TEAM TO PLAY AGAINST ASHBURTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 166, 17 July 1939, Page 5

TEAM TO PLAY AGAINST ASHBURTON

COMMENT ON SELECTION 'By “Cross-bar."' i The selection committee has done the wise thing in retaining the team which won at Palmerston North against Manawatu, making one change only, and that to replace a player injured. In one respect, it is fortunate that M. Shewan was not aavilable, because J. Polson’s play from the start of the season has certainly risen io representative form. His play on Saturday confirmed earlier opinions that he was at. least worthy of first, selection in Ihe Wanganui B team which played Taranaki. It will be remembered that' he only made that team after other.-,. had had to stand down. Outside th f . Hook-Barton combination, which is the representative standard, Poison has become the best scoring winger h the union much of his play being made himself after following the ball with reasonable chances of success. Tight packing of the Wanganui forwards will be encouraged at the practices. The loose play will be there

all right, like it is throughout the Do- ' minion. New Zealand has no need io I look far for her loose forwards. W* ' have them to “burn,” as the saying j is, and good loose forwards are al- ■ ways of value, but the search to-day I is for tight players, whose hand woiX is little seen hv ‘•hank.*’ nr Press.