JUNIOR FOOTBALL

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 81, 9 August 1929, Page 5

JUNIOR FOOTBALL

CENTRAL HEPS. CHOSEN. ’ To enable the central division first junior reps, to be chosen, teams from the first and second divisions met on Victoria Park yesterday. Th c game was an uninteresting one, and several player s far outshone the others and made the task of tne selectors a fairly easy one. The selectors, Messrs F. C'ollms, E. Kivell and J. Reesby finally decided that the following playqg-s should represent central in the match against the Hawera We dens day team on Wednesday week; —Standring, P. Collins, Robson, Mcßoberts, Corkill, Algar, Lawrence, D. Collins, Devereaux, A. Sangster, Keightley, Young, Huckstep, Glen, Chapman. Emergencies; Backs —Trass and Wilmshurst; forwards, Koeford and Hunt.

The game was a very scrambling one and far below the standard junior football should attain. The first division won by 11 to 3, but the seconds were Unlucky in that they did not score during the second spell. It was chiefly a forward game and any back movement that were attemped usually failed because of mispassing. Probably the fact that the players had not played together before affected the game somewhat. THE PLAY. The match opened in a very willing manner, the seconds kicking off with the sun at their backs and carrying play into their opponents’ half. The game slowed down considerably till the first made a determined rush, the ball going aciosg from Lawrence to Robson. The latter made a fast run, dodging a back to pass to D. Collins, who scored near the corner. The kick, taken by Collins, fell short.. The try livened up both sides, and play was carried 'up and down the field. The firsts attempted several back movements, but they were all frustrated. Keeping the advantage firsts then tried individual runs, but they were feeble attempts. Seconds made a combined attack but the defence was too strong and they were repulsed and a spell of fast play which ended in a try for firsts followed. From a scramble following a line out, Algar, who received, passed ,to Robson, who cut in and sent the ball t 0 P. Collins who scored after a fine run. He converted his try as the half time whistle sounded. SECOND SPELL. Upon play being resumed, the firsts attacked but seconds broke away and Mcßoberts, with a run followed by a kick, carried play upfield. The spell of, play following was uninteresting, and th e ball was kept in play near half way. The play kept slack and though seconds made several attacks they failed to break away. The game was held in the first s twenty five and once, when a score looked imminent, Algar saved with a line kick. A back move by the seconds was spoiled by Robson intercepting a pass and a penalty followed. The kick flew wide, however. Firsts broke away again nad from near the twenty-five line Chapman made a fine dash to fall over the line with two of his opponents on top of him. The kick by Collins went wide. Following a spell of even midfield play, cbaracteristed by kicking, the seconds nearly scored, but were pushed over the line and out. McRoberts missed a high pass, and Collins broke away but was overtaken by Mcßoberts, and the ball was kept in midfield. Towards the end play speeded up considerably, after travelling up and down field, stopped near the firsts’ 25 line, where a penalty resulted. Corkill made no mistake, and drop-kicked a perfect goal, and the game ended in firsts’ favour by 11 to 3. Mr G. Collins was referee.