CAMP TEAM.

Duffy's Gen, Issue VI, 5 June 1945, Page 5

CAMP TEAM.

With the completion of the first round of the competition, Camp have done well to gain second highest points, being only one point behind the Island team. The team was unfortunate in losing some very promising players early but with a. few newcomers, have now a good well-balanced team, which, under the able coaching of ?/0 Catran, should give a good account of itself in. the games to come* The. team has been fortunate in having Oswald at full-back as he is a v -y reliable player* Cu the wing, le Fleming plays a dashing game and makes full use of his weight and speed. The other winger, Hibbard, is a newcomer to the game and is improving with each game. Au centre, Bill Massey is reliable and has a great turn of speed, also being an asset to the team with his goal kickings The second five-eights is Don Wilson, who unfortunately we have not seen much of owing to pressure of Tours, and we hope .that his third tour will last long enough to see out the season. During his absence Shorty Farrell has been kept busy filling this' posit Doug Dewar has been playing consistently at first five-eights but has not found his goal kicking boots yet? At half-back Evans is showing improvement -with every game* Amongst the forwards, ’ vie two locks Hird and Macßae have been doing a good job. The breakaways McLaughlan, Thompson and Edmonds have been right on the ball and cause plenty of trouble for opposing teams* Bill Whyte has been playing very well as last man down and he is very handy to the team as he has pace enough to make up a vacancy in the backs* The front row forwards consist of Kofoed, Miller', Brit tin and Gillespie, the hooker being Miller, who performs his duties well.* Brittin is very sound and always there when needed* The leading of the pack is in the capable hands of Jim Kofoedo The team regrets the loss owing; to postings of s Jim Buchan,Simms, Nev- Thompson -and Gill Mullins, and hopes that Murtagh Murphy has a speedy recovery from ‘his Injuries during the Island game*