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Specialists The alphabetical symbol appearing SYDNEY with each team name Is designed to facilitate ease in posting progremve and 53 Femleigh Road scores of other matches In conjunction Wagga Wagga with the 2WG Sporting Service. N.s.w. Phone 5 1057 Wagga PRINTED AT OXFORD PRINTERY, 32 JO'HNSTON Club and Business Managers: STREET, WAGGA WAGGA, N.S.W., PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS FOR THE PROPRIETORS OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SOUTH WEST DISTRICT FOOTBALL LEAGUE VICTORIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY REFRESH EACH QUARTER RIVERINA ~~el[sa'!D CAR WRECKERS with (Mick Mullins, Prop.) ~ FOR SECOND HAND PARTS "L E TO N A" H. W. POWELL & CO. for PURE ORANGE JUICE PTY. LTD. CARS AND TRUCKS Premiers in Pest Control ALL MODELS or White Ants, Borers, Cockroach­ es- Spiders, Carpet Beetle - Trailer Axles Available PURE GRAPEFRUIT JUICE, PURE LIGHT GRAPE Pests cry ; •• Buyers of Late Model Wrecked JUICE, PURE TOMATO JUICE "I'M POWELLISED" Cars and Trucks 47 Baylis Street, Wagga Phone 6445 all Hours PHONE 5 1413 Vol. 3. · SUNDAY, 5th MAY, 1963, No, 4, MAKE IT A RULE - STOP! ADVANCE AUSTRALIA HOTEL, W AGGA W AGGA BIRDS EYE FROZEN FOODS "THE RECOGNISED RULES HOUSE" Prepared by Bona Fide Travellers Welcome Gordon Edgell Pty. Ltd. LEN WARDLEY, Prop. PHONE 3375 SOUTH WEST DISTRICT to 10-2. Essendon, June 7, 1958, 7-8 to 5-19. Fitzroy, June 30, 1962, 7-IIO Birds Eye Vegetables,* Fish, SCHOOLBOYS' LEAGUE to 6-15. Footscray, May 2, 1959, WHITTON SCHOOLBOYS 15-14 to 8-7. Geelong, July 14, 1962, Chickens. Bird~ Eye Fruits. 11-7 to 8-9. Hawthorn, May 12, 1962, The under 16's notched their first 12-19 to 12-6. Melbourne, hom,e and Ready Cooked Meals. Pastries. win in a good display at Griffith, and home game, May 2, 1953, 13-12 to this team looks as good as last year'1, 8-11. In 1962 first semi on MCG, LOOK FOR THE SHOP WITH THE BIRDS EYE SIGN premier~hip side. Carlton 11-12 d. Melbourne 11-10. Best players mentioned are P. North Melbourne, July 28, 1962, 11-12 Browne, I!. Preston, G. Pannowitz and to 7-6. Richmond, April 28, 1962, G. Reilly. 11-9 to 9-11. South Melbouttte, May EDITORIAL The 14's and 12's are yet to come 6, 1961, 11-6 to 7-14. St. Kilda, good, but they are still trying hard. June 9, 1962, 6-10 to 5-13. Last Sunday was a mixed bag as far as the weather was concerned. Turvey MOST BEHINDS had a perfectly dry day to register tbeir very convincing win against Leeton and, SOME FACTS ABOUT although Ariah Park-Mirrool and Narrandera have Jllso won all three of their CARLTON Melbourne 12-34 d. North Mel­ games to date, many of the experts are already tipping the Bulldogs as this year's bourne 8-1 on June 8, 1940, is the most behinds by a side in the VFL. pennant winners. However, crystal balls have been shattered befOl'e today, and Premiers: 1906, 1907, 1908, 1914, 1915, 1938, 1945, 1947. In the final In 1947, Melbourne kicked 13 be­ there are .still fifteen "home and borne" matches to play and the team that wms four 38 times; last occasion, 1962. hinds before getting their :first goal of .the Grand Final really earns it the hard way. Wooden Spooners: Nil. the match against Geelong, and even Ground: 179 yds. by 162 yds. Goals then Melbourne won 14-25 to 11-7.. All the rest of the home clubs experienced rain in varying degrees. Probably run east to west. Best home grnund at­ Collingwood kicked 13 behinds in the worst downpour was at Whitton, where Whitton and Griffidr battled out tendance: 51,000, August 28, 1920, a row against Richmond -on June 3, a low scoring match. Whitton won by a small margin to carry them into fourth Carlton M-13 d. Collingwood 7-15. 