HOW THE TEAMS STAND
THE positions of the teams in the L senior League competition are as follow: Points. Ch. P. W. L. D. F. A. Pts.
dry. The movements were for the most part brightly sustained, despite the elusiveness of. the slippery leather. Rhodes, wing-threequarter, infused plenty of dash into his efforts when the ball came his way, and scored a pretty try after a good opening had been created by Clarke and Beattie. Len Scott played one of his best games this season. Seagar, at five-eighths, was always in the picture. He picked holes in the defence with good judgment, his solo scissors run in the centre of a back rush being a beautifully timed piece of work. • At fullback Simons gave a good exposition in handling and fielding, his powerful line kicking being a considerable asset tu his forwards. Coghlan was very solid at half. A. Scott and Casey were the pick of the Devonport vanguard, the latter in particular showing up brilliantly in the loose. Newton was leading a forlorn hope ! from the start, but doggedly held on, . battling grimly to the end to keep down Devonport’s steadily mounting score. In the first spell the visitors, disorganised as they were, held their opponents fairly well, but were beaten by the speed of the Devonport backs, when the inside men adopted crosskicking toward the tlireequarters. Newton forwards held their opponents in the set scrums, though they were invariably beaten for the ball, and in the loose worked hard, following up persistently until they were rewarded just before the end of the first spell. Francis was Newton’s outstanding forward. He was always in the van in breaking through the ruck, and showed marked dash and determination in all his work. Tie was well supported by Ferguson, until he was injured just • before the end of game. The backs generally were weak. Cammick and Brimble were the best.
Devc nport' . . 13 11 1 1 230 98 23 Pons onby . . 13 10 2 1 254 111 21 City . . 13 9 4 — 160 121 18 Mari St .. 12 5 4 3 170 150 13 N ewton . . . . 13 6 7 — 133 218 12 King s 1 a n d . . 12 3 S 1 114 202 7 Rich mond . . 12 3 9 — 105 155 6 Eller slie .. . . 12 12 — 79 190 0
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 721, 22 July 1929, Page 6
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389HOW THE TEAMS STAND Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 721, 22 July 1929, Page 6
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