd Qr. I I I 4th Qr. I !4th Qr. I I I 'or friendly, individual on•t,,...POI Nrvlc• CHARLES STURT TOTAL I !TOTAL I I I For the whole range of WOOL - LAND - INDUSTRIAl HOTEL THE ARDLETHAN BAKERY K. J. & A. M. LEAN STOCK - MERCHANDISE - 77 EAST STREET (Props G. G., Y. E. & R. J. BUILDING PRODUCTS - FINANCE Cassimatis) CONTACT: NARRANDE RA CONTRACTORS SpeclaUslng in Bread, Cakes, Pies 126 Larmer Street ELDERS G.M. LTD Phone 42 Pastry and Wedding Cakes NARRANDERA NB1Tandera Phone 41 or 704 1 ARIAH STREET ARD LETHAN PHONE 670 a Where all Good Sports Buy J. and L BRANCH all their SMALLGOODS & MILK BAR RIVERINA ELECTRIC CO. PTY. LTD. FOOTWEAR YOUR RETKA VISION STORE OF NARRANDERA JACK CASSIDY Palate Satisfying Sandwich• Hwnburgers, Pies, Sausage rolla, Etc For all your Requirements, T.V. Radio and all Electrical KENDELL'S SHOE STORE Installations, where AFTER SALES SERVICE IS GUARANTEED. Leeton . • . Phone 137 14 KWTajong An., LeetOII Phone: NARRANDERA 601 or 610 TURVEY PARK Best and fai•;est awards for the se~­ son went to Laurie Fendrick in the RESU LTS OF FIRST SEMI FINAL By Bulldog Firsts and Boyd Cummins in the Sec­ GATE: $1773.00 Congratulations to the Magpies and onds. 1st xvm: Grasshoppers for their fine display G.G.-Matong 11-17-83 d Coolamon 7-13-55. In addition Laurie was the highest 2nd X VIII: of football in the first semi final at Leeton 12-10-82 d Griffith 9-8-62. Ganmain on Sunday. placed from Turvey Park in the Gam­ 3rd XVIII: mage Medal, finishing in sixth place, Narrandera 16-8-104 d Coolamon 14-12-96. There is no doubt that football of only three points behind the winner, this standard will continue to attra~t Peter Clarke. RESULTS OF PREVIOUS MEETINGS large o.owds. 1st XVIII: Commiserations to Coolamon - Congratulations to both these play­ May 23: Leeton 13-11-89, Griffith 11-20-86. they strove valiantly. ers on winning these awards, which August 8: Griffith 20-14-134, Leeton 16-8-104. Congratulations to Grong Grong­ will be presented at the banquet on 2nd XVIII: Matong for setting another record for Satu~day, 16th October. June 6: Narrandera 11-19-85, T. Park 6-3-39. R. M. & A. P. Farrell August 15: T. Park 12-1 0-82, N'dera 14-11-95. their club by reaching the final for Finally, best wishes to both Leeto-i Jrj XVIII: SEED GRADING the first time ever. 2nd Griffith in their clash today. Ap_ril 25: Ardlethan v Ganmain (Anzac Day CONTRACTORS Our Seconds are confident that they It is certain to be a game worthy game not played. Two points awarded to either can beat Narrandera for the first time of the two teams on top of the lad­ team). Phone Coolamon 61 this season in their semi on Sunday. der. July 11: Ganmain 5-11-41, Ardlethan 5-9-39, Plenty of effort has gone into re­ cent training sessions and a ~eal Bull­ PREVIOUS GATE REC EI PTS dog drive to go straight into the grand lud SEMI FINAI.S - 1st XVID TEAMS final can be expected from every plar­ L R. DUNN & CO. 1961 at Matong, Leeton v Turvey Park -$1638 er. 1862 at Wagga, Coolamon v APM .... $151 Darby and Jim Dunn Proprietors 1963 at Matong, Leeton v APM ...... $1682 Narrandera's performance in winning ARIAH PARK-PHONE 3!5 etc. all but one match and in having the 1964 at Whitton, Griffith v Ganmain .... $1384 Ioternstional Harvester Dealen 1965 at Wagga, Grifftih v APM ...... $1612 Sheep Sales Conducted best record in attack and defence is 1966 at Leeton, Griffith v Narrandera .... $-1456 REGULARLY formidable and the task of beating BP AGENTS 1967 at Ganmain, Narrandera v Leeton .... $1560 them will not be an easy one. 1968 at Ardlethan, Griffith v AP M ...... $125 1969 at Leeton, Griffith v Ganmain $850 D.H.10, 1970 at Ganmain, Coolamon v T. Park $1880 ''The Diamond House" Millers J. J. 