1939. Collingwood won 12-17 to 6-17. place. Ganmain's one-point win against Coolamon has carried them from nelll'• At 1945 grand final •played at Carlton, 62,986 paid £7213 to see APPEAL TO CLUB OFFICIALS: wooden spooner position to sixth place. Carlton 15-13 d. South Melbourne It is requested that players' numbers There bave been complaints from field umpires of spectators encroaching 10-12. as appearing in "The Crier", -be re­ Most goals one season: Harry Val­ vised by all clubs from week to week. on the playing area during tense moments of play. This not only detracts from lence, 97, in 1932. Most goals one "The Crier" loses its value if players the spectacle, but it incites the pllll}'ers and also makes the mnpire's job more match: Horrie Clover, U, against St. are flOt included, or if numbers are difficult. Kilda in 1921. incorrect. Players to top VFL goallcickers: Address: P.O. Box 281, Wagga. It is the duty of every club to police their grounds and keep spectators back M. E. Grace .... .... .... .... 50 1906 from the boundary. V. Gardner .... 47 1911 E! Cowley .... 35 1918 W. K. SIMPSON H. Clover ... 54 1922 CHEMIST, GRIFFITH H. Vallence .... 86 1'931 Agents for: MARSHAL.L T. Carroll .... .... .... 54 1-961 CRe~ cmeLuiK Brownlow Medalists: Bert Deacon, Kiddi Craft Toys, Hospital and DRY CLEANERS 1947; John James, 1961. Medical Fund Qualified Insurance Carlton won at: Washington & &ul Products For 9uality Cleaning Adviser Collingwood August 1'9, 1961, 13-10 Three Narrandera Depots: also Enquire for details of at Grong Grong, Barellan, how to get Carrathool and Morundah KENTS MOTORS £6,000 LIFE COVER 34 EAST STREET, NARRANDERA 4-Houcs' Service a Speciality for 10/- per week HOLDEN - VAUXHALL- BEDFORD All work under personal super­ 160 Edward Street O.K. USED CARS vision of Frank English (Prop.) WAGGA Phone 73 and 688. Service 340. After Hours Sales 751 PHONE 293 Phone 2979 A. L. CHALMERS & SONS THEO'S COOLAMON CASLEY'S Licensed Stock and Station Coolamon Cafe CO-OPERATIVE Agents for that after-the-game Snack'.. SOCIETY ROYAL HOTEL FISH, GRILLS, MILK BAR ARIAH PARK, N.S.W. and SOFT DRINKS COOLAMON Monthly Sheep Sales PHONE 121 GENERAL *MERCHANTS COOLAMON NARRANDERA (H) COOLAMON (C) In XVIII 1. I. GILLETT Re-play the game* where the I. P. BOX a. T. TIPPING 2. I. HINCHLICY Invite your Tourist 3. R. PEIPER Grocery and Hardware BEER IS BEST! 3. G. BOTTEN Friends to a palate­ 4. K. TIPPING * 4. B. WATERS tickling FISH or S. B. BRADLEY Specialists All Aussie Rules Fans Welcome B. A. JACKSON TASTY GRILL 8. J. McKELVIE 8. G. STEVENS 7. B. PATTERSON 7. B. LIPSCOMBE LUNCHEON or 8. G. PARMENTER Phone 47 Phone: Coolamon 15 8. J. QUILTER SUPPER 9. R. INCH , 9. B. RAVA The most popular Cafe 10. N. THOMPSON 10. E. KIRSOPP in Narrandera is 11. 0. DOYLE II. C. BRIGGS 12. J. KELLY COOLAMON CHATTER NARRANDERA 12. T. SHEATHER THE GOLDEN 13. B. GRADY l 13. R. TURNER 14. B. IRVINE KEY Congratulations to Ganmain on NATl'ERINGS 14. J. BLOOMFIELD 15. J. LEWIS their double win on Sunday. IS. T. MILLER C. LETTIE, Prop. 16. K. SHEATHER Narrandera continued their win­ UI. P. PLEDG·ER Phone 285 17. J. KEW During the afternoon we had a few 17. P. WINES 18. R. HILTON welcome showers, something new for ning run agaim,t Ardlethan by win­ 18. R. FORBES 19. B. LUCAS this area. ning rather easily. 19. W. HORNSEY 20. P. CURTIS 2ND XVIII 21. D. BELL Congratulations, too, to tbe First 18 Paddy Pledger played a great game, I. K. BEAUMONT 22. A. CURTIS for a really close and exciting finish, while Philip Wines, playing his first 2. A. SMITH 23. ·E. LUCAS bringing the crowd to their feet. We senior game for the Narrandera Im­ 3. B. ROYAL 2'4. T. MALONEY had our chance and, with such a big 4. D. ROYAL Frank Bamford 2!1. G. McPHERSON perials, showed he has a bright future B. A. DIXON 26. G. WEBSTER lead, should never have lost. ID Narrandera. 6. E. PILKINGTON 27. P. CRAIG With no further injuries, and the old 7. J. BLISS BAKER AND 28. C. YOUNG ones patching up, we should be able Ian Dixon, although very light, con­ 8. J. CLARKE 29. K. YOUNG to supply plenty of opposition for the tinues to improve every game. 9. B. DAY PASTRYCOOK 30. P. O'BRIEN 10. S. HUTCHINS 31. C. NOACK Narrandera side this week. The reserves are also displayin~ good II. G. HUTCHINS Prompt Attention Brian Corby in his first appearance team spirit and are mouding mto a r 12. B. OSMOND Always in the seniors rose to the occasion very good combination. Best on Sunday 13. R. OSMOND 14. K.