SENIOR B FINAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 230, 28 September 1936, Page 13

SENIOR B FINAL.

Consistently good back play by Suburbs marked by clean handling and first-class combination, "was neutralised by Manukaus solid defence in the Senior B final, which resulted in a draw without either Sl **e scoring. George's hooking gave Suburbs most of the ball, and Green at half-bacK, and the inside backs, Brady and Marglson, were all quick off the mark, anu showed -complete understanding in making use of their opportunities. Lack of support from the three-quarter line, the hard and low tackling of all the Manukau backs, especially the full-back, Elliott, and the spoiling tactics of Godfrey, the loose forward, accounted for the failure of many promising movements. In the forwards honours were divided, both packs going hard right through. Manukau's dribbling, which, Oil ..two occasions led by Langton and Godfrey* carried the ball half the length of the field, had the opposing defence in difficulties. The wealth of.talent, on both sides showed that Auckland football is not lacking 111 young players coming on. , r — GRADE GAMES. SENIOR r- GRADE. V / Final. Suburbs 0, drew with Manukau 0. THIRD GRADE. Otahuhu 11, beat Howick 8. THIRD INTERMEDIATE. Knock-out Final. Grammar A 11, drew with Eden 11. FOURTH GRADE. Knock-out Final. Northcote 0, beat Panmure 3^ FRIENDLY MATCHES. Maple Furnishing Company 14. beat Takle Bros. 6. . „ Balmoral Boys' Band 11, beat Ponsonby Boys' Band 3. . South Takapuna A 1-1, beat North Taka'south Takapuna B 9, beat North Takapuna 3. WAIKATO'S CHAMPION CLUB.

By defeating Koreone (holders) at Morrinsville on Saturday, the Hiuuera Club, ■winners of the Matamata senior champion ship, won the Blnnie Cup and earned t he | title of "champion of champions of tne , Waikato Rugby Union's, territory. Botii teans contained a large proportion of sub-1 union representatives, the Kereone teani being captained by I Leeson, Black, with L. RiiSfell, the' North Island hair-back behind the pack. flinuera had ten Matamata representative players. leading bv S—o at half-time Kerc-nne were defeated in the last few minutes by li points to S. G. Leeson and W. Cameron scored for Kereone, and Bodmin conveitecl a try. For Hinuera tries wore scored. by, Gerniann, Lowry and Wright, one of wxncn | Hawke converted.