WELCOME RETURN
With Saulbrey absent, Petone brought A. Lambourn out of retirement to complete the front row against Johnsonville. It was not long before he took over the hooking position from Haines, who. incidentally played a good solid game, and Petone secured a major share of the ball. Lambourn was always in the thick of a gruelling forward game. , F. Mallett, the young Petone centre, added points to his total with two very fine dropped goals, both well-judged kicks, from planned manoeuvring. Mallett moved up behind J. McGurk on a scrum going down at the twenty-five in front of the posts, and the half shot the ball back for Mallett to take aim and drop a goal. The second "pot" was from almost the same position, but after a snappy passing rush from a scrum near the touchline. Mallett represented Buller last season. With the ball at toe P., Lewes (Johnsonville) has few superiors in Wellington football. Solidly built and fast, he makes many breaks and repeatedly led Johnsonville in devastating rushes against Petone. As a Massey College student, Lewes represented the North Island Universities, but he has played for Johnsonville for the past three,seasons, j
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 30, 3 August 1940, Page 15
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196WELCOME RETURN Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 30, 3 August 1940, Page 15
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