From midfield, a Club threes movement saw Read cutting through and giving Bastian a hard pass which the latter fumbled when he seemed in a position to score, The Club were penalized and Gouch kicked well to touch, Towards the end of Following on their earlier successes, the Marines were favourites and concentrated on the style of play which suited them most: that of plunging their weight through the Club defence, Their forwards were very prominent in following up quickly and these were largely instrumental in keeping up the Marine attack. Bixler proved very formidable in this manner and was difficult to stop; nevertheless some good tackling—well and truly low—did stop him. Solowa: was well up in the loose as v Graziano.
The Marines pack did gain not possession from the set serums in the earlier part of the match, but towards the end of the second half they were gaming their fair share. They were packing higher than the Club forwards and not getting the full benefit of their weight advantage.
Fe-rill proved hardworking serum half, and did his utmost smother McGregor, at the same time working the base of his own scrum to good effect. Mencner, who was absent from the senior team for a week, returned to his usual position at stand off half and showed the best pair of hands in the Marines team, accepting passes from all heights. He opened up the play for the Marine threes and his kicking was effective. He is undoubtedly the most "heady" player in the Marines' side.
Of the threes, McLoin was the best. He played a hard game, both in attack ana the defence. Depizol worked hard, but Sykes and Aikman on the wings were given few passes, the latter making the most of the one opportunity given early in the game and the former making two good runs, only to be brought down by good tackling on the part of Rigg and Read. Goush at fullback kicked well.
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