#ONCE MORE UNTO THE FRAY FULL#
With full 10,000 forms around them thronged, 'Back Melbourne, back!' is heard on high: With teeth firm clenched, yet a smile withal,Īnd wherever he went there were cries of pain, Through the serried ranks of the foe would crush,ġ874-1875 Billy Lacey's Poem I've watched young Lacey follow the ball, Donovan was a long time player and administrator of the club.Ī few years after his retirement as a player this verse was published in The Melbourne Punch (p91) 1889. The Leader of the club's kindergarten days had this accolade bestowed:Ĭontinued the standard set by his predecessor Jack Conway. The community poet put verse to paper to pay tribute to Carlton's most revered captain Jack Conway. Jack came to the club from Melbourne, and it was said that he was responsible for putting "the Carlton into Carlton." Of great deeds done - of victory won on Saturday." Of those who oft have met - who oft shall meet again.Īlas! my muse is weak, some else must tune a worthier lay, "Sing godess sing, in sweet poetic strain, Great Australian Football Stories, Garrie Hutchinson (p18) Though all make frantic efforts the ball can't be gotĪnd spectators surmise the game is getting hot. While each man his adversary is tripping and shoving Simultaneously every player for the ball has started, With determined eye and cap pulled on tight, "Killing" in their new knickerbocker suits Ĭonversing gailey the time has flown-the clock strikes three, Our men are tough as trees with deeply earthed rootsĪnd the ladies quite mutually pronounced them really The scene presented to us is strikingly beautiful and grand, South Yarra or Richmond - It's all the same -īut play it fair and it is a grand old game."īilly "The Little Wonder" Newing, Career: 1869 -1876 1873 Bill Newing's Poem - The AustralasianĪround the boundaries hundreds of spectators stand, "There was mighty strength in his collar bone,Īnd there was many a moan and a wirra! ochone!Īs Fourteenth after Fourteenth lay o'erthrown."Īt Carlton or Melbourne, which you please, The waves that thronged its stormy home." "Knock'em to blazes and bark their shins,Īnd I'll bet you my life the Fourteenth wins When Lieutenant Noyes and his broths and bhoys With their forage caps and singlets grey
"We've seen the Fourteenth at football play, George Bowen frequently recited the lines, snatches of which were recited by Mr. Jack Blackham, father of the famous wicket-keeper, burst into poetry about the event. "The Fourteenth met Carlton under Jack Conway at Royal Park, and Mr. One of the co-founders of Carlton Andy McHarg recalled 47 years later in an interview with the Sydney sports newspaper The Referee in March 1915, and reprinted in the New Zealand newspaper the Hawera and Normanby Star April 03 He had wonderous strength in his collar bone.Īugust 01 Carlton played H.M. Tom Gorman was known as "the pocket Hercules"
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