▁his ▁kick ing , ▁if ▁possible , ▁better ▁than ▁his ▁mark ing " ▁( Old ▁Boy , ▁" R ough ▁Game ▁at ▁Fitz roy ", ▁The ▁Arg us , ▁( M ond ay , ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 8 ), ▁p . 7 .). ▁In ▁its ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁match , ▁when ▁speaking ▁of ▁the ▁Fitz roy ▁def enders ▁all ▁of ▁whom , ▁it ▁reported , ▁had ▁been ▁" very ▁solid ", ▁The ▁Age ▁sing led ▁out ▁Re id , ▁for ▁" his ▁splendid ▁mark ing ▁and ▁kick ing " ▁( F ollow er , ▁" The ▁Football ▁Season : ▁Close ▁Match ▁at ▁Fitz roy ", ▁The ▁Age , ▁( M ond ay , ▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁ 1 8 9 8 ), ▁p . 3 .). ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁senior ▁Victor ian ▁Football ▁League ▁( V FL ) ▁games ; ▁eight ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁and ▁six teen ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁V FL ▁match , ▁at ▁the ▁Brun sw ick ▁Street ▁O val , ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 8 9 7 , ▁Re id ▁played ▁an ▁out standing ▁def ensive ▁game ▁— ▁" Re id ▁was ▁playing ▁a ▁sure ▁and ▁fast ▁game "; ▁" Re id ▁marked ▁beautiful ly ▁and ▁invari ably ▁got ▁in ▁a ▁splendid ▁long ▁low ▁kick " ▁— ▁in ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁was ▁unexpected ly ▁very ▁sound ly ▁be aten ▁by ▁a