CHOICE OF PLAYERS

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 32, 6 August 1921, Page 7

CHOICE OF PLAYERS

The selection of the Wellington A and B representative teams has drawn cidticism from several correspondents, who mainly complain of the poor consideration given to the Oriental senior players.' '"Taking the analysis numerically of club's representatives in ,- the teams chosen," writes "Credit to Whom Credit is Dae," "and bearing in mind the position I'^ teams in the championship, one club in particular is certainly deserving of more representatives; also considering your own remarks as a critic, that Oriental's pack of forwards is the best in Wellington. What of the wing-forward Gair, 'Muir, last season's best forward in Southland, and Brown? The clubs have the following numbers of play.ers chosen :—Pon-eke 4, Petone 7, OrieritaL 2, Athletic 5, Berhampore 3, M&iuat % 'Varsity s,'Selwyn 1, Wellington 1.", "R.-il. M'llraith" writes :—"We have had a lot of controversy re football selection this year. Oii reading th© selection rbf tho two Wellington teams, I fail to see the reason why Oriental have been overlooked for selection in ill© forward division, namely: Gair, Brown, King, Muir, Scott, and Matthews." ,'

It is the opinion of "Keen Observer" that the latest selections offer further evidence of inconsistency, and, "as an old player and regular spectator at senior ( matches," the writer considers that quite a. number of players have not received'their dues. . He wa3 astonished to find that "Gair and Brown, both of Oriental, Walters (Berliampore), Ohristopherson (Poneke), were not even given places as emergencies in the B team. To find such players as Malm, die Clifton, and Scott (emergency) only in the B team was equally surprising, and tlio fact that Tunnington had been chosen -'as half-back on one day's play is not giving other players a fair go." Ho concludes : "The picking- of these two teams causes qne to wonder whether our selectors have, been consistent observers of senior matches this season."