The Archive · 1940

Details Fight Back

In the second half the Details fought back very hard and had the better of the play for long periods but gradually the clever, non-stop tactics of their rivals paved the way for more points and Bland (twice), Laurie and MacIntosh added further tries, Cowan improving MacIntosh's effort by kicking a goal.

The Details came into their own towards the finish and some good play saw them score twice through Bradley who, throughout the game, played excellent football. Crew converted the first try to reduce, the leeway somewhat but there was never any doubt that the Seaforths, who were slackening off a little in their methods, were the better team,

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