I' 0 I \ j Saturday/Sunday, May 5-fi, 1979 ~ ) nice clcan pct1ol , 7978 AUSTRALIA'S FIRST VISUAL mAGIBOARD INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR: SCHOOLS, OFFICES, Designed and manufactured in Australia. Magiboards are as CLUBS, SHOPS, HOTELS, modern as tomorrow. White board, with a velvet smooth writing FACTORIES, HOSPITALS, surface, in conjunction with coloured markers. forms one of the most exciting combinations ever in the area of visual promotion EVEN FOOTBALLCLUBS. systems. Magnetic boards coloured magnetic symbols and tapes for use as accents. or to secure a map, drawing or notice without pinning. Revolving boards, swing leaf boards, double-sided boards, cabinet models, cork composition ... Magiboards cover the field. LET LIONEL BYRNE ASSIST YOU · - CALL • HIM AT 648 3700 .. 2 NEW SOUTH WALES AUSTRALIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE FOOTBALL RECORD OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE N.S. W.A.F.L. VOL. 51 No. 5 ARCH RIVALS CLASH Unbeaten East Sydney clash with Western On their home ground Balmain Suburbs in the match of the round today at the might just do the trick. Magpies new home ground, Macquarie LAS! WEEK Last week saw East Sydney bring University Oval. North Shore's unbeaten run to an East Sydney had a strong 6 goal win over end while co-competition leaders Newtown has no troubles with North Shore last weekend while Western Balmain. Western Suburbs bounced Suburbs bounced back to the winning list with back into the winning list at the expense of Districts and Pennant an 119 point victory over Southern Districts. Hills made it two wins on the trot by defeating St George. With such talented forwards as goals last week is a proven East Sydney and Newtown are Peter Ruscuklic and Russell Hughes goalgetter who knows every blade of atop the ladder undefeated after (Easts) and Wes Preston (Wests) the grass on his home ground. only four rounds of football. stage is set for a feast of goals and a The new coaches Laurie Pendrick testing time for defenders. (Newtown) and Bill Thripp (P. Hills) Ruscuklic and Hughes kicked 5 have certainly made a difference to goals apiece last week while Wes their respective sides this season. Preston landed 12 majors to take his seasons tally to 27 goals. WINNING LIST HOW CAN Easts and Wests took it in turns North Shore still smarting from between 1971 and 1975 at being their defeat at the hands of East WE WIN? premiers -while Easts ·in 1976 and Sydney last week will travel to Olds Wests in 1977 played North Shore in Park for the clash against St George. Getting out this magazine is the grand final instead of each other. The Bears will be determined to no picnic. we print jokes reclaim prestige and return to the If The Bulldogs under new coach people say we're silly; if we Alex Ruscuklic have shown winning list. themselves worthy contenders for St George under new coach Bruce don't they say we're too serious. the top spot and will visit the Lucas are still teambuilding but after If we clip things from other Magpies eyrie very confident of a Captain Mark Newcombes 9 goals magazines, we're too lazy to victory. last week against Pennant Hills the Western Suburbs, a proud club. writing is on the wall for a Saints write them ourselves; if we don't will want to christen their home victory shortly. we're too fond of our own stuff. If ground for 1979, Macquarie Oval. we don't print contributions, we with a victory and today could well EVEN MATCH don't appreciate true genius; if be it. Friendly rivals Balmain and we do print them, the magazine Southern Districts clash at Jubilee CHALLENGED Oval, Federal Road, Glebe in the is filled with junk. If we make a Unbeaten Newtown will be other match. change in the other fellow's challenged by the Pennant Hills These games are always write-up, we're too critical; if we Demons at Erskineville Oval. interesting for the spectator as the don't we're asleep. Now like as The Demons have their tails up two clubs seem to put on their best after two good wins in as many displays against each other. not someone will say we swiped matches and new-found forward Both these sides met strong this from some other magazine Terry Hill could enjoy the big spaces opponents last weekend with -We DID! at Erskineville. neither being disgraced although Young Michael Mccrudden with 7 beaten. ... PRESIDENT - BERNARD HEAFEY GENERAL MANAGER - RUSSELL HOPPER N.S.W.A.F.L. 64 REGENT STREET, CHIPPENDALE 2008. 