LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 231, 29 September 1922, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

ROOPE ROOSTER FINAL. ATHLETICS V. PONSONBY. The final of the Roope RoOßter competition will he played at Carlaw Park to-morrow afternoon, when Athletics will meet PonBonby. The former team defeated City In the senior championship, and on their performance in that match It was thought that they would be hard to beat In the Roope Rooster competition, an opinion which they have fully justified in this series of matches, tonsonby were runners-tip In the senior grade to City, and on their recent form they are sure to make the game fast, open and Interesting throughout. PONSONBY UNITED. Seniors.—A. McGregor, E. McGregor. .T. Hlng. A. Williams, F. Delgrosso. H. Cole. A. Met lymnnt. I. IJttlewood. A. Black. W. Hanlon. S. Lowrie, \V. Henderson, W. Aradt. W. Southernwood. W. McNeill. Second Grade.- -Perry, Ixx-ke, Lyons. Havward. liean. Paltrldge. Moore. Laurie. Lo.-kc, Maddren, Cole. Fryer. Riley, MeWhlrter. ATHLKTICS. Seniors.—J. McGregor. R. Lonergnn. C. Wiggins. R. c. <irey, <;. Yardley, A. .Sutton, G. Nlools.ni. W. Miller. 1.. I.cc, .1. Brlen. <'. Webb. W. Ballantyne. H. Averv. J. Croity. DEVONPORT UNITED. Juniors— Anderson (21. Smith. Carnahan. Kmlrall, Seagar. I.alng. Horver. Hiitlaud. Wynyanl. Harper, Pnnu-rt, Buchanan, Haysou. Ngatal, Sadgrove. CITY ROVERS. Second Grade.—Miller. Crewthrr, Vermll. Ti.wnseml. Darroch, Dagnall, Held. Iladlev, Hart. Home. CurgvnveU. Morgan. Whi'tcoiube. Allen, Rhodes. O'Sulllvan. AiTKLAXn. V. SOUTH AUfKLANT). The Auckland League's senior representative team nil! visit Hamilton to-morrow, and play a return match with South Auckland In the afternoon. The team sine,, first •elected lm§ undergone a change. Stnfmunt anil Woolley were not available, and they have been replaced by Nelson and Wetbernll. Ihe team now Is: -Full-hack. Harrison; three-quarters. ('.. Davidson. Brown. B. Davidson; live-eighths. Wilson, Wetbernll: half-back, Poison; forwards. Scott, Johnson, V. Uson. Hawkes, C. James, Mackle. Reserves. Stevens. Mitchell. Members are requested to meet nt the railway station at 8.45 a.m. to-morrow. 'MORRISON SHIELD. The opening of the Morrison Shield competition, wliieh Is played between the printing Anns of Auckland for the handsome ! . rophy donated by Messrs. Morrison and Morrison, takes place on Saturday with a , match between Clark and Matheson and a I comhlued team representing Wright and Jaqucs. A.B.C. and Scott Ih-lntlng Co.'s. Much enthusiasm Is -being displayed, and a keen contest is anticipated. Following arc the teams: — ■C. and M W. Hun*. J. Hunt. W. Page, iT. Whalley. J. Linden. S. "Learning, C. I Stone. A. Chapman. H. rtmlth, N. Davidson, A. Matheson. S. Clarke. Reserves: s. I Wlffln, \. Aldred. F. Lees. ' Combined: Gregory. MorrUh. Rogers. Ginson. Sandles. Slndleu, Clarke. Spencer, Bovalrii <2), Sutherland. Tonkin, ißlshop, Watson. De Luca. Roberts, Avery. Players catch boat for Devonport at 2 n.m. i I AUSTRALIA V. NEW ZEALAND. HIGH SCORING MATCH. (Own Correspondent.) TAUMAHUNLI, Thursday. The Australian League team compiled a cricket score against a New Zealand team here to-day, when they scored 87 points to their opponents' 1-8. The match was played before 'MOO spectators, the weather being tine and the ground In good order. The New Zealand team was a very weak combination, and when it took the Held Included several local players who were not up to the standard of representative football. The Kangaroos simply ran over the opposition from start to finish, and scored when and where they liked. The tackling of the New Zealandcrs was very feeble, ami Caples had no difficulty In handing off four or five players before being compelled to pass. He and Craig were responsible fur Initiating most of the passing movements, and Horder and Toohey took full advantage of the openings made for them, 'Latta was the best forward on the ground. A feature of the game was the accurate goal-kicking nf Craig, who converted 15 tries. Littlewood was the outstanding player for New Zealand, and his two tries were really good efforts. IJttlewood, Lang, and Bass bore the brunt of the defeuee. 'Play was very even for the first Aye minutes after the kick-off, the New Zealanders showing rare dash, and driving the Australians Into their own twenty-live with forward dribbling rushes. The first try came from a bad iiass by K. Wallace. Rule swept down on It, and sent It on to Caples, who made a good opening for Horder to fly over Ihe Hue. Australia 3. New Zealand 0. Australia attacked solidly. but Lit tie wood Pirned the taWes dramatically by fielding a Iwmnclng ball under his own goal, and, dodging Toohey and Proctor, ran the length of the field and scored. To Whata converted. Australia it. New Zealand 5. Horder replied with a brilliant solo run down the line, aud, turning in field, he Jinked several of tie opposing backs and scored. Craig converted. Australia 8. New Zealand 5- From then on till half-time the Kangaroos piled up points monotonously. Toohey scored three tries in quick succession, mainly from clever openings made by Caples. Craig, Latta, OVonuor, and Robinson also scored. Craig converted all the tries except three, and at half-time the score was: Australia 39, New Zealand 5. The second spell wis a repetition of the first. The Australians played brilliant foot ball, but met with little opposition, and the New Zealanders tired very perceptibly. Within a few minutes of the kick-off Horder was across the line, and Craig piloted the ball over the nar. Australia 44. New Zealand 5. At this stage 'Bennett (New Zealand) and Tye (Australia) were ordered off the field by the referee. Caples added another try which Craig converted, and then Llttlewood scored again for New Zealand In a dnstCdown the line, but failed with his kick. Australia 4«, -New Zealand S. Caples then opened the game up brilliantly, and the score mounted to 77. Latta ' scoring twice, and O'Connor. Robinson. Dunwontb, and Craig scoring one try each. Craig converted five of these tries. Thompson (New Zealand), after a good run down the line, raced round Proctor and scored. Te Whata converting. Almost Immediately after this try Lang got across, and K. Wallace failed with the kick. Aus-tr»lla 77. New Zealand 111. In the last stages of the game Robinson and Latta added two (more tries, which Craig converted, and the game ended:— Australia R7 New Zealand 16 Mr. Simm refereed.