Celebrating Western Australia's Football Heritage

'B' Representative (Men's)

1940-1959

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18 August 1945

West Australia 2
Jolly Rogers 3

Status: Exhibition match

West Australia: K.Sands, Werner, D.Swich, M.Roki, S.Ilich, T.McCartney, Harry Leivers. J.Roby, Tony Swich, S.Smith, T.Goff, T.Perich, T.Ivich, A.Kusmanich, Tom Ilich

Jolly Rogers:

Referee: E.Tonkinson

Venue: Subiaco Oval, Subiaco
Attendance:

3 September 1945

West Australia 2
Jolly Rogers 7

Status: Exhibition match

West Australia: K.Sands, H.Robinson, A.Bedford (c), W.Same, T.Ivich, T.Goff, Jack Segal, A.Kusmanich, Tony Swich, M.Goff, Harry Leivers — B.Werner, S.llich, H.Wilson, J.Taylor, J.Robinson

Jolly Rogers: Barnard Harbidge, Imburg, Mansfield, Evans, Wallace, J.S.Griffiths (c), Walter James

Referee: H.Emschell

Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance:

10 June 1946

Metropolitan XI 3 ((Beale 2, Ilich)
Collie XI 0

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: T.Cahill, Martin, Neal, Walmsley, F.McShane, Craigie, Ilich, Beale, McPhail, Radsich, T.Anderson — Don Baxter, Northend, W.Robinson

Collie XI: William Banks, J.Cherry, F.Whiteaker, E.Eyre, W.Watkins, J.Henderson (c), Keith Hay, J.O’Connor, L.Gillespie, W.Lally, M.Flynn, Stan Cherry, Tom Cherry

Referee: B.Francis

Venue: Leederville Oval, Leederville
Attendance: “more than 2,000”

19 April 1947

State Second XI
Collie XI

Status: Exhibition match

State Second XI: K.Sands, Svilich, Krasnostein, S.Johnson, Jordan, Neal, Harrison, Perich, Hill, A.Voce, M.Ilich

Collie XI: E.True, J.Cherry, J.Henderson, J.Noonan, L.Gillespie, K.Hay, M.Flynn, G.Cherry, J.O’Connor, J.Watkins, R.True — W.Banks

Referee: L.Sweet

Venue: Subiaco Oval, Subiaco
Attendance:

29 September 1946

Collie XI 0
Metropolitan XI 2 (Hughes, other scorer unknown)

Status: Exhibition match

Collie: E.True, J.Henderson, J.Cherry, J.Noonan, H.Carter, W.Watkins, L.Flynn, F.McGurk, W.Lally, Stan Cherry, J.Watkins

Metropolitan XI: Don Baxter, Krasnostein, M.Same, Rowlands, Jack Smethurst, Martin, Robinson, Hughes, Hatherley, J.Segal, Moon

Referee: F.Bowyer

Venue: Collie
Attendance:

29 September 1946

Collie Second XI 1 (L.Gillespie)
Metropolitan XI 3 (Thau, Moon, Hunter)

Status: Exhibition match

Collie Second XI (incomplete): J.Gillespie, K.Hay, L.Gillespie, K.Parker

Metropolitan XI (incomplete): Don Baxter, Thau, Jones, Hunter, Moon

Referee:

Venue: Collie
Attendance:

22 August 1948

Western Australia 7 (Don Hunter 3, Ron Robertson 2, Bert Robertson 2)
Balmoral 0

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia (incomplete): Don Hunter, Ron Robertson, Bert Robertson, Jack Smethurst

Balmoral:

Referee:

Venue: Fraser Park, Victoria Park
Attendance:

September 1948

Western Australia
Victoria Junior XI

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia:

Victoria Junior XI:

Referee:

Venue: Adelaide
Attendance:

18 June 1950

Metropolitan XI 5 (Miles 36, 63, 77, J.Segal 59, Atkin 84)
HMAS Sydney 1 (Vanistair 47)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Leticia, Thompson, Bob Cherry (c), Reid, Cork, Johnston, Orso, Atkin, Miles, Jack Segal, Mateljan

HMAS Sydney: Miller, Hillery, Whitford, Richardson, Burnett (c), Lomax, Price, Boreham, Vanistair, Tom Mitchell, Robinson

Referee: Mr Blackhurst

Venue: Richardson Park, South Perth
Attendance:

13 August 1950

South West XI 1 (J.Kyska)
Metropolitan XI 5 (Jack Smethurst 2, Robert Norman 2, Alan Beale)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI: Syd McGovern, C.O’Dair, G.Nash, Bob Cherry, John Grant, Stuart Johnstone, Edgar Hughes, Jack Smethurst, Alan Beale, B.Robinson, Robert Norman

South West XI: J.Sneddon, H.Banks, T.Lynn, J.Carter, J.Endriauskas, R.True, A. Banks, J.Kyska, P.McGurk, A.Simms, J.Hart

Referee:

Venue: Wallsend Ground, Collie
Attendance: “large”

22 October 1950

Eastern Goldfields Football Soccer Association 2
Metropolitan XI 3

Status: Exhibition match

Eastern Goldfields Soccer Association (squad): Basil, Ward, Allan, Maughan, Stirling, Ritchie, Millen, Lothian, Murray, Taylor, Bishop, Dyson

Metropolitan XI (squad): Bob Cherry, G.Nash, J.Callaghan, Stuart Johnstone, Frank McShane, D.Monteath, Edgar Hughes, Ron Adair, Robert Norman, P.McRae, Joe Rakich, M.Cork, K.Reichardt

Referee:

Venue: Boulder Oval, Boulder
Attendance:

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26 August 1951

Metropolitan XI 4
South West Association 3 (M.Kyska, Warlik 2)