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GLEN HARRISON: 19 years. 5ft GARY PARSLOW. 19 years. 5ft lOins. 12st 2lbs. First year player. De­ ) 9½ins. 9st. Bibs. Promising youngster. fender. Shows lots of spirit and de­ Recruit from Seconds. Centre wing, termination. PAT CuoMORa RON RUSSELL 1 0 half forward. Safe handler. Good kick. GEORGE DUNCAN: 19 years. 5ft GRIFFITH'S GRIFFITH S 1 lins. 11st. 71bs. Back pocket. Safe PRESIDENT COACH DARRYL COLLIS. 22 years. 5ft and reliable defender who has shown SAYS. SAYS. 9ins. 11st. 5lbs. Cent>:e. Fast, lively steady improvement this season. player. Good ball handler. Safe mark. IAN WADE: 17 ye~·s. 5ft llins. Kicking could be better. 12st. Fullback. First year player show SID ROBINS. 25 years. 6ft. 11st. ing great potential. Never stops try­ 71bs. Centre half back. Very reliable ing. Good mark. Kicking could im­ I would like to congratulate Ron Ru~ Firstly, I would like to thank the seldom beaten. Good mark and kick. prove. sell and his young team on their grand President and committee of the Grif­ Full of tenacity. BRUCE FORBES: 24 years. 5ft 10 performances during the season. fith Club and the selectors for their help ins. 12st. 71bs. Centre half forward. With the loss of half last year's team and co-operation and also the players RALPH ROBINS: 23 years. 6ft. 12st Dynamic player who can lift a team. we did not expect too much this sea­ ofr their support in this, my first year 31bs. Forward. Good handy footballer. son but under their enthusiastic coach, as a coach. Good mark and kick. VIC WILSON: 16 yea•:s. 5ft. llins. 11st. Forward, centre wing. Handy the team has improved steadily and has The players have done all I have NOEL EV ANS: 25 years. 5ft 9in'>. adaptable player. Safe mark and kid:. pleasantly surprised everyone. asked and the team that takes the field 12st. 61bs. Forme-: Barellan-Binya play­ MAL BRAUMAN. 26 years. 6ft. Congratulations to all teams that today will be 100 per cent fit and keen e1. Half back flank. Safe and reliable 12st. 7lbs. Ruckman. Strong lively play­ made the finals and better luck next to win. who defends strongly. er. Good mark. Good kick. year to the other six. Leeton and Griffith have a win ea:::· RICHARD MILNE: 24 years. 5ft JOHN HIGGINS: 24 years. 6ft 2¼ As minor premiers Leeton will be a to date this season but the youn~ 9½ins. 12st. 71bs. Ex Whitton winger. ins. 12st. 51bs. Ruckman. Solid ef­ tough nut to crack but we have beat­ Swans are improving all the time am1 Uses pace to advantage. Good mark. fective player on ball. Very handy in en them before this season and I think I am confident we can win our way t Long driving kick. forwards. it could be the Swans' day again today. the final today. WAYNE ROBINS: 21 years. 6f. 12st RICHARD DALWOOD: 16 years. 2!bs. The third of the Robbins broth­ 6ft. 12st. Fkst year. Up and coming er~ in the team. Ruckman. 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MEET THE PLAYERS ... LEETON - "THE DEMONS" DOUGLAS CAMPBELL: 25 years. JAMES LYONS: 22 vears. 5ft. 11 oft. 2ins. 14st. lib. Captain-coach. Join­ ins. l2st. 71b. Member of the well ed Leeton this year from Turvey Park. known Lyons family. Previously a MtcHAEL Dowo Douo C.u,1PaELL Asst. coach also at Nathalia, play­ key forwa,·d, now good half back flank­ LE'.E'.TON°S LEETON°S ed with North Heidelbe-:g, Port Mel­ er. Came to Leeton from Barellan in PRESIDENT CoAcll bourne in VFA. Rep South West for 1967. Barellan League best and fair- ' BAYS. SAYS., past 3 years. A strong ruckman who est in 1964. can give his ,·overs an armchair ride. JOHN EVANS: 19 years. 5ft. 11 ! PETER SLATTERY: 23 years. 