THE ALL BLACKS.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19676, 20 July 1929, Page 15

THE ALL BLACKS.

TO-DAY'S TEST MATCH. GREAT INTEREST AT BRISBANE. (psitid PBISS ASSOCIATION —IT IL»CT*IO TELZSRAPH —COPYBIGHT.) (Received July 19th, 11.45 p.m.) BRISBANE, July 19. AIL eyes are on the match to-morrow between the All Blacks and Australia. The manager of the New Zealand team, Mr J. McLeod, states that the team has mnch improved and will fight desperately hard to prevent Australia -winning the rubber. The New Zealanders are being billed throughout Brisbane as the world's greatest footballers. The Australians, Eoss, Towers. E. Ford, and Palfreyman, who played in the first Test, will be unable to play tomorrow. The Australian team will be composed of ten New South Wales men, four Queenslanders, and one Victorian. The team -will be as follows: Full-back—WestfieM. Three-quarters—McGee, Strutridge, King, Crossman. Five-eighth—Lawton (captain). Half-back—Malcolm.

Forwards—Breekenridge, Ford, Loudon, Hamalainen, Finlay, Cerutti, Bonis, Thompson. The All Black's team -will be picked this evening. Mr McLeod, referring to the railway accident yesterday, said that all the men came through the smash unharmed. They found plenty to talk about, and after it there was no more sleep. They ■were comfortable compared with the unfortunates whose carriages were turned over, compelling thpm to walk about shivering till dawn with a white mantle of frost all round them. —Australian Press Association.

NEW ZEALAND TEAM. (Received July 20th, 1.5 a.m.) BRISBANE, July 19. The All Black team is as follows: Full-back: Stringfellow. Three-quarters: Grenside, Carleton, Hook. Five-eighths: Oliver, Lilburne. Half-back: Tuck. Wing-forward: Porter (captain). Forwards: McWilliams, Snow, Kivell, Sonntag, Rika, Palmer, Cottrell. Reserves: Waterman, Leys, Mahone}-. —Australian Press Association.