RIVERINA FOOTBALL LEAGUE PRELIMINARY FINAL PREVIEW RIVERINA FOOTBALL LEAGUE by 2WG Sporting Editor, Allan Hull U19s PRELIMINARY FINAL - 9.45 A.M
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Box 281, Wagga • Ph. 22 4936A.H.I. • Recommended and maximum price. 2 ) FOR A COLD BEER AFTER THE GAME, DROP IN AND SEE NEV & CHRIS NOBLE AT· BILL & BARB TILL ��KE TALBOT COMPLEX Narrandera's multi-award winning tourist attraction. • Caravan Park • Camping • Lodges COOLAMON• COUNTER LUNCHES • ACCOMMODATION HOTEL • 4 Swimming Pools • 2 Slides • Lake Talbot • PHONE 27 3028 FROM $22 PER NIGHT - Ph. 591302 HOW THE R.F.L. FINISHED THE HOME & AWAY SERIES FOR 1987 The Turvey Park Bull Carroll and Hounsell both i:ot their �tart in dogs continued on with the region, made good in the l>ii:ti1111', and are their magnificent season now back putting the value of their npnicnce 1.&:1.i'fi1Ju;:t1kiaeFf#.oQER. •···• 1 ( :: :'�EGONPQP�e:CA10Et1L.:J las/ Sunday when all three to great use. Final: Round 18: W L D B For Ag % Pts Final Round 18: For Ag % Pts sides sporting the red, Both have returned home at a time when TURVEYPK. .......... 16 - - 2 1947 1037 187.3 64 TURVEY PARK ................ 2212 424 521.6 64 whire and blue won their /hey are still able to contribute so much on tl,c WAGGA ................. 12 4 - 2 1623 1121 144.7 48 WAGGA .......................... 2019 679 297.3 56 major semi-finals to adv field, as well as by passing on their knowledge EASTWAGGA-K ..... 12 4 - 2 1734 1204 144.0 48 GANMAIN-G.G.-M ........... 1358 1029 131.9 48 ance straight inlo next gained, in 1heir coaching roles. GAN.-G.G.-M. ........ 8 8 - 2 1452 1549 93.7 32 E.W.-KOORINGAL ........... 1544 901 170.2 40 Sunday's Grand Finals. As all clubs look to maintain, or lift, the Coolamon .... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. 1052 1593 66.0 24 Turvey Park's oppo- standard of today's football in the country, the Griffith.................. 7 8 I 2 1404 1441 97.4 30 nents next week will be more such cases as the Carroll's and Houn Ariah Park-M. ......... 6 10 - 2 1453 1704 85.2 24 Griffith. ... .. ... .. .. .. .... .. 790 1569 50.3 18 decided today in the Preliminary Finals at the sel/'s getting 'back lo the bush', the better the Narrandera ............. 6 10 - 2 1305 1532 85.1 24 Narrandera ....................... 852 1637 52.0 14 Narrandera Sportsground with the Wagga Ti game will be. Coolamon .............. 2 13 I 2 1088 1784 60.9 10 Leeton ............................ 860 1631 52.7 12 gers represented in all of today's games and AriahPark-M. ........ ......... 743 1857 40.0 12 Unfortunately, last week's great spectacle Leeton ................... 2 14 • 2 1122 1754 63.9 8 bolh East Wagga-Kooringal and Ganmain was not wilnessed by a huge crowd and league Grong Grong-Matong also on display. officials must be concerned about gates at the While last Sunday's weather and ground first two finals. With the prospect of a limited conditions at McPherson Oval in Wagga were number of clubs represented on grand final Final Round 18: For Ag % Pis Final Round 18: lsts 2nds Ul9 Total far from favourable, both sides in lhe major day, maybe only two, it's confident to predict TURVEY PARK ................ 1386 420 330.0 52 TurveyPark .......... 96 48 13 157 semi-final turned on greal displays offasl mov that the finals series may not be the financial 1043 491 212.4 44 Wagga ................. 72 42 11 125 ing, high marking football. WAGGA .......................... assel !hat ii normally is 10 league coffersal 1he E.W. Koorin a1 ..... 