6ft. ins. 11st. Playing the most consistent 14st. Creative centre half forward. football of his career. Not a flashy Joined the Redlegs from Coolamon as player but rarely allows his opposition 1971 - the Year of the Redlegs. asst. coach. Hails from Mortlake any kicks. In his second year with the Well players, the day is here! (Hampden League). Rep. Hampden Redlegs. It's not often that a team can con Exactly one month since we were League and South West. Runner up ALLAN GRAY: 29 years. 6ft. 14st. from last in 1970 to be Minor Pren: beiten by Griffith and after it, w~ best and fairest award at Mortlake. Joined Leeton in 1969. Formedy Tur­ pledged to a man to lower their col­ best and fairest Caramut in Minenara vey Park player 63-64. Coached Ea~t iers in 1971 - and we don't intend ! League. Suburbs 1966. East Wagga 68. Can stop at the Minor Premiership. ours in the finals. GEOFFREY TUCKETT: 27 year~. play in most positions but was fornier­ Congratulations to the other teamr The two weeks lay off has given 6ft. 14st. Jibs. Well known and respec!­ ly a tough backman. Likes the rugged who have made the four and in par the players with nagging injuries a well ed. Geoff has been with the Reddies play. ticular to Grong Grong-Matong for earned rest so all ,players have no ex­ for many years. Strong kick and re­ ALAN DUDLEY: 22 years. 5ft. 10½ participating in the finals for the fim cuees fo,.- mediocre performances - liable fullback. Represented South West ins. 13st. 71b. Came to Leeton in 1968 time. supporters, look for the supreme ef­ on three occasions. from Numurkah in the Murray League. fort from us today. CHARLES CORBETT: 23 years. 5ft. Won Leeton best first year player in As well as having the Fi•;sts in the On a softer note, thanks to Presi• 7ins. 11st. 3lbs. Determined back pock­ 1968. A robust ruck rover who doesn't first semi final, our Seconds have dent Mike Dowd, Secretary Max "I et. Played with Leeton for 3 years shirk the hard stuff. Coach of Leeton shown outstanding form in making, at want a game" Kruse, Treasurer Pat after a temporary lay-off after school­ Third Grade for last two seasons. this stage, the prelimi,nary final and we Keelan and Committee for their ap­ boys football. Has played with Wan­ BRIAN HOGAN: 21 years. 5ft. 9 confidently expect to have both teams proach to these finals, leaving no stone g~atta. ins. lOst. Joined Leeton in 1969 from participating on Grand Final Day. unturned for the players and club. GREGORY LUHRS: 20 years. 5ft. Barellan. Barellan League rep. A rover 1lins. 12st. 71b. Ruck rover. A strong of top class last year. Through injury Win or lose, it has been a most As any final is a nightmare of nervt>s mark. Greg has progressed through has not played consistent First Grade successful year for the Redlegs and the Redlegs, with a touch of quiet con­ from schoolboys to become a regular this year. T)would like to pay tribute to our f;dence and professionalism, have things First Grader. MAX JAMIESON: 26 years. 5ft. ~st energetic committee and to our JAMES EWING: 20 yea..·s. 6ft. ¾ins. SJins. 11st. Jibs. From Barellan. Max v. ell in control. coach, Doug Campbell and assistant ! 2st. 1Olb. Brilliant centre half back joined the Redlegs in 1969 and has Well Reddies, with all this going on capable of taking the big mark and held the centre spot ever since. A playe-.­ coach, Pete•: Slattery, who have given around us, its now up to us. displays great football sense. Formerly with a big heart who goes n:m stop everything possible to the development Let's give ourselves, the club and played with Warranb:iol. Rep. War­ for the whole match. of football in the club during the rnambool District. Continued on Page 16. our supporters, a fighting win over past 12 months. the Swans!

