LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 243, 14 October 1927, Page 12

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

FINAL REP. GAME.

AUCKLAND V. SOUTH AUCKLAND.

NORTHERN UNION CUP.

The final representative game of the season will be played at Carlaw Park to-morrow afternoon, when Auckland will re fond the Northern Union Challenge Cup against South Auckland. The trophy was won by the South Aucklanders in the 1!>23 seaso-n, that being the only occasion that it has been held outside of Auckland. A good game Is anticipated, as South Auckland have a strong team, and should be able to fully extend the city players. The barks include the Kaynor brothers and McDonald, a trio well known, while in the forwards is Timms, the country player who stood out in the recent interisland game. Owing to injury, Gregory will not be able to play for Auckland. He will be replaced by Crewtlier, the Ellerslie back, who has been playing brilliantly in club games of late. The teams are:— AUCKLAND. Fullback :Dufty. Three-quartern: Little, List, Wilson. Five-eighths: WetherilJ and Crewther. Half: Webb. Forwards: Clarke, Dixon, Payne, O'Rrien, St. George, Hutt. Reserves: Hardgrave, Cleaver, Wade, Seapr (backs). Hall, Bass, Spencer, Moisley (forwards). roUTH AUCKLAND. Fullback: O. Raynor. Three-quarters: S. Raynor, Everest, 8. Miki. Five-eiiihtl VV. Miki, McDonald. Half: Grali. i. Forwards: Jones, Cronin, Jackways, Farrell, Steplieii*on, Timms. Reserves: Wh< sky, Taylor (backs), L. Cameron (forward). Tennis for junior matches are:— CURTAIN-RAISER GAMES. At 1.0 p.m. the Njrarunwnhla schoolboys will play thfi Onehunga Convent team.. The Hchoolhoye' match will he followed by a match between Auckinnd Junior* and South Auckland Juniors. The visiting team in : —Bncks : TlttlPton. Northmore. Ewen, 'Ihrtipn. Kirton, Mulr. Atrlll. Forwards: Kronohue. Knnppnr, .Stevens. Daley, Collins, Hynes. Reserves: Whorsky. Molnsworth (bneks), Dare, McNeil, Saundere (forwards). CITY ROVERS. Fifth Grade.—Johnson, Ra«\ Euan Storey, Bntlor, Walker, Wallace, Nicholson, Annan, Barker. Bennett, Ganlcy. ,Henderßen, Robinson, Reynolds, Macown, Green. AKARANA. ' Fifth Grade.—Meehan. Aledton. ZanlnoTlch, Lusty, Peachy. Daldge, Green, O'Don-iii-11. Hunter, Holton, Jcnklneon, Bcattle, McKeown, Moore. DEVONPORT UNITED. Sixth Grade A.—Kirk. Smith (3), Neighbour, Rutherford, Splnley, McKee, Lower- , ence, Young, Scott, Adams, Galloway, Oliver, Davidson. Scagar.