LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19114, 4 September 1925, Page 8

LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

TO-MORROW'S TEST MATCH. QUEENSLAND V. NEW ZEALAND. PERSONNEL OF THE TEAMS. Tho first Queensland League team to visit Hew Zealand will open its tour to-morrow afternoon at Carlaw Park with a match against the New Zealand representatives. The teams have completed their training and aro both fit and confident of victory. All arrangements have been rnado to provide extra accommodation for the large crowd expected to witness the game.

Thei visiting side will be captained by JT. Potter, who is recognised as ono of tho fmest forwards playing tho game in Australia. Ha is, by the way, a veteran player, having represented Queensland and Australia since 1919.

B. Avery will lead tho New Zealand thirteen.

The Queensland team for to-morrow is:— Fullback: Frauenfelder. Threequartors: Paten, Gorman, Craig, Aynsley. 1 Five-eighth: Moore. Halfback: Connoll. Forwards: Potter. Henderson, Bennett, Purcell, Stoinohrt, Ar.ubruster.

The New Zealand representatives are:— Fullback: Gregory. Threequartors: Parkes, Kirwan, Delsrosso. Five-eighths: Wetherall. Saunders. Halfback: Wilson-Hall. Forwards: O'Brien, St. George, Herring, ."Fetor son. Singo, Avery. Refler-es.—Backs: Davidson, Cole. Forwards: O'Bmn, Dixon.

Two cur'.ain-raiaera to tho test match will Wprovided. At 12.30 p.m. a junior representative team from Hamilton will play Athletic third grade team. This will be followed by the Stallard Cup final, between Northcote and Otahuhu, the two leading teams ir. the E section of tho sonior grade. The Hamilton junior representatives are:— Fullback, R. Skeets; threequarters, L. Muir. E. Everest (captain). Brown: fivij-eiehths. A. Taylor, S. Muir: halfback, W„ Childa; forwards, Mawhmney. McCormack, L. Woodiall„ J. Dick, F. Price, J. Laing. Reaorves: IS. Paget, C. Prince The Athletic third grade team ia:—Fullback, Longville; throe-quarier3, Draffin, Christinas. Broadhurst; five-eighths, Soagar, Wilson: halfback, Lucas; forwards. Nelson, Whaley (captain), Forbes, Cavanagh, Clark* Stephenson. Emergencies: 'McKenzie, Armstrong.

The following referees have been appointed for the various lpatchea:—-Queens-land v. Now Zealand, .1 p.m., Mr. L. Bull; Hamilton Juniors v. Athletic thirds, 12.30 p.m.. Mr. Lines; Northcote v. Otahuhu, 1.30 pjn., Mr. Ripley; Ponsonby v. Richmond. Domain, 1 p.m., Mr. Taylor.