COMMENTS ON THE GAME.
ATTENTION PAID TO HOOK
[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J MASTERTON. Wednesday.
The only consoling feature of the game against Auckland from the Wairarapa point of view was that the defeat was not us wg as it should have been. The Auckland forwards played a- magnificent game but apparently did not sense the advantage that they held. Invariably they broke through from any position on the field but preterred to go on with the ball instead ot leading the men behind them, who demonstrated in the opening of the game that they were a fine set ot backs. There is no doubt whatever that, had the backs got their share of the ball they would have rattled up a cricket score. Hook wag the unlucky man of the day. He started oft auspiciously and. being well supplied with the ball from Lucas, big things . were expected of him. It. was his misfortune to bo the subject of very close and unnecessarily vigorous attention from some of the Wairarapa forwards and for more than half of the gamo he was out of it. A splendid run by this player almost gave him his reward and ho had the sympathy ot the crowd when after side-stepping his way from half way lie lost the ball in goa. and Wairarapa accepted a lucky force. McWilliams was Auckland's best forward and was always supported by McCarthy. Batty and Casey. Of the backs Lucas was a " box of tricks," which Wairarapa were always puzzled to solve. He had three great men in front of him in McManus, Farmer and Cammtck. Unfortunately the latter had to retire at ha if time and was replaced by Ifwerson. Hooi< and Loft, the wingers, were at times bordering on individual brilliancy. They both posses* a deft side-step. and as Lucas was exploiting the cut-in with much _ success they always had plenty of room m which to work. Butler was very safe. The home backs were very- moderate and did not produce the good form which gave them a handsome win over Wellington. The forwards were lazy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19416, 26 August 1926, Page 6
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