WEIGHT TELLS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 6

WEIGHT TELLS

GRAMMAR WORN DOWN Only for the spirited barracks* which helped to maintain interest inrather dull era me. the King’s Colleg*. Auckland Grammar School would have been a very tame affair. It certainly was not the spectaenlaschool football that naturally one wotj expect, and the state of the grom should not be blamed for the absent of good concerted back play. Thisver,there has been excellent football unde much worse conditions. The fact must be faced that this yegr j secondary school football in Auckland is below standard. King’s set out early in the game it use their pack against a side whkr carried a gun or two too many for the® in the open, and they succeeded. Up till half-time Grammar were having the best of the open play, but a? the second half developed it becair fairly obvious that the weight of Kinjr> heftier vanguard was commencing to tell the tale. RELYING ON FORWARDS In the final quarter the Maroon* dominated the scrums, and the play, which was practically of a forward nature throughout, was confined almoot solely to that department. Just before the final bell sounded R. Gillett missed the easiest of kicks from a penalty given almost in front of the posts. As the game went it was perhaps better so. Six to three was certainly a better indication of the game. For the winners, Browne, at fullback, was always safe 4 . The same remarks also apply to the other custodian. Dickey, who replaced Reid in the e*rK stages of the game. Little fault could be found with this department of the game on either side. King’s threequarter line was not overburdened with scoring opportunities. From occasional glimpses one jc*. of Newsome and Milliken it would seen; that they were deserving of better treatment. To see a secondary school sid« which should possess the combination and condition necessary to play a fast back game relying principally upon the weight of its pack is rather unusual. In the forwards, the brothers GiUeC were a hard-working pair, and with Makgill were about the best of a v«7 even lot. Garlick, the Grammar wing. easily the pick of the Grammar backs, and. incidentally, the best back*on paddock. It was perhaps unfortunate for Grammar that he did not get vow opportunities. Fraser and Casnmort were also prominent whenever Grammar got a chance to open up.