HIGH PRAISE FOR SCOTT

Chronicle (Levin), 23 June 1947, Page 6

HIGH PRAISE FOR SCOTT

Received Sunday, 7 p.m. t SYDNEY, June 22. "No team would have beaten the All Blacks today. They were everywhere and we had no way of stopping them, ' ' said the New South Wales captain, Phil Hardcastle, after yesterday's match. Today the Sunday Sun carries Scott 's photograph and a brief history on the front page, and acclaims his feat oi scoring 18 points as a goal kicking record for 'New South Wales. The previbus internatiohal ' scoring record against New South Wales was by the South Africau A. J. Van Heerden, who gained five tries in 1921. The previous best by a New Zealander was 14 pomts registered by A. McLean in tbe lorm off our conversions and two penalties at Wellington in 1923. t Apaf-t from phenomena'l goal kicking, Scbtt '"gained "lo'hg diktari'ces "with line kicking- from either foot and made several slasliing runs thrdugh the weaX New South Wales defence .when he joined in backline passing bursts," says Mr. E. W. Kann in the -Sunday Sun.

"Scott 's goal kicking' had old timers rating him the best since Dally MesSenger, " comments the former Aus--tralian international, Mr. S. C. King. "To that he added excellent all round play. ' ' ' ' Austrafia has not seen a better fullbaek since the famous George Nepia, " says Mr. Ginty Lush in the Telegraph. "Thornton and Arnold will rank anion'g the greatest forwards to play on the Sydney Cricket Ground. Kearney 's handling shouid ensure him a job in next Saturday 's test. Some of Tetzlaff 's passes to him were five-eighths7 horrors but Kearney snapped them all up. "The match was a triumph for Captain Fred Allen who has led the All Blacks to victory in every match in which he has played. Near the end and despite heavy bandages, Allen was putting more action into his sidestepping than at any time during the tour. The hooker Catley beat Furness 18 — 10 and the All Blacks won the lineouts [ overwhelmingly. "Though the tourists had speedy and brilliant wingers in Argus and Mason, this pair rarely saW the ball," says Mr. Kann.., "Tlie All Blacks adhered to

their pian to play to the centre and the New South Wales team was helpless .in '.combating thees tactics. As a result it was amazing to see Trevor Allan kept on the wing. He shouid have been transferred to &entre as he was the only New South Wales back whose soundness in defence and initiative m attack could have effected a change. Because of weak tackling the All Blacks were allowed to stream fhrough midfield. The forward. Thornton, was always in support. "Local spectators were inclined to resent the attention that the vigorous breakaway, Arnold, paid to the little half Burke. New Zealanders like their football hard. Our men have beeq playing cissy football and they want- to 'follow the example of the All Blacks if they are to hoid their own in international company. ^.Eastes, who has been New South Wales' main scoring medium, ^andled the -ball three time's' anu 'w'as 'tfieii well eovered. " - All Press commcntators pfedict drastic ch'anges in the Australian team for ! tbe second- test, which is not remarkahle : as the first test- team included 13 New South Wales men.. ~