FOOTBALL.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4463, 6 September 1922, Page 3

FOOTBALL.

TEAMS EOR SATURDAY. PAEROA. The following Paeroa teams have been selected to play ip the interuion matches next Saturday against Hauraki Plains, the seniors at Paeroa and the juniors at Ngatea: Seniors.—Full-back, Shaw; threequarters, McNeil, I, Poland, F. Pitts ; five-eighths, K. Dean, Pivott; halfback, Ellis; • rover, Cashmore ; forwards, Patterson, Fisher, V, Young, W. Taylor, J. Benney, G. Long, T. Johnson, Emergencies : Cashmore, G. Royal, E. Smith, I. o’l is., Juniors. —Full-back, D, Haskell ; three-quarters, J. O’Brien, W. Smith, W. Ardem; five-eighths, Samson, K. Alley; half-back, H. Thorp; rover, J. Treanor : forwards, J- Morrison,. G. Neil, G. Sinnott, W. Hill, A. Williams, F. Thorp. Emergencies: Backs, Kerr, M. Dean ; forwards, E. Alley, J. Watts. The junior players will leave Mahony's corner at 12.30 sharp. Netherton and Hikutaia players will ce picked up bn the road at Hikutaia or Wharepoa ferry. Any players proceeding in their own conveyances please notify the secretary of the nion before Saturday. An A and B. third grade match will, be played as a curtain-raiser; to the senior game, the players to be be the same as played in the curtainraiser to the Piako v. Paeroa match, when a drawn game with no score was the result. HAURAKI PLAINS. The following team will represent Hauraki Plains seniors against Paeroa, at Paeroa on Saturday : Full-back, Stretton; three-quarters, Wallis, - Adlam, Lyes; five-eighths, Garry, Nichols ; half-back, Thorburn ; rover, McMahon; forwards, Bolton,' Millington, Rapana, C. Clark, Newdick, Slack, K, Fox. Emergencies: Forwards, O’Neil, Dent; backs, Beasley, O’Carroll, McMillan. NOTES FROM THE PLAINS. The senior grade final between Turn a and Ngatea on Saturday was a poor’ exhibition of Rugby, both teams failing to play proper flootb'a'N. The practice of playing the man instead of the ball was too prevalent. Though the Ngatea team contained a number of junior men the game was by no means one-sided, but Turua did not appear to have much difficulty in holding their own. For the Turua team Bedford was the most conspicuous of the forwards and Thrupp the best of the backs. Ngatea’s best forward was O’Neil, while McGuire shone but in the backs. A number of enthusiasts appear to be under the impression that Turua and Kerepeehi have yet to play off before the championship is decided, butan inquiry from’ the secretary of the union brings forth the information that last'Saturday’s match was the final one, as far as the competitions are concerned.