RICHMOND'S LOST CHANCES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 109, 10 May 1937, Page 14

RICHMOND'S LOST CHANCES.

lailiire fully to grasp opportunities which ciime thtir way, mistakes and overeagerness at the business end, cost Richmond the game against North Shore in the main attraction at headquarters. The seasiders rattled on ten points in quick time and then Richmond settled down to the task of overhauling them. This they succeeded in doing, and at the interval the teams were on even terms—l 3 points all. Richmond seemed at this stage to have the game well under control, particularly as they were winning the majority of the set scrums. Their inside backs, however, made the tactical blunder of too often kicking for the gap, or allowing themselves to be bottled up by the fnat-rnidins seaMrlers. The result was that Richmond could not

force a passage through the dtfeuce, which becamv ilespeiute in tue nual stages. Kiehniond, with a little more luck, would have won, but, as it was, Murtu Shore jj.jl the decision l>y the sleiidtr margin of 15 points to 13—a penalty goal by j. Smith in the second spell being the deciding factor. For the winners, Lane, Hunt and Kerr played soundly, particularly in defensive rults. while the particular shining lights among the forwards were Hollows, Soutei- and Simpson. W. Tittleton was the bruins of the Richmond attack. He made some tino openings at times, but had a tendency to crowd uis wingers. Mincham was largely wasted at full-uack in the tirst spell, ami. had he been in the scoring line when his side was getting a feast of the bull, the mutch might iiuvt hud a different result. The tUchmond forwards learned well, and always going greut guns wen Mitchell, Teiford, \V. Hadiey aud McLeod.