72 30 3 105 /1 was again the classand experience offor GANMAIN-G.G.-M.. ......... 1043 543 192.0 40 end of the season. GRIFf/ITH................... .... 960 618 155.3 32 GanmainG.. 8 M .. 48 36 10 94 mer VFL player, Wayne Carroll, 1ha1 paved Griffith................ 45 13112 8 66½ lhe way for the Bulldogs win. Grand Final day, however, has always had Leeton ............................ 861 695 123.8 32 Narrandera .......... 36 10½ 1 47½ Supporters in the League have been very that special attraction for many 'once a year' East Wagga-K.• ................ 367 1064 34.4 10 Ariah Park-M. * ..... 36 9 0 45 fortunale that both Carroll and Colin Houn supporters and with the district's other major Coolamon ........................ 365 1306 27.9 8 Coolamon ............ 15 18 2 35 sell, who took out lhis season's Jim Quinn code, rugby league, having already completed Narrandera• .................... 262 740 35.4 -8 Leeton ................ 12 9 8 29 Medal, have returned to play and coach in the its premiership decider, the chances should be • denotes two point penalty for each forfeit. lsts: 6 plS; 2nds: 3 plS; U 19s: I pl. area thal they grew up in. good of picking up plenty of 'outside' support. Ariah Park-M_ does not field an Ul9 team • Ariah Park-M docs not field an Ul9s side, ◄ COVER: South Wagga•Tolland ruck-rover and half forwardflanker Brian Robinson contests against a Whitton opponent in the Farrer League Division Two preliminary final at McPherson Oval, Wagga last Saturday. Whitton withstood a late charge by the Dons to win by 13 points. Round 18: 1st GRADE: To1al 2nd GRADE: Total Ul9s: Tomi T. Sutton(E.W.-K.) ......... 90 R. Carroll (Wagga) ........... 74 R. Collins (Wagga) 37 LLOYD & GRAEME UURGMANN R. Mills(A.P.M.) ............ 52 M. Crouch (E.W.-K.) ....... 62 P. Burns(G.GG.M.) ..... .. 35 SERVING WAG<iA WAGGA AND J. McMahon(Wagga) ....... 50 A. Bartholomew(T.P.) ..... 33 A. Price (T.P.) ................ 23 SURROUNDING DISTRICTS. C. Masterson(T.P.) .......... 49 P. Andersen(T .P.) ........... 28 S. Wade(Grif.) ............... 23 W. Sykes (T.P.) ............... 48 G. Harris(T.P.) ............... 27 A. Browne(Grif.) .......... ,. 22 Supporting A ll\tmlim1 l•'oothu/1 B. S. Purcell(T.P .) ............... 26 t/,rou�l,0111 tl,f' l?i1·l'rhw. Guthrie (Griffith)......... 47 P. Piercy (T.P.) ............... 21 , G. Nichols (T.P.) ............. 45 M.Piper(G.GG.M.) ........ 26 R. Rava(Leeton) ...... , ...... 20 Cnr. 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M. JELBART victor, is the cherished prize of a place in next Sunday's ing on the jumper means to every member of the 1. R. BREWER 25. P. SHEPHERD 63. A. McCORRY premiership decider against Turvey Park. combines side that makes them always a force to be 2. J. JONES 16. S. WILSON 32. A. SMITH 64 B. ROBERTS The Lions seemingly overcame all the odds a fort reckoned with. 4. M. BLACK 17. T. BELLAMY 36. P. CORBETT 65. M. RAVA night back to win a preliminary final berth when they With injury worries clouding both captain-coach 5. G. COX 19. C. BREUST 38. P. IRVINE 66. D. JONES confounded the critics by upsetting East Wagga Peter Murray, and his popular assistant Ray O'Con 6. C. BARBER 20. G. PELLOW 46. D. HARRIS 68. G. RAVA Kooringal in the first semi, nor, it's again likely to be a situation of everyplayer in 8. R. COLLINS 21. M. KOHLHAGEN 48. P. McCAIG 69. A. WELLS They went into the match as despised outsiders, yet a Lions jumper 'digging-in · and giving his all to the 9.