ONE GOAL EACH.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 14

ONE GOAL EACH.

I _____ „ Expected to provide the best game of -, the day, the meeting of Mount Eden and University proved somewhat disappointing.j The play was decidedly below senior 1 standard. Very ~ few passing movements 3 were> witnessed, hard slogging" by i Mount .. Eden and hitting over the ball or cutting 3 tho stick into the turf by University preD dominated. The ground was soft, but the j ball ran well, and why so many players, particularly among the students, did not j get.- the run of the ball was difficult to . understand. Practically all the attacks . started inside the twenty-five lines, the result of a big hit by. the backs, and then ' two or three forwards attempted to beat ' the' opposing defence. Mount Eden's 1 attacks were the best, . the wings played l well out, and had the defence very well drawn at times. The centres were varied, -- and with the chances that offered the [ inside forwards should have done better. ';■ There was a lack of judgment in their . efforts, and the one ambition seemed to be, hit as hard as possible when once in [ the circle. The methods minimised the , power of the onslaughts. [ A drawn game was a satisfactory finish, I although Mount Eden did most of the attacking. The goal to Mount Eden canie ; 1 as a surprise, considering Chaplin's position at the time the ball was hit across j the field. Vail was very cool in charge of . Eden's goal, saving well, but had no , chance with the shot that found the cage.' I Mainland was best of the full-backs, , stopping well, and clearing with big hits. [ Much of his work lacked direction. Ander- , son requires to clear quicker, and not indulge in a juggling display. Hedges has the half-line honours. Wellborne as left wing [ forward gave a. convincing display. He was very hard to stop, served splendid centres, and was unlucky in not notching a goal from a clinking shot. Ash, on the right wing, came next for mention, and with Fletcher, caused the defence a lot of anxiety. For the students Crawley gave another fine display as goalie. He saved some hard shots in ' first-class style. • Brown and Ellison were again an even pair of fullbacks. The half-line missed Kadclift'e, his place being taken by Brown from the Whippets, who made a very creditable showing. Noakes tackled solidly, and cleared well, but Storry again failed to strike form. Occasional efforts were pleasing to note, and no doubt.a bit of practice will enable him to. show, last season's form. Bestic, on tho left wing, was the best of the forwards, and after repeatedly beating the defence, gave centres that the rest of the line let go begging. lie greatly strengthened the line. Seelen and Taylor put in* a lot of useful work, and Don was more conspicuous in the closing stages. The line, however, lacked cohesion.