PLAY AND PLAYERS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 31, 5 August 1933, Page 6

PLAY AND PLAYERS

FURTHER ITEMS

Some notes on last Saturday's play and players were published in 'The Post" on Monday. Additional items are: — It took Petone some time to eliminate mistakes in handling from their play against Eastbourne. In the second spell, however, they carried all. before them, starting scoring movements from all parts of the field. The Petoue forwards were in fine form against Eastbourne, carrying all before them in the serums, line-outs, and tight play,'and also successfully footing it with their nimble opponents in the loose. Lambonrn again took the hooking honours by a big margin, and Reid, AVhittington, Martin, and Sundgren also gave fine service. The two full-backs, McCalman (Marist) and Barrett'-(Pbneke), had a good deal of work to do, and each did all required of him./-.. Saulbrey, the Hutt forward, is recovering from an operation, and was unable to piny on Saturday. Royel, Hum, and Baldwin were the bright stars of the Oriental back division. Both Royel and Rum kicked with fine, judgment, and. at times ran strongly. Royel's try was the result of a clean cut in, which' took him through the defence like a knife. > A. Ramsay played very soundly at fullback for Oriental, and kicked a good length. Despite the tally of tries*, his tackling was good, and he is evidently game, for he carried on after stopping a nasty knock. Cresswell's judgment in taking . high kicks when facing the sun was decidedly faulty, and with fast-following forwards opposing him he was often iv trouble. Hi« weakness for running too far was also evident, ami. altogether, though he tackled soundly, he had rather a poor match. Tage and Kilby both played well, though they found the fast breaking of- the Oriental forwards a problem. : Wellington have a trio ■of good young forwards in Denton, Hingston, and Alexander, the latter especially shaping well, his handling being very good. Diack had-a bad day for Wellington in tho place-kicking line, one out of six being a long, way belpw his usual form. Still, they were all difficult kicks, and all went close. Diack played well otherwise, though he lov=t a score with a wikl pass infield when his wing man had the' line open and ten yardtf to run.