THE VISIT OF A NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM.

Otago Witness, Issue 2623, 22 June 1904, Page 58

THE VISIT OF A NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM.

OTAGO FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION. The usual weekly meeting of the Otago Football Association was held on Monday in Mr T3raithwaite's rooms, when the following gentlemen wera present: — Messrs Ash-fcr-n (chair), Brickell, Braithwaite (secretary), Duncan, Morrison, Martin, Stables, and Scundey. Mr Duncan moved and Mr Braithwaite seconded — " That all matches b& played next Saturday as arranged for last Saturday, and that those scho'6l matches already played be replayed on the same terms as for the previotis Saturday." Mr Morrison moved, and Mr Duncan seconded — " That the appeal Roslyn v. Kaitangata. ' 'be allowed; that the Refer&es' dub be thanked for its report on the matter; and that the secretary write to the referee expressing entire satisfaction with his explanation." A letter from Ihe Wakari Club ■was read and received. The Referees' Club reported thut certain players are in theJiabit of •encroaching on the field of play during the progress of the Schools' games. — It was xesolved that any players reported by the refeie© for this misconduct be severely dealt ■ with. The trinl matches, in view of the approaching >-isit of the New South Wales - team, will commence on July 2. Correspondence from the N.Z.F.A. was read and dealt with. The usual of thanks to the chair terminated the meeting. NEW SOUTH WALES TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND. The following players, io constitute the New South Wales team for New Zealand, liave baen chosen: — Goal, Spencer; backs — M'Mahon, Thorpe, Robinson; halves — Condon, Byers, Hilder, Timnas. and C. Harrison ; forwards — Wishart, Carey, Moore, Waddell, Metcalfe, and Rae. PARTICULARS OF THE FLAYERS. Association football has been stirred to its depths in New Soath Wales this season owing to th© pro&jcbed departure of a representative team to tour New Zealand. Sinoe the end of last season, when the New South Wales Football Association received a visit from Mr -Courtney, who explained the details of th© scheme, great preparations (says an ex-New South Wales player in the Evening Post) lave been rrade to secure -a. truly representative body of New South {Wales players. The goal keeper is Spencer, of Ultimo, ■who last year played, for East Sydney. Sicks either foot ; when, called on to use fcis hands, .knocks well up and well out : yery quick and .Mire, and is only approached in New South Wales by Elliott, of Msrry,iv<ether. Backs — SfMahon (Balmain), Thorpe (Rozelle), and R-obinson (Sydney). M'Mahon - is perhaps ihei best — &. glutton for work, a born tackier, breaks up the onost beautiful rushes, plays tho ball very hard with his ~ iead. In the tests he placed one bail fuily forty yards away. Thorp© is a good, clean lick, also a tackier, aud plays well to his niea. Robinson is a good player, rather on ~the trig side. Will probably also " manage the team. Hall backs — Condon (Pyrmont), ByeTS ißozelle), Hilder (Glebe), Timms (Pyrmont), Con. Harrison (Glebe). Condon is a truly great player — always active, agile, follow Ing his marks well, and breaking up the combination in a -heartbreaking way. Hilder is a quieter, more methodical player Usually in centre, where he never seems to tire. Timms is looked on by many as the best half in New South Wales. Whilst the writer concedes every merit to him a3 a player, he feels constrained to say that Timms does not always knew where the ball is going to when he delivers it, bal for going in and getting it, then Timms fMnes. Con. Harrison is an older general than any of the- other halves, and plays with precision, strictly marking his men, feeding his forwards always when they have a chance, and when near enough often puts in a deadly pot on his -own. Byers is also a fine player. Forwards— Wishart (Northern), Carey (Pyrmont). Moore "(Glebe). Waddell iGrauville), Motealfo (Sydney), Andy l\ie. (Helensburgh). Wishart will be the. outside right, and 13 a sturdy ruthor than a brilliant player. Hi 3 crosses aie- a treat, and come" with much force. Rae is an outside •left, and is fast and! weighty, and a hard «hot; plays rather too much for himself, but if he" falls into thi3 combination wiil be one of the best.-- Moot© i& voted' hero (in New South Wales) the best player in this code, and rightly so, as h* is a fpiendid islayer; but, strange as thJs msy appear in print, the writer has cfteJi thought that his very strength is sometimes > weakness to his side. He backs up here, l.elps a weaker man. there, anj is igon^r- i nlly all over the place. It is so noticed that ' he has been -watched taking corner kicks from bo + h sides, penalties from centre, "frees" from half back, throwing m on

the lines, all in one game — and ho supposed to be centre forward. He is fast, tricky, and a deadly shot. Will Carey is an in-sid-o forward — do&s not matter much which wing; but is the best inside left seen here. A big player, fast, quite safe in Ids shooting, and works well with fellow-players. Met calfe, the email man of the team, is a cool, tricky, dodgy eort of ployer that keeps getting through tli3 defence, and feeds Ins men on both hands well. Carroll was tried in the tests at outside left, and is the best peen here, taking the ball well down i>is line, and his crossing- is lovely. Tall, fairly fast, and tricky. Waddell has been picked as a forward ; in the trials played centre for his club ; plays centre half now, but last year played centre forward. Ho scored three goals in the tests ; is a cool, unselfish player; tricky and fast. Shoots iike lightning. There are many of the players who can play almost in any position, especially Harrison, Waddell, and Moore; so that whatever alterations are found necessary as the tour develops, the material is pliable enough, and it only needs carefully placing in the field to do New South Wales and its selector? justice. Much anxiety will be felt here until we hear some results. There are no previous matches between the two colonies to give us a line to reason on ; but let them have a fair field and no favour, and whichever colony get-s defeated will have to benefit by the experience and try again. For the gpn/eral good of this gam& in Austra, T a°ia it is to De hoped this torn- is only the forerunner of a. representative Australasian team being sent Home to Britain, in the near future.