The Police attacked from the start and within five minutes Prokofieff opened the scoring to place the ball under the posts after a nice winding run that carried him past four opponents, Killing-beck missed an easy 2 [ok The Police then came into their own and virtually controlled the game for ihe rest of the initial period. After fourteen minutes, following some good work ly the Police forwards, Hocking scored near the posts after a short run, Again Killingbeck failed from an easy angle. Two minutes later Hocking repeated his perform-ange after a corkscrew run that took him past three defenders. He placed the ball under the posts but Mcarlene's kick was poor.
Upon the resumption Hartley, from set-scrum near the half-way line, ran right through on his own to score a good try for the Police. Bader missed the kick. This marked the final Police effort and thereafter the Club did almost as they desired.
In the second minute after an excellent bout of passing between the Club threes, van Leeuwen tricked the defence and passed to Thomas who went over near the corner for an unconverted try, Wheeler's kick being short, Van Leeuwen made a splendid run after nine minutes and selling two dummies and side-stepping would-be tacklers placed the ball under the posts, Rossington touched Moore's kick for goal and although the ball went between the posts the extra points were, of course, disallowed.
A little later Okimoto ran right through after a good passing movement to score far out and equalize the score.
Immediately after the kick-off the the Club threes swept through the harassed Police defence and greatly assisted by bad tackling Thomas went aver again to put the attackers in the lead. The Police did a little better after this reverse, but still the winners would not be denied and five minutes from the end Dickinson scored an easy try after the Police full-back had become all tangled in his defensive work.
5 the backs while before the interval Bland scored again. The first half saw the Highlanders doing almost as they pleased and only splendid taciling kept them from lengthening their number of points. Bradley and Collins both did well in defensive measures but the Scots were too good and the interval came with them nine points ahead.
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