Women’s Hockey WINS FOR HAREWOOD, WEST AND ARANUI

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28897, 18 May 1959, Page 3

Women’s Hockey WINS FOR HAREWOOD, WEST AND ARANUI

r In spite of rain during the week, the grounds were in reasi onable order for the third round i of the Canterbury Women’s i Hockey Association competitions last Saturday. Although heavy, • they were well covered with a good sole of grass, and it was suprising that the association was ordered to postpone all grades below the senior level once more. There were no surprises in the senior results which were as follows : Harewood 7, Digby’s 3. Christchurch West 6C*Carlton 1. Aranui 3, Rawhiti 2. Owing to the May vacation the match between University and Teachers’ College will be played later. Competition points to date are:— Christchurch West 5, University 4, Harewood 4, Aranui 4, Rawhiti 2, Digby’s 2, Carlton 1, Teachers’ College 0. HAREWOOD V. DIGBY’S The effective Harewood forward line was too much for a weak Digby's defence . which was based upon B. Makinson, who gave a fine display in goal, and D. Quinn, who covered a vast amount of ground at centre-half. Without adequate support these two were subjected to constant pressure. The Harewood wings. E. Tullett and G. Merrin, were in fine form, and the three insides. H. Turner. B. Turner and M. Devine, dribbled well and passed accurately, while their circle play was of a high order. They took full advantage of the amount of latitude which the opposing defence gave them, and , received good support from V. Watson at centre-half. Both backs. C. Long and Y. Turner, were stubborn defenders, whose passing is showing a pleasing improvement in it? accuracy. They suffered from a lack of support in cover defence on the part of the wing-halves, L. Watson and G. Turner, who were adequate enough in midfield but reluctant to retreat on defence when such was required. The Digby’s forwards used their right flank intelligently and D. Copley. on the right wing, played her best game of the season. The in-side-forwards combined well on attack with D. Norrie and T. Tahau prominent, and N. Beale was a thrustful left-wing whose centre passes were prolific and pleasing. The main weakness of the forwards was a neglect to back-tackle, an additional fault in the defence of the Digby’s team

CHRISTCHURCH WEST v. CARLTON With four juniors in the forward line. Carlton was overwhelmed by Christchurch West in the first 10 minutes, the latter registering four goals in that period. Thereafter Carlton made something of a recovery and offered stubborn resistance. especially in the second half. For Christchurch West, the backs. P. Hayles and J. Hall, seemed to have curbed their tendency to flyhit with pleasing results, and the half-line, consisting of N. Powell. H. Grant and I. Cadigan, was responsible for destroying many opposing attacks. Against inexperienced forwards they had more time than is customary, and they used it to advantage in placing their passes, thereby showing improvement in this respect. At centre-forward, M. Thomson was a resourceful leader, her passing being sound and her dribbling productive of good control over the ball. Her shooting was quick and accurate. A. Donaldson was a constructive inside-right, while J. Fifield showed plenty of dash on the left-wing in the first half and ability to combine in close play at inside-left in the second half. In the Carlton defence, H. Jones, at right-back, showed a tendency to commit herself prematurely when moving to tackle. J. Brown, the centre-half, defended well in the torrid scrimmages in the circle, but allowed the opposing centre-forward too much latitude in midfield. L. Drummond, at left-half, must eradicate the temptation to indulge in flyhitting when under pressure. The ability and experience of K. Cole in an otherwise inexperienced forward line was very marked, and most assistance from the junior members was afforded by K. McLaughlin. who revealed much more control over the ball than her young contemporaries. ARANUI V. RAWHITI In the early part of this game, Rawhiti appeared to pursue a policy based on the right flank attack, and during this period looked the better team. In the second half, however, its play became aimless, and Aranui took advantage of this decline to attack through the centre, where S. McCaw showed her ability in notching three opportunist goals. For Aranui, J. Johnstone made

some good saves in goal, which was just as well in view of the fact G. Han at left-back was rushing Into tackles in a manner which only her opponents could have applauded. A. de Ville and A. Fleete were verv steady half-backs, whose passing was fair and whose trapping and cover defence were good. J. Beveredge made some good runs on the L e ;; winj? : but the Aranui attack is rather limited, being based upon the penetration and dribbling ability of S. McCaw at centre-forward. G. Mayer rendered useful assistance at inside-right. L. Bayliss was a safe custodian for Rawhiti. being fearless in the face of the most determined attacks. J. Rouse at right-back was very steady, although still a little slow m getting her passes away. At centre-half S. Herrett played a prominent part in her team's defence, but neglected to use her right flank in the second half when on attack. The right flank pair. A. Schimanski and L. Todd, continued to be the most impressive forwards in the Rawhiti attack, and they combined well when they received the ball. It was foolish to neglect them in the later stages, not only because of their personal ability, but also because of the natural advantage which the right flank enjoys in delivering the attack to the opposing circle. L. Honeyman on the leftwing showed definite ability, and could be of greater value to her team if used as an Inside forward.