N.Z. OUTCLASSED

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1023, 14 July 1930, Page 9

N.Z. OUTCLASSED

LEAGUE TEAM BEATEN BY 29 POINTS TO 2 POOR PLAY CRITICISED SYDNEY, Sunday. In the Leagno football match yesterday at Sydney, between New Zealand and New South Wales, tho visitors ■were defeated by 29 points to 2. Tho gain© provided an unexampled performance by a young team against a side with a great reputation, because they knew each other’s play. The weather was tine, but dull, and the show ground In igood order. There were 25,000 spectators. The New Zealanders held their own for the first 20 minutes, during which Dufty’s line-kicking was splendid. Tho home team then opened out the passing. Shankland side-stepped past Pearce and gave to Busch, who scored and converted. By great play Brisbane put New Zealand on attack, but Barchard knocked on, missing a certain try. PATCHY PLAY There were several brilliant patches at this stage, but the home side was hooking the ball, as Dobb», a New Zealand front-row forward, had injured his ankle, but he played on. Shankland did another characterist run, and finally Kadwell scored. Shankland converted. Pearce, a New Zealander, was assisted from the ground with concussion. The New Zealand passing was ineffective, and at the interval there was no a Iteration in the score. New Zealand opened well, and as Dufty had missed several shots, Gregory tried, and succeeded with a penalty* The score then was: New South Wales, 10 points: New Zealand. 2. New Zealand had now five men in the pack: Dobbs was useless. Eventually Burchard was injured in the right arm by tackling, so the team had only 3 0 men fit. They put up a stubborn resistance against the severe odds. CHANCES MfSSED Abbott and Brisbane were the outstanding backs, and Griffiths, Calder,

Eckhoff the best forwards. The defence, however, broke down in the last 20 minutes. Why penetrated defence, and sent the forwards on. Treweeks scored after 6 e i n g notably “shepherded” bv 3 lardy, who bumped Dufty twice. Watene was now

. reweeKs on the win& opposite Shankland, who was quieter, and Jones was opposite to Hardy. New Zealand missed several chances owing to misunderstandings at critical moments. The visiting forwards battled hard, but the opposition had the lion’s share of the ball, and \Vks holding the upper hand. A strong run by Hardy beat Jones and Gregory. The home team’s mastery was now asserted, although fine movements by Meyer, Dufty, and Brisbane went near to scoring. Magnificent passing by the Blues bewildered the opposition. Busch scored, and Shankland converted. Abbott badly missed Busch on the blind side of the scrum, and Shankland accepted a reverse pass for a try, but missed the kick at goal. SHOWING PROMISE The final score was obtained when Shankland sidestepped Watene and gave to Kadwell. Hardy converted. Busch at half was a great thorn in the side of the visitors. Tho New Zealand team made a good impression. They should develop into a fine side. Pearce, the injured New Zealand threequarter, has been discharged from hospital. He has recovered. The* other injured members of the team are doing, well. The New Zealand League team’s display is described by Sydney Sunday newspapers as far from impressive. Th “Guardian” says: “The game was really a pathetic affair.’ It warns the League officials here that the publicwill not repeatedly pay to see the quality of football played yesterday. The “Sun” says the New Zealanders’ standard of play was a long way below tho requirements of the crowd of 25,000 spectators.