Status: Exhibition match

Metropolitan XI (squad): Gubanyi, Berry, Nash, Ron Adair, Barich, Mira Ulehla, Atkin, Edmundo Faletti, Beale, Robertson, Joe Szymanski — D.Monteath, John Beveridge, Krasnostein, Mansfield, Weiss, Young, Burton, Robert Norman, Roki

South West Association: H.Esailovich, R.True, W.McGrath, Stan Cherry, N.Cherry, A.Leslie, A.Banks, W.Warlik, M.Kyska, P.McGurk, A.Sims

Referee:

Venue: Fraser Park, Victoria Park
Attendance:

23 August 1953

State Second XI 6 (Bill Adair 3, George O’Donnell 2, G.Bebich)
South West Select XI 1 (Blashford)

Status: Exhibition match

State Second XI (squad): Ken Day, Cec Malec, Eric Shipman (c), Frank McShane, J.Skrabel, Don McArdle, Gil Nobbs, Robert Norman, George O’Donnell, Bill Adair, G.Bebich, Joe Szymanski, L.Silcox

South West Select XI (squad): Steve Staszewski, Nelson Sacillotto, A.Simms, S.Carter, W.McIlhatton, R.Bashford, K.Flanagan, Charles Todd, Alan Porter, Liddle, Syska, Mike Klasztorney, Joe Pegurri

Referee:

Venue: Bayswater Oval, Bayswater
Attendance:

30 August 1953

Western Australia 5 (Jack Smethurst 3, Ron Adair, Alan Beale)
The Rest 4 (R.Norman, J.Rakich, George O’Donnell 2)

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Ron Oswald, John Beveridge, Angelo Ghiotti, John Masiero, Ron Adair, Max Lucchesi, Joe Rakich (Joe Szymanski 46), Stan Eastham (c), Alan Beale, Jack Smethurst, Vince Parlatoni

The Rest (squad): Ken Day, Cec Malec, Eric Shipman (c), Frank McShane, J.Skrabel, Don McArdle, Gil Nobbs, Robert Norman, George O’Donnell, Bill Adair, G.Bebich, Joe Szymanski (Joe Rakich 46)

Referee:

Venue: Bayswater Oval, Bayswater
Attendance:

13 September 1953

Western Australia 4 (own goal, Alan Beale 2, Jack Smethurst)
The Rest 2 (Bill Adair, Robert Norman)

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Ron Oswald, John Beveridge, Eric Shipman, Ron Adair (c), Max Lucchesi, Gil Nobbs, Joe Rakich, Stan Eastham, Alan Beale, Jack Smethurst, Joe Szymanski

The Rest: Ken Day (c), Colin Beaman, Cec Malec, Reid, Dallas, West, Robert Norman, George O’Donnell, Bill Adair, Norman Corner, Danny Burton

Referee: R.Hill

Venue: Recreation Ground, Bunbury
Attendance:

17 March 1954

Western Australia 4 (Mario Casotti, Vic Coccia 2, Franco Franchi)
The Rest 0

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Ron Oswald, John Beveridge, Angelo Ghiotto, Con Purser, Ron Adair (c), Don McArdle, Bill Adair, George O’Donnell, Vic Coccia, Franco Franchi, Mario Casotti

The Rest: Domenic Di Lollo, Ces Malec, M.Mateljan, Don West, T.Ilich, Gil Nobbs, Jimmy McMillan, Johnstone Cumming, W.Knob, G.Bebich, Joe Szymanski

Referee:

Venue: Claremont Showgrounds, Claremont
Attendance:

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28 March 1954

Western Australia 3 (Mario Casotti, other scorers unknown)
The Rest 6 (Edmundo Faletti 2, Norman Corner 2, Johnny Masiero, other scorer unknown)

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Ron Oswald, John Beveridge, Ces Malec, Con Purser, Ron Adair, Gil Nobbs, Bill Adair, Vic Coccia, Mario Casotti, Franco Franchi, Jimmy McMillan

The Rest: Domenic Di Lollo, G.Scarparola, Don McArdle, Johnny Masiero, T.Ilich, Don West, I.Degano, Jimmy Duggan, Edmundo Faletti, Norman Corner, Joe Szymanski

Referee:

Venue: Dorrien Gardens, West Perth
Attendance:

3 April 1954

Western Australia 5 (Mario Casotti 3, Vic Coccia, Bill Adair)
The Rest 3 (Joe Szymanski, Norman Corner, other scorer unknown)

Status: ‘B’ fixture

Western Australia: Ron Oswald, John Beveridge, Ces Malec, Con Purser, Max Lucchesi, Ron Adair, Bill Adair, Jimmy Duggan, Vic Coccia, Franco Franchi, Mario Casotti

The Rest: Domenic Di Lollo, Don McArdle, M.Mateljan, Johnny Masiero, Gil Nobbs, Don West, Jimmy McMillan, George O’Donnell, Edmundo Faletti, Norman Corner, Joe Szymanski

Referee:

Venue: Bayswater Oval, Bayswater
Attendance:

5 September 1954

Country Combined 0
Metropolitan XI 6 (Colin Beaman 4, Franco Franchi, Jack Smethurst)

Status: Exhibition match

Country Combined: Cerasa, Finessi, Susovic, Milicic, Saunder De Vos (c), P.Visiloi, Simons, Hendrik, Tillotti, Filiquenzi, Gianelli 

Metropolitan XI: Joe Ruyters, Ron Adair, Don McArdle, Mira Uleha, Max Lucchesi, Don West, Degano, Jack Smethurst, Colin Beaman, Franco Franchi, Burton — Robertson, Edmundo Falletti

Coaches: Ken Jones (Western Australia)
Referee:

Venue: Victoria Oval, Northam
Attendance: “over 1,000”

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