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 1961 SWDFL SEASON RESULTS 
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PLAYER TRANSFERS

IN: Ian Buck (Mentone), Jim Eley (Yarroweyah), Robert Evans (Sandy Creek), Jack Kloot (Yenda), Kevin Luhrs (Leeton), Len Sexton (Berrigan), Alby Sutton (Manuka, ACT), Royce White (Darlington Point).

OUT: Don Bitcon (Collegians), Max Goodger (Western Suburbs), Don Keyter (Nhill), Charlie Owen (Corryong).

Round 1 - Sunday April 9, 1961 at Grong Grong Oval                                                                            Match Report

Grong Grong-Matong .... 4.2 .. 7.5 .. 10.6 .. 13.8 (80)

Griffith ............................... 5.4 .. 7.9 .. 11.12 .. 13.15 (93)

Goals: GG-M: G Mack 4, M Pieper 4, P Box, P Hogan, A Jones, A Rava, W Walsh

Griffith: L Sexton 3, V Hathaway 3, J Eley 2, G Browne, D Geddes, R Spears, K Rowston, W Tyndall

Best players: GG-M: P Box, P Hogan, M Pieper, C Wines, G Mack, R Walsh
Griffith: L Sexton, R Spears, A Biron, D Best, M Newman, V Hathaway
Griffith: Gordon Browne, Bob Tyndall, Frank Conlan; Alan Smith, John Anderson, Don Best; Ray Davies, Bob Spears, Mick Newman; Doug Geddes, Kevin Rowston, Robert Evans*; Royce White*, Jim Eley*, Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Len Sexton (c-c)*, Vic Hathaway; Jack Kloot
Umpire: --------
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 9.17 (71) def by Ardlethan 11.10 (76), Ganmain 12.11 (83) def Narrandera 10.15 (75), Leeton v Coolamon, Turvey Park 22.17 (149) def Whitton 5.11 (41)
Reserves: Griffith 7.14 (56) d Grong Grong-Matong 2.5 (17)
Goals: E Wade 3, M Brauman, J Diggelman, D Pannan, K Stevenson
Best players: J Forbes, A Sutton, E Wade, K Savage

Round 2 - Sunday April 16, 1961 at Griffith Showground

Griffith ........ 4.9 .. 5.14 .. 13.19 .. 16.20 (116)

Ganmain .... 1.5 .. 4.6 .. 4.6 .. 8.6 (54)

Goals: Griffith: L Sexton 6, A Biron 3, W Tyndall 3, K Rowston 2, J Kloot, V Hathaway

Ganmain: L Stephenson 3, Garry Carroll, L Carroll, J McCaig, W McCaig, B Dillon

Best players: Griffith: L Sexton, A Biron, K Rowston, R Spears, W Tyndall, G Browne, R Tyndall
Ganmain: Jim Crouch, Des Carroll, W McCaig, B Logan, H Boardman, Gerald Carroll
Griffith: Gordon Browne, Bob Tyndall, Frank Conlan; Alan Smith, Jim Eley, Don Best; Ray Davies, Bob Spears, Mick Newman; Doug Geddes, Kevin Rowston, Len Sexton (c-c); Jack Kloot, Doug Koehler, Bill Tyndall; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Robert Evans, Vic Hathaway; Royce White
Umpire: --------. Gate: £95/17/-
Other matches - Ardlethan 17.7 (109) def Leeton 11.14 (80), Coolamon 6.11 (47) def by Grong Grong-Matong 9.14 (68), Narrandera 14.12 (96) def Turvey Park 7.14 (56), Whitton 7.6 (48) def Ariah Park-Mirrool 15.15 (105).
Reserves: Griffith 10.16 (76) d Ganmain 1.3 (9)
Best players: J Bortolazzo, D Dreyer, E Wade, J Forbes, I Buck

Round 3 - Sunday April 23, 1961 at Kindra Park

Coolamon ..... 0.2 .. 3.10 .. 5.13 .. 7.17 (59)

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