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ARD LETHAN GANMAIN GRIFFITH - ''THE SWANS" GREG SHEATHER WINS By Star By Lion Continued from Page 6. "BALLANTINES - ADVERTISER Well its mothballs for our Firsts and Congratulations to the Magpies for NOEL BROWN: 21 years. 5ft. 7ins. TROPHY" Reserves with the spotlight on the Third making their final and also for th.: !Ost. I0!bs. Rover forward. Good live­ Few people would begrudge the XVIII. way they played in taking out this );- player who shows lots of potential. Lads have been training really well game. brilliant Grong Grong-Matong centre and must have an even money show They entered the match with Coor GARY GARDNER: 19 years. 5ft. half fc,:ward, Greg Sheather, his vic­ of being up with the best of them wher •mon being the slight favourites bL !Oins. 9st. 4lbs. Fo:ward, rover. Smart the grand final is decided. showed from the first bounce that they lively player. Good ball bandier. tory in the "Ballantine's-Advertiser'' Have won the magnificent Phillip would take a lot of stopping. GARY OWEN: 21 years. 5ft. 5ins. Trophy, which wins for him a trip Wines memorial trophy for Minor It concluded a bleak weekend for l0st. 8lbs. Rover. Lively, spirited play­ for two to New Zealand. Premiers. Coolamon, losing both their Under 12~ er. Good handler. Effective in attack. Congratulations to Bernie Gaynor or TERRY HIGGINS: 19 years. 6ft. Possibly the only problem to decide and Under 14s Grand Finals on the for Greg is, who is "to make up the winning the Third Eighte~n Best and Saturday and knocked out of the run­ 11st, 4lbs. Ruckman. First year. Prom­ Fareist from David Kelhear whilst i ning in both their Thh·d and First ising young player. Good mark. Kick­ number". thte Colts Greg Smith and Barry su· Grade sides on the Sunday. in~, could improve. Sheather's improvement in 1971 has livan drew on 25 points each with R 'The record crowd who braved the JOHN FOLEY: 27 years. 5ft. 11 probably been the most ma•;ked in any Maiden on 24 runner up. conditions saw some entertaining foot­ ins. 12st. Cent•:e or f::rward. Strong player in the South West and his victory ::::niors and Re5erve Grade votes \\I,. tenacicus player. Good mark. Safe ball and the exhibition put on in the in this valuable trophy is a fitting re­ b~ counted at the Bar-B-Q on Saturrln early match in the Third Grade game kick. night. between Narrandera and Coolamon ward for an outstanding season's foot­ Tickets are available for the trip showed there is plenty of talent for ARDLETHAN NOTES ball. awav - and also for the Cabaret Ball futu·:e years with these two clubs. Interest in the trophy was maintain­ on October 8th - so come along for The Ardlethan Football Club who (Continued from Page 14) a ereat windup. ed to the last round of matches but ran the stalls, gate, raffles, scoreboard, out at Ganmain last Sunday - a bl: he finally clinched it by gaining fur• Old Players' Re-Union is in full swim? etc. did a very g'.lod job especially when thank you to everyone involved. - details from Secreta•:y Ray Smith. ther votes in the match against Leet­ thy had to set everything up in the Special thanks to Barry Logan and on in the last home and home games. Noticed our remarkably consistent Ju rain on the Saturday afternoon. his Ganmain boys for their help and

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