On Monday the Seniors played Johnsonville, at Athletic Park. The standard of football was very low and the game was most uninteresting with very few bright patches. The forwards played well individually but did not function as a team. Amongst the backs Tricklebank was very sound at full-back and made many splendid saves. At first five-eighths Simpson was very shaky, being responsible for many wild passes. Harpur would be far more use to the team if he would learn to run straight and to get out of Tricklebank's way. Several good runs were made by McElwain, who unfortunately does not appear to possess any swerve or side-step. In effect the weakness lay in the backs who lacked initiative and resource. The handling by the backs should be made more decisive, and they should learn to run straight and to tackle with finality. In this respect they should have learnt a lot from the Old Boys fifteen in the game which followed.

It is with considerable difficulty that we venture on a report of the game which was seldom relieved by any excitement, and failed to stir a pulse frozen by a keen southerly.