Premier league
It seems certain that the representative commitments which have occupied much of Michael O’Donnell’s rugby league attenj tion this winter will | prevent him from becom- | ing the leading scorer in I Canterbury club football | before the season ends for | his team, Marist-Western | Suburbs. j O’Donnell scored 31 I points in the early qualifying round and another 64 during the premiership, having to miss matches because of his appearances for Canterbury and New- Zealand. At 24 years of age. his career I aggregate is now 1176 points, just 15 behind the record held by Trevor Williams (Hornby). Because of Canterbury’s Rothmans fixture against Wellington at the Show Grounds on Sunday, O’Donnell will not be available for Marist in the Gore Cup play-off the previous day. If Marist loses, it will I be eliminated and ’ O’Donnell will have to wait i until next year to pass I Williams’s mark. Seven players reached ini dividual centuries in the I premiership, Lewis Hudson
(Linwood) leading the way with 202 points from 18 tries, 73 goals and two field goals. The others were Brian Langton (Hornby, 10 tries. 74 goals, 178 points), Steve Holden (Sydenham, one, 76, 155). Barry Edkins (Eastern Suburbs, 11, 60, 153), Major Timms (Kaiapoi, five, 51. 117), Grant Stocker (Addington, seven, 42, 105). and Kevin Williams (Papanui, four, 44. 100). Holden, as the most prolific goal-kicker, won the Turner and Le Brun Cup. The Hornby outside back, Warren Wright, raced awav with the A.G. Bailey Cup for try-scoring with his four touch-downs against Addington on Saturdav. His total was 22, three more than that of Terry Gillman (Eastern), who was easily the highestscoring forward. Next came Hudson (18), Robin Alfeld (Hornby, 15), Kevin Murphy (Eastern. 15), Russell Seaward (Papanui, 12). Edkins (11), Paul McCone (Linwood. 11) and Wayne O'Donnell (Marist, 11). With 10 tries each were Mutu Stone (Addington) Ray Howard (Kaiapoi ), Mocky Brereton (Marist), Langton and Francis Lawrence (Sydenham>.
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Press, 31 August 1977, Page 22
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