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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 14.

A Review of Form

A Review of Form.

On Saturday the Senior A team played Melrose-Selwyn at Kilbirnie. They won 11-10. After their last runaway victory over this team the result was disappointing, especially since they were really lucky to win.

The team has been showing greater promise over the last month or so, and one could now reasonably expect some good combination. The absence of Rae can in some part explain the poorer showings.

Missen played well again, but must improve his defence, not in going down or in handling, but in that power Rae, along with all good half' backs, has of taking the ball off the feet of the forwards and kicking over his shoulder. Missen is good but, compared with Rae, is stodgy.

The falling away of the forwards in the second spell was disgraceful. They did not pack, and the hooking. which at no stage was good, became quite ineffective.

Tricklebank played his usual safe game. He has been criticised for his penchant for running with the backs, but his repeated successes are a refutation.

Overtoun is extremely sound on defence, and one feels that if the ball came from the scrum faster, so that he could get the ball before being smothered by breaking forwards, his attacking play would become much more effective.

The team lacks also a reliable goal-kicker. Tricklebank is occasionally good, but is sometimes inconceivably poor.

Wilson in the forwards, is playing well. He pushes his weight in the tight and is always near the ball it the loose.

Harpur seems to have suffered a lapse after his early promising play, but it may be due to the lack of combined inside play, which makes every winger. He is playing much better now. Wild at times sees to reach the superb positional play of Ruru, the winger going full out, the opposition hopelessly beaten by a clean cut-in.

The team shows at times really good football, and confirms one's belief in their real ability, but their failures at times, due to laziness or apathy or even, it seems sheer perverseness, are disheartening. We hope that they can see out the season, with its' two inter-college matches, playing as we know they can play.