MANUREWA DISORGANISED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 140, 16 June 1930, Page 12

MANUREWA DISORGANISED.

If-, wis diflieult to keep. always ternemlicrhig lli"* <ho Mant'tewa-Y.M.C.A'.- game was a Fit-Icon Cup tic. As it. contest il ■was a miserable disiirmointmcnt, and as an exhibition, of Succor it came near bcins a fiasco. The country team. Race, no v cqiJ'; lirnintii.n of the improvement seen, recently in their championship -panics,:' and llicii idea obviously was to keep their.'pppdjientf from settling down. Kick mid'a-tislv.'.sccmcd 1o bo considered the proper.......proccdlire, seeing it' was' ;i cup tie, anil;-the. result was that Y.M.C.A. was lujS'er stretched,' their hacks having an-.casy.-task in return-, in;; most of the Ion? 'aimless kicking- fronvflte opposing forwards and half-backs, ' The 0 2 win.was ; deserved.', Mannrewa seemed 1o forget-.'all about,-combined effort;', and only when Corbetfc indulged in his'charac--teristie lfoady /passing was there any, semblance of Studied play. -Parks was, pot too secure: iri goal. but his backs were, responsible 'toj a certain ...extent Potts has.- • :i strong sure kick.. but: ho understanding with RoV-s, .who often resorted to; suicidal tactics-on ■ Saturday .- by,, dribbling about in Hie danger ssonc.y '.Brown is .' a. . .'jiiiggety defender, and stopped many .threatening moves, but lib - was inaccurate, tn : passing, While jClark on the ■ • other-ffank was never impressive. Corbctt did what he could ,to hold 'tlie defence - together, but his task ,'wfts' no easy one. Mannrewa must. study tactics -and defensive measures much more than they jspc.ro-'; tohave done. The forwards were not united at all. lYees in tiie centre-forward berth, caused a stir ei'ery now and then — when his breath —; — returned — by ■ bis dashing rushes, but as ' a liaison between the wings and the medium for distributing the ball to the best advantage to the flanks in carrying forward attacking manoeuvre's, he was sadly lacking..' Be caused Y.M. defence some disconjfiturp./ but-'' could enhance his usefulness , greatly -'by working more in unison with j the 'other forwards. "'Both wings were , feeble and; have been. $eeii to mtir-h better 'advantage: • Y.M.C.A. were, without Kay and 'veteran ClaimChan. crime into , the front , rank at. inside left jo AVlialey ' The; team played; - wilh .confidence, and- .was on,, top of tlie' opposition;,ail the ;way. Milliard did ail" that was asked of him.. Mowat was kicking better than he has done recently, and Oiler showed no hesitation in getting, rid of the ball. The easily held'the opposing forwards; and continued .to - pay. more attention-.'to placing and progressive" movemnnts. The forwards were not so combined as they , might have ,been, the rush tactics of ihe opposing defence tipsetting many of their eit'o-rts. "Chalmers was most frequently prominent, if only by being pulled up for offside, but the' other Y..M. trout r.'mkers- plnyecl with purpose and assertivenesv. But the game was thoroughly wen-home towards- five clo.sc. .