LEAGUE FOOTBALL

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2914, 25 July 1925, Page 2

LEAGUE FOOTBALL

NEW ZEALAND v. AUSTRALIA. Sydney. July 23. The League football match re- .— lilted: New Zealand 21. New Smith Wales 13. A dominating feature of both teams was the determined tackling which, although appreciated by the spectators, effectually circumvented all ell’orfs at enterprising play. Brisbane, at centre, played brilliantly for the visitors, his tackling ln-ing deadly and his trickiness in attack of the first, order. Dufty kicked six goals, hut. otherwise defended weakly. The New South Wales combination proved weak. Hardman shone among fhe forwards, but tin* backs were dislocated by the effective tackling of the New Zealanders.

Laing was omitted from the visitors. who won the toss and elected to plnv against a strong wind. Dufty drew first blood with a penalt v goal, then Brisbane struggled over from a mid-post scramble. Duf'tv converting'. New Zealand threatened again when a penalty

was awarded New South Wales, and ihen Wearing -cored and converted. New Zealand 7 —New South Wales

Hardman crossed soon afterwards, and Wearing converted. Dufly piloted another penalty over lhe bar before the interval, which closed 10—9.

Immediately following the resumption, T)ufty landed another penally, and AFouaU secured another try. —14 —10. The visitors, playing with clockwork precision, udded five points, per medium of Brisbane and Dufty, and then the last-named added another goal, bringing the visitors total to 21. New South Wales, in a despairing effort, failed to overtake the visitors. O'Rourke crossed, but Wearing’.-, attempt was weak, and full lime arrived without an addition to the scores.