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 1962 SWDFL SEASON RESULTS 
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PLAYER TRANSFERS

IN: John Cramp (Loxton), Allan Hudson (Mathoura), Norm Munro (Pascoe Vale)

OUT: Frank Conlan (Barellan-Binya), Vic Hathaway (Berrigan), Doug Geddes and Bob Spears (Yenda-Beelbangera), Alby Sutton (Canberra), Royce White (East Wagga).

Round 1 - Sunday April 15, 1962 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval                                                                    Match Report

Griffith ....... 7.8 .. 12.10 .. 19.18 .. 26.23 (179)

Whitton ...... 0.2 .. 1.5 .. 2.6 .. 3.11 (29)

Goals: Griffith: L Sexton 11, R Tyndall 4, A Biron 3, L Collis 3, V Hathaway 2, W Tyndall, K Luhrs, M Brauman

Whitton: F Fitzpatrick 3

Best players: Griffith: L Sexton, A Biron, L Collis, W Tyndall, N Munro, D Best

Whitton: B Weaven, F Fitzpatrick, J Edwards, D Dunbar

Griffith: Gordon Browne, Jim Eley, Bob Carroll; Don Best, John Anderson, Allan Hudson*; John Snaidero*, Norm Munro*, John Bortolazzo; Doug Geddes, Len Sexton (c-c), Vic Hathaway; Kevin Luhrs, Bob Tyndall, Les Collis; Adley 'Bill' Biron, John Cramp*, Bill Tyndall; Mal Brauman, Vince O'Dwyer

Umpire: Kevin Doolan (VFL). Gate: £87

Other matches - Ardlethan 10.15 (75) def by Turvey Park 11.12 (78), Coolamon 18.14 (122) def Ganmain 7.8 (50, Grong Grong-Matong 10.16 (76) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 22.16 (148), Leeton 14.14 (98) def Narrandera 10.9 (69).
Reserves: Griffith 19.22 (136) d Whitton 6.3 (39)

Best players: D Pannan, I Buck (6 goals), C Holt, B Savage

Round 2 - Sunday April 22, 1962 at Ganmain Sportsground                                                                Match Preview

Ganmain .... 5.10 .. 5.11 (41)

Griffith ....... 12.18 .. 18.26 (134)

Goals: Ganmain: Gerald Carroll, M Hetherington, R Dillon, R Kember

Griffith: L Sexton 4, K Luhrs 4, R Tyndall 3, W Tyndall 3, C Holt, L Collis, J Cramp, D Geddes

Best players: Ganmain: W Kember, D Carroll, H Boardman
Griffith: J Cramp, A Hudson, J Bortolazzo, L Sexton, J Snaidero
Griffith: Gordon Browne, Jim Eley, Allan Hudson; John Cramp, John Anderson, Mal Brauman; John Snaidero, Norm Munro, John Bortolazzo; Ray Davies, Len Sexton (c-c), Doug Geddes; Kevin Luhrs, Bob Tyndall, Les Collis; Colin Holt, Bob Carroll, Bill Tyndall; Fred Lodding*, Bruce Young
Umpire: J I Kiernan (VFL)
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 22.13 (145)) def Leeton 16.11 (107), Narrandera 13.7 (85) def Ardlethan 10.20 (80), Turvey Park 15.11 (101) def Coolamon 12.20 (92), Whitton 9.18 (72) def by Grong Grong-Matong 13.9 (87). 
Reserves: Griffith 14.14 (98) d Ganmain 5.8 (38)

Round 3 - Sunday April 29, 1962 at Ex-Servicemen's Oval

Griffith .............. 3.6 .. 6.9 .. 12.17 .. 14.18 (102)

Turvey Park .... 2.2 .. 7.6 .. 9.6 .. 15.8 (98)

Goals: Griffith: L Sexton 6, R Tyndall 3, K Luhrs 3, L Collis, W Tyndall

Turvey Park: A Grentell 6, J Wright 4, F Crawford 3, N Morrow, W Tyndall

Best players: Griffith: W Tyndall, L Collis, L Sexton, J Cramp, C Holt, A Hudson
Turvey Park: J Wright, M Bourke, M Griffiths, A Grentell, J Keating, F Crawford
Griffith: Gordon Browne, Jim Eley, Allan Hudson; Don Best, John Anderson, Norm Munro; John Snaidero, John Cramp, John Bortolazzo; Don Geddes, Len Sexton (c-c), Ray Davies; Colin Holt, Bob Tyndall, Les Collis; Adley 'Bill' Biron, Kevin Luhrs, Bill Tyndall; Bob Carroll, Don Pannan*
Umpire: Peter Sheales (VFL). Gate: £115/18/- 
Other matches - Ardlethan 12.8 (80) def Leeton 11.12 (78), Coolamon 10.7 (67) def Narrandera 3.11 (29), Grong Grong-Matong 13.18 (96) def Ganmain 3.13 (31), Whitton 9.8 (62) def by Ariah Park-Mirrool 12.19 (91).
Reserves: Turvey Park 4.6 (30) d Griffith 4.4 (28)
Goals: J Robinson 2, I Buck, F Gambell
Best players: J Diggelmann, E Wade, M Brauman, D Dreyer, J Robinson

Round 4 - Sunday May 6, 1962 at Matong Sportsground

Grong Grong-Matong .... 3.1 .. 6.2 .. 8.3 .. 12.4 (76)

Griffith ............................... 5.3 .. 6.6 .. 9.12 .. 9.14 (68)

Goals: GG-M: R Walsh 4, C Baker 3, C Morrow 2, P Tibballs 2, E Duffy

Griffith: A Biron 2, W Tyndall 2, L Sexton 2, L Collis 2, J Cramp

Best players: GG-M: C Morrow, M Pieper, J Cornish, C Baker, L Wall
Griffith: A Hudson, J Snaidero, G Browne, W Tyndall, J Eley
Griffith: Gordon Browne, Jim Eley, Allan Hudson; Don Best, John Anderson, Bob Carroll; John Snaidero, Norm Munro, John Bortolazzo; Mal Brauman, Ray Davies, Len Sexton (c-c); Colin Holt, Bob Tyndall, Les Collis; Adley 'Bill' Biron, John Cramp, Bill Tyndall; Doug Geddes, Dennis Dreyer
Umpire: A M Raphael (VFL)
Other matches - Ariah Park-Mirrool 11.24 (90) def Narrandera 8.9 (57), Ganmain 5.6 (36) def by Ardlethan 14.16 (100), Turvey Park 13.17 (95) def Leeton 12.13 (85), Whitton 6.14 (50) def by Coolamon 12.16 (88).
Reserves: Grong Grong-Matong 9.5 (59) d Griffith 3.11 (29)

Round 5 - Sunday May 13, 1962 at Narrandera Sportsground

Narrandera ... 1.3 .. 4.4 .. 5.7 .. 5.9 (39)

Griffith ........... 3.3 .. 5.4 .. 9.10 .. 10.13 (73)