Geraldton Guardian, Thursday 2 September 1920, page 1
BRITISH ASSOCIATION NOTES.
(By 'Looker On.')
The premiership competition has now been finally settled, and the honors go to the Rangers, who made their position absolutely secure by a two goals to nil victory over the Town on Saturday. When the teams turned out Rangers' prospects did not appear to be any too rosy, for they had only nine men, but eventually a tenth turned out. The Town, too, were not at full strength, having a couple of substitutes. The game was not one to enthuse about, but the Rangers Deserved to win because there was more vim in their play. Currie played a good game, and put in some very effective centres, and had the left wing been stronger some of them should have been turned to account. The Town, after keeping the Rangers out in the first half, were naturally expected, when they turned round and had the ground in their favor in the second half to do better, but the changing about of several of the players was a mistake, and did not bring about the desired results. The feature of the Town play was the good work of Evensen between the sticks, who in addition to saving a penalty stopped many hot shots, but he had no chance with the shots with which Weston scored.
The season will soon close, and interest is now centred in the final for the cup, in which Town and Thistle will try conclusions. The Council, at their meeting on Monday night, very wisely decided to leave the date open until an other meeting, which has been, called for next Monday night. An effort will be made to choose a date which will not clash with the visit of a League team to Geraldton in connection with the Geraldton Association, and until that Association has some definite information as to the date of the visit, the British Association will not fix the date of the final.
It was hoped earlier in the season that there would be a country week in Perth, but the ruling authority in Perth has intimated that it has been found impossible to make the necessary arran gements.
The following paragraph with regard to the opening of the English season will be read with interest by local soc cerites: — The football boom is expected to exceed that of last season. The opening soccer matches on Saturday were largely attended throughout the country. Sixty thousand were present at the Newcastle match.
Herald (Melbourne), Friday 3 September 1920, page 3
The Goal Value
SUGGESTED ALTERATIONS
Writing to " Kickeroo, " Adamson (Caulfield) states: — "I quite agree with you in your opinion that the scoring boards at foolball matches under Australian rules should be made to look less like a record of runs at cricket, but I cannot see that reducing the value of a goal to three points would be any improvement. If such a suggestion were adopted it would lead to the scoring of a greater number of behinds, as three quickly rushed behinds would be worth a goal. The proper reform is to render the scoring of both behinds and goals more difficult. In Rugby it is extremely difficult to score a try, and a goal is then scored only if the try is converted by kicking the ball over a bar set between two posts much narrower than our own posts. It requires some skill to kick a goal in Rugby. Again, in the Soccer game, there are no trys or behinds, and the goals are made too difficult altogether to obtain. A team may be continuously attacking and yet fail to score a goal because the shots have skimmed over the bar or havo been turned aside by the goalie. Not a single point is scored with shots that have missed by a fraction of an inch.
"We do not want to go to extremes, but there is a very simple method of scoring which is worth considering by the Australian Football Council. It is to do away with .the behind posts, and place a bar between tho goal posts at a height of about 8 feet. Score a goal where thd ball is kicked over the bar and a behind where it is kicked or, forcod over the goal line underneath the bar. A behind will be scored also if the ball hits the post above the bar and goes between the posts, out not if it hits the outside of the post and falls back into the playing area or on the wrong side of the posts. If a ball goes out of bounds within 10 feet of the goal posts it must be carried by the boundary umpire to a flag-post at a distance of 10 feet and thrown In at that spot.
"This suggestion has a great deal to recommend it. In the first place it ensures that a goal cannot be obtained by a fluke. The six points for a goal must be well earned, not, as at present, by a lucky "grubber, " Behinds will be cut down considerably, as they must be gained by getting the ball behind the actual goal line, and not over a line which extends some fifteen feet on either side. Unseemly scrambling in front of goal will be done away with to a great extent, as the attacking side will be induced to play out to men some distance in front of the goal. . . Who would say that a shot from a lucky kick close to the goal line which goes under a bar is worth six points, as against a good kick which puts the ball between the goal posts high up? It might be conceded that a goal will be scored if the ball hits the bar but goes over it, and a behind will be scored if the ball hits the bar and drops to the ground in front of the goal line or goes under the bar."
Official writes:— "I and many others heartily agree with your suggestion regarding the necessity of altering the present method of goal scoring. I have heard much comment in football circles during the week in support of your view. I would go further and suggest that threei points be allowed for a goal, two points for striking a goal post, and one point for a behind."
Armidale Chronicle, Wednesday 1 September 1920, page 2
Uralla.
(From our correspondent).
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SOCCER FOOTBALL.
Soccer is gaining a great hold in Uralla.
Holdaway, who represented Armidale district against Queensland, is a keen enthusiast.
There are many promising players here. Just a little practice is all that is required now.
Daily Mail (Brisbane), Wednesday 1 September 1920, page 3
(To the Editor.)
Sir.— I am a constant spectator at the Woolloongabba ground during the Soccer matches on Saturday afternoons, and like many other enthusiasts of Soccer, I love to see a ding-dong game between two teams. Last Saturday I witnessed the game between Queen's Park and Returned Soldiers, when both teams played for 120 minutes without either side scoring. It was easily the hardest tussle I have yet witnessed this season, and judging by the play of both sides, should, prove doubly interesting next Saturday during the play off— that is if the Soccer Association desire to make it so. I should like to suggest, through the medium of your paper, that the executive again stage the play off of the above teams at the 'Gabba ground next week, both in fairness to the teams and the spectators who were interested in Saturday s game. Yours, etc.,
SPECTATOR.
Worker (Brisbane), Thursday 2 September 1920, page 12
SPORT.
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The Association football scribe of the Sydney ''Daily Telegraph' had the following item in the August 25 issue of the paper named: 'The Queenslanders returned home defeated in all four fixtures contested. As expositors of Soccer they were good, more so than the mother Slate. As goal-getters they were deficient. Compared with pre vious visitors, one team only was superior to them — that of 1913. Judged on individual effort, they may find solace in the fact that M 'Bride has no peer here as a back, and as a winger, Robertson, who is credited with 10 3.5 for the 100, was not at all outclassed. By the way, on their homeward jour ney, the Queensland Soccer representa tives defeated an Armidale team by 3 goals to 2, so that they had the solace of one victory during their New South Wales tour.
Argus, Saturday 28 August 1920, page 22
TO-DAY'S SPORT.
FOOTBALL
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BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
Semi final, League.- N. and D. v. Melbourne Thistle. at St Kilda pitch; St Kilda v. Spotswood at Albert Park's pitch.
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