LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 104, 4 May 1944, Page 7

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

PLAYING OF WEROHIA

FINALITY NOT REACHED

The question as to what club W. L. Werohia, a prominent player from the South Auckland district, will be associated with was discussed at a meeting of the .«uCUiand Rugby League last evening, when Mr. J. W. Watson presided. Werohia has signed on with the Newton Club, which is now coached by the former Manukau player, S. Watene, but wishes to play for the Manukau Club. The player attended the meeting, and explained that when he signed on for Newton he understood he would be playing with Steve Watene and Peter Ririi nui, the latter being his uncle. He was later told that Ririnui would not be playing for Newton. '

In reply to a question, Werohia said that he realised he had signed for Newton, but wanted now to play in the same club as Ririnui.

Mr. Watson said that the clearance for the player from South Auckland came from one League to another League.

The chairman added that Werohia could play for Newton if he wanted to.

It was decided to ask the secretary of the Newton Club and Werohia to attend the next meeting of the board, when the position will be further discussed.

Werohia played for Manukau in the trial games and displayed brilliant form. At last week's meeting of the Auckland executive it was stated that his clearance had been received from South Auckland and he was then eligible to play for Newton. Werohia, however, did not turn out for • Newton last week, when the championship play commenced. Transfer of Players Transfer of the following players to senior clubs was approved: J. Matthews. Marist to City; I. Te Wetl, City to Marist: R. Grotte, City to Ponsonby; R. Humphrey, Avondale fourth grade to North Shore: W. C. S. Miller, Mt. Albert to Pt. Chevalier; A. Potter, Newton to Ft. Chevalier. The South Auckland Rugby Leage notified the transfer of the following players to the Auckland Leajue: W. Werohia, N. Dowling, T. Shaw. At the request of the Richmond Rovers Football Owen Payne, who played several games as senior last year, was regraded to first junior. The club said that although he was a good player he was too light for a senior, being only 9.4. He had, the club said, no intention of playing senior this season. W. Woods, of City, was also regraded to first junior. School Control Board Appointments of the following officers on the School Control Board was confirmed: Chairman, Mr. M. Wetherill; secretary-chairman, Mr. V. Rose; secretary, Mr. L. Rout: board members, Messrs. J. Silva, W. Moore, J. Hanlon, E. Te Bhurt, A. Lennie; referees' delegate, Mr. J. Cottingham. It was decided to seek the assistance of the senior officers' association so that all second matches will start at 3 p.m.. and early games to start not later than 1.40, with no time deducted for stoppages. In connection with injured players the chairman said, in reply to a point raised, that in the case of minor injuries players should be removed to the sideline for treatment, and the game shpuld not be held up unnecessarily. Saturday fixtures. —The following fixtures for next Saturday:—Senior grade: Manukau v. Otahuhu, Carlaw Park No. 1, 1.30 p.m., Mr. S. Billman; City v. Richmond, No. 1. 3 p.m., Mr. G. Kelly: Marist v. Pt. Chevalier. No. 2, 3 p.m., Mr. E. Pope; Newton v. Mt. Albert. No. 2, 1.30 p.m., Mr. H. Tate; Ponsonby v. North Shore, Devonport, 3 p.m., Mr. J. Hawkes. It was decided that the junior grade should play a preliminary round next Saturday, and start the championship on May 13.