FOOTBALL

Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43350, 16 July 1908, Page 2

FOOTBALL

The team selected to Represent Piako 11. in their match wj£h PaegOft 11., next Saturday, seems to JIvVC given satisfaction, ahd in raqsi quarters is looked upon as that strongest representation selected to do honour to the Piako Union.

The following are a few notes on the respective players : W. Shaw (Te Aroha) full-back : A strong defensive player, splendid field and kick, and a fair tackier.

J. Forbes (Waihou), threequarters: Fairly fast, good in defence, good 0 kick and tackier, can be played at > 4/ full-back with equal success,,,; R. Brenan (Te Aroha): One ot the best if not the best defensive players in the Union..—,A,..deadly tackier and a dangerous man near tfe® line. f.( '• .

S. Rae (Matamata): A fast man* good kick and a clean fielder; also a good scoring* man. '* ! '■ •"V * M. Maclean (Morrinsvillej $ : A fast and at times tricky player, 1 kidra well with either foot,' is a safe field* and sure tackier. ■. i '• . r( t G

S. Wallace (Te Aroha), half : A strong defensive player gets down to every rush, fair kick, but might' up the game a little more. . wiU probably Captain the team*? : .? ’a‘dt Jones (Waihou), wing I forward ; The best man in the position playing this season would do credit tp any senior team. fjoughin (Matamata) wing forward: A good man in the position, offers hi? half plenty of shelter, can also be played back. S. Jennings (Te Aroha) front row forward : A splendid hooker. Gpod in line out work; is always in evkry

rush. ' ’ rfi lif.l’dtg P. Johnson (Waihou), front rbw forward: A successful 1 hooker, i great bustler, and a grafter. ' ; Mcl ntire (Morrinsville), The best worker in the team, good in line out work, also a good wing man. Represented a Wellington Junior Rep. team last season. 'f' ! ;

J. Maloney (Te Aroha), support forward: A good honest grafted from beginning to end. Fair in link out work, good in the loose. - C. Johnstone (Matamata): '4 splendid all round forward, .Can,,«be played anywhere with suc&ss iff tup pack. • ' D. McCarthy (Waihou), back row forward : Has earned his place in the team. A quiet, hard-working forward and a bustler. ' i; ; u '

C. Brunton (Te ArohaJ.Jbaclc row forward, Can in the pack or on the wingiFAlwayisrenders ' a good account of himself in eVefy , match. ■

PAEROA v. PIAKO. The following is the football team to represent Paeroa against Piano, at Paeroa, next Saturday : —’Fullback, Shaw; three-quarters, Royal, Macdonald, and Rickit; five-eighths, Manning; halfback, Brenan; wingforwards, Doel and Brown; forwards, RoltoD, Collins, Yottng, Berryman, Rub utai, • > Barrett, fend Ryan ; emergencies, Hart, Whitmore, Yuglar, and Dunn. .

PIAKO II v. PAEROA IL * l {■ The Paeroa junior representative team to play Piako lat Te Aroha ;<m Saturday is as follows :—Fullback, Riley; three - quarters, - Wliitmtire, Goldsworthy, and McGdohnn ; fiveeighths, Bramley ; halfback, Gordon ; wing-forwards, Barrett and . Trqaoor ; forwards, Ri Chamberlain, J. Pennell, Thorp, Mnro, Livingstone, E. Edwards, and McCarthy,; emergencies, Algie aihd W. Chamberlain t .'A