TRIBUTE TO ALL BLACKS

Taranaki Daily News, 23 July 1929, Page 11

TRIBUTE TO ALL BLACKS

DISORGANISATION OF TEAM “DOMINION PRESTIGE UNSHAKEN* ‘ -i i j AUSTRALIAN PRESS By Telegraph—Press A.ssn.—Copyrigtn. Sydney, July 22; The Telegraph Pictorial says: “Though defeat may be disheartening, New Zealand prestige is unshaken, as the team was disorganised through injuries. Oliver was playing the best game on the field when lie was carried off’. The absence of Nepia, Dailey and Stringfellow made Porter realise New Zealand’s precarious position, and he decided to strip without consulting the doctor, although lacking in match practice. It was the Porter of old.” ,i The Guardian says: “Malcolm, at half for Australia, was the hero of the day, giving a masterly display behind the pack. Tuck, in Dailey’s place at half, was the weak link in New Zealand’s back division. Th® final la minutes was epic. Grimly the All Blacks buffeted the home defence, but the Australians held out, despite the severity of the attack. McGee was the shining light in eo-operation with Afaleolm.”