REPLACEMENTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 67, 20 March 1937, Page 15

REPLACEMENTS

ASSOCIATION GAME

NEW RULE MADE

"That, a rule in favour of replacement be adopted throughout-New Zealand" was a "remit from- the. Otagp Football' Associatiohj". which came be-' fore the annqal meeting of. the New Zealand Football Association- last night. The rule was. made by 17"votes to 3.-' .'•■•'■ v--.';;-''"'-' -: : '-"..-■•'.■';•.;':"-" ;"■ "We are affiliated/to-, -the ; ; English Fo6tball Association and we play, under their rules," said Mr. W. G. Bryce. "I don't think -we,;should be-'loyal'to them if we allowed replacements.'' ' . Mr. J. A. Milburn considered that replacements would speed up and improve the game. /Mr. H. H.-A. Renal also'spoke in favour of the alteration/ He did not think that'the rule would beabused.' i'-:\'^ :■//-.'■'. ■■;.,-:: r:r Wairarapa, Taranaki, and Warigariui associations through /their delegates opposed', the change.*' -'..'■ ■ vi;l":;.',.! Mr. W. B. Hicks favoured-the. remit as. beinj* b,etter for the public, which' paid to see fast football. .He/ thought it should, apply -to the first spell only/ and ;be-'left.'to the. associations or captains to agree upon in interprovincial' games.;. • -V\/-;..- ■':.-. ■;,>'!///y/'.-> /-.':/■;: '■■.■';'/. '■■■■■ Reasons in favour of the remit were given; by Mr; H. Woodhead on behalf, of • Otago. The laws of the game could be fairly construed to permit ■ it. , : .: Mr. J.,E. Jones, on behalf of Canter-f bury,' suggested /that/ a special dispensation for the change be sought. from.the;E;F.A/ ■'-','. . , ; .•':.'■■•;•'':'.-•' •■ .. -\ Mr. Frank Campbell did: not think England would worry anything about' a change if New Zealand made,it. ;; Earlier .; in ; the ,meeting"i Mr. / H. h.[ Godber suggested"that the association should get 'permission /from the English Football Association, to. make replacements in, the matches tc> -be flayed .with the/English amateur team'this season. "Nori-Spccer/lplayers,would: be more favourably; impressjed if repla'ceirierits were/allowed.''-;;-.:-:^::/^//':-^: \ '■: Mr.' Frank' Campbell/ replied; that; there.,.was no need to do .that.,:except for,"the test/matches:;/-The /N.Z..F.A.----was the < coritroller.,of the. gameian'.New, Zealand. ■ 1 ;J;':-/v./"'-..'; . / Mr. Alf Williams: You will; have, toj, do it. under the; hat;"" ':■ ■■•■ W■/:■■ -'vl.-'.;v;' / '!■■ ■-'■'- Mr.- Campbell: Noi:need;;for.:.that. ,■:; ':.: Stressing the- need -for replacements Mr. Campbell'• recalled:.'.': the fardical situations/that,arose \durjng;.the-Aus-tralian; tour ;last,year:;,w i hen'.teh. i and; sometimes nine.: men, .tried; itp'.cplayl eleven, nd/replacemerits. being allowed.;