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Early in 1979 he accepted the biggest challenge to date the He has the biggest job in football in NSW and from job of general manager of the his background prior to coming to Sydney is just the NSW League. Smooth but a straight talker man for the job. Russ Hopper is venturing slowly in NSW but when he leaves Russell John Hopp.er was which operated successfully what is not but should be born 37 years ago at Ararat in prior to 1974. happening the tempo will Victoria - born into a football In 1974, age 32, he was increase. family. appointed executive director of The profile takes us to the At 19 years of age he was the VFA. present day, but with this NSW secretary of Blackburn United. During his stay with the VFA, job on his hands the profile of Secretary, recruiting, public Russell was instrumental in the Russell John Hopper is-.... to relations and editor were jobs following innovations. be continued. that Russell undertook in the • Interchange rule first played next 10 years. by VFA in 1977. In 1972 he became secretary • Direct telecast of VFA PUBLICITY of Box Hill Football Club in the matches. Welcome to another Aus­ VFA-afull-timefootball career • Half-time match promotions. tralian Football scribe Wayne was staring him in the face. Russ Hopper was also a Green of the DAILY MIRROR. A journalism course and a foundation member of the Wayne gives a round-up of the stint in the Victorian Railways Victorian Junior Football weekend games in Friday nights public relations section fitted Council - an interest in junior Mirror which is a top sporting him for his next and biggest football that he still holds today. paper. step. And in 1978 he accepted what His views are most welcome And I nearly omitted his Public was till then the pinnacle of any and in exchange we say Relations Consultancy firm man's career in football - the Welcome Wayne. standards at 5'11" and weighing 12 and Fairest for South Melbourne UP THERE CAZALY stone 4 lbs. But what a giant he 1926 and represented Victoria in became. Cazaly was recruited from 1924 and Tasmania in 1930. One of the most often asked Middle Park Wesley to St Kilda Cazaly's coaching credits are questions of NSWAFL Head­ where he played between 1910- almost as extensive as his playing quarters is "who was Cazaly" and 1920, playing 1 00 games and career having coached South where did the cry "up there Cazaly" scoring 38 goals. Melbourne in 1921, 1937 and 1938. Hawthorn from 1942 to 1943, originate. After St Kilda, Roy shifted to South Melbourne where he spent two Newtown (Tas} in 1934 and 1935 The name of Skeeter Fleiter has a terms, one from 1921 to 1924. then and again in 1948, 1949, 1950 and particular place in the history of our · after having the 1925 season with 1951, City (T as} 1928, 1929, 1930 Australian Code. the Victorian Country side Minyip, and North Hobart in 1931, 1932 and That's true and you can take my returned to be with the Swans for 1933. word for it. the 192-6-27 seasons. His statistics While at South Melbourne(1919} Never heard of him? - well with South Melbourne being 99 that club won the VFL Premiership neither had Russell Hopper the games and 128 goals giving him a and when coach of Newtown they NSWAFL GM when he was asked. VFL total of 199 games and 166 won the TANFl Preiniersliip in T'was in 1921 that the · goals. However, that was nowhere 1948, 1949 and 1951. aforementioned Skeeter Fleiter near the end of the great Cazaly's The new deceased Roy Cazaly has a rover what else uttered the to be career. been immortalised by the rich Cazaly famous words of encouragement to In 1928 he went to City in awards in the Melbourne Truth and Roy - UP THERE CAZAL Y. Tasmania where he stayed until is deservedly one of the great By courtesy of the QAFL we 1930, in 1931 he was with North legends of our game. · reprint details of the career of the Hobart and Preston in the VFA and late great Roy Cazaly. then returned to North Hobart until Roy Cazaly played his first Senior 1934, then Glenorchy in 1934-35.