Time Travellers in Essendon, Flemington and the Keilor Plains
Sporting Clubs
Flemington Lacrosse Club, Premiers "B" Division, Season 1896. Players are - Back Row: H Radford (1st Home); W Francis (2nd Home); W Richards (Rt Attack); W Strickland (Centre); R Pike (Goal Keeper); W Reynolds (Left Defence); R McCheane (Cover Point); Front: A Rudd (3rd Home); R Hooper (Left Attack); M Bond (Rt Defence); O Jager (3rd man). Courtesy of the State Library of Victoria Collction, H2016.192/1
Back Row: D Sadler (Right Attack, Emergency); M Bond (Left Defence); W Francis (Captain) (Point); W Radford (2nd Home); W Sprott (Right Defence); R Pyke (Goal Keeper); O Jager ( Cover Point); Front row: J Morrison (Left Attack); G Gay (1st Home), W Strickland (Centre); W Richards (Right Attack); W Reynolds (3rd Point); A J Rudd (3rd Home). Courtesy of the State Library of Victoria Collection H2016.192/2.
The Flemington Lacrosse Club asked the Victorian Lacrosse Association to be admitted to Premiership competition, which was agreed to.
LACROSSE. (1896, June 27). Oakleigh Leader (North Brighton, Vic. : 1888 - 1902), p. 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66205415
A newspaper report in 1896 suggests that the Flemington home ground was at Royal Park.
LACROSSE. (1896, June 27). Oakleigh Leader (North Brighton, Vic. : 1888 - 1902), p. 3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66205415
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