SELECTION OF PLAYERS.
"Ex-Maribririam" writee aa folfows :— "Re 'Drop-kick's' notes and "West Coaster's' letter in Tuesday's Post, the correspondent compares Steele and Phillips as. thTeeKjna-rtere. These two men played opposite each other' twice last year. At Westport ' Phillips -'outran Bt«ele, out-kicked him, eluded him frequently, never missed him, and, in what was practically a'single combat affair; with Steele, ecored the winning^ points. Later, at Blenheim, Phillips again demonstrated his .absolute superiority. ,0n every occasion, that, Steele got the ball, Phillips 'walloped' him, down before he got ten yards, ajid in the end Steele got shy and kicked the ball every time. But Phillips beat Steele several times. To! sum up, Phillips- is as good a rnnner. and as good a. kick as Steele, and a much superior tackier, and he ie the quickest man: off' the1 maj-lt- that 1 ever saw." No expression of opinion;was given,by' "Drop-kick" as to the merits of the two players. : The.information |that'P-ti!]ii:s outshone Steele when Maryborough played West Coast last season-is correct, l>ut it muet be -paid that SteWs. record-in big football is splendid.' ;■: -; : . ■--..;.,
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Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 150, 25 June 1921, Page 9
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179SELECTION OF PLAYERS. Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 150, 25 June 1921, Page 9
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