[5] Earlier in the season he had played for Kingsland against the Devonport United 2nd grade side as curtain-raiser to the New Zealand v England test match at Carlaw Park.

[30] Later in the match “Horace Dixon thrust his way past several players and passed to Hector Cole, to Riley, who made the opening for List to again dash over near the corner”.

Early in the second half he took a pass from Prentice and “accelerated the pace of the movement, and although hard pressed, got over at the flag with a couple of Canterbury backs clutching at him”.

A while later Cleaver “gave a high reverse pass, and List, gathering the ball on the tips of his fingers, put the seal on a splendid bit of collaboration by diving across wide out”.

After their opening round 8–5 defeat by Mangere United on 5 May it was said that “List was the pick of Kingsland’s backs and the Auckland representative is in good form for the big matches ahead.

[90] Then after a round 5 win over Northcote on 26 May by 9 points to 5 the Star said that “List and Carter were in good form and the pair treated the spectators to some fine football.

[95] But the match day side was adjusted and he played at centre with Scott and Roy Hardgrave on the wings with Seagar moving into the five eighths with Stan Prentice.

He was named in the centres with Roy Hardgrave and Len Scott on the wings, Craddock Dufty at fullback, and Maurice Wetherill and Stan Prentice in the five eighth positions, and Frank Delgrosso at halfback.

He only needed to play half the game however as the match was called off by the referee at halftime due to the behaviour of the Otahuhu players and spectators with Kingsland leading 8 to 5.

[143][144] The Herald criticised his play saying “List at centre three-quarter, is certainly a powerful runner, but it is surprising to see a player of his experience hold on to the ball after an opportunity is presented to the wing.

The Sun said that he “was on form, and his deadly fend proved a regular nightmare to some members of the opposition, but he failed to run straight, and gave his wingers insufficient room in which to work”.

List had a rare poor game and “a weak attempt at tackling by him let Whitelaw, the visitor’s right winger, run rings around him”, resulting in a try to Dunn.

The Auckland Star said “List by no means justified his selection”, he “was uncertain in his movements, dropped passes all to frequently, and did not prove a match for his vis-a-vis, Whitelaw”.

Auckland Rugby League felt that the senior grade had too many teams with 8 and that the competition was weaker than when it had 6 for the majority of the previous 2 decades and as a result was drawing smaller crowds.

[188] List scored a try on debut for his ‘new team’ in an 11–10 win over Richmond Rovers, though the game had gone for longer than it should have and Auckland Rugby League ordered it to be replayed at a later date.

[205] List then played for Marist against a Lower Waikato side at Steele Park in Hamilton, before being defeated by Devonport in the Roope Rooster semi finals.

The Star said “it was evident that the losers sadly missed their thrustful and brilliant centre three-quarter, List, who was unable to appear owing to having an injured hand”.

Brisbane, List, Davidson and Seagar are players who have set a high standard in tackling this season and are the type most likely to stop the swift and determined attacks of the visitors”.

[217] A week later in a 25–21 loss to Ponsonby “List was the star of the rear divisions, his vigorous straight running and clever moves paving the way for openings, exciting unstinted admiration”.

He was chosen in the centres with Dick Smith and Len Scott on the wings, Albert Laing at fullback, and Hec Brisbane and Bert Cooke in the five eighth positions.

[227] The Star wrote after the match that “but for magnificent collaboration by Brisbane, Cooke and List, each of whom tackled with admirable tenacity, the visitors might have piled up scores, for neither our wingers nor the fullback were equal to the occasion”.

With England leading 3-0 early in the match a passing bout occurred “between Hassan and Davidson” before List received the ball with a chance to score but he was “thrown into touch”.

[234] Changes were made to the New Zealand back line with Puti Tipene Watene named at fullback, List moved to the wing, Brisbane and Cooke in the centre positions, Ben Davidson on the other win, Wilf Hassan at five eighth, and Edwin Abbott at halfback.

The “Auckland backs made desperate efforts in the fading stages to get some satisfaction, and in this Brisbane, List and Len Schultz featured, but it was all in vain” in muddy conditions.

Then before halftime “Hassan got his backs away with dispatch, and rapid handling by Schultz and Brisbane enabled List to fly across out wide” to give Auckland a 9–2 lead.

They included C. Dunne, Des Herring, Gordon Campbell, Wilf Hassan, brothers Len, Bill and John Schultz, and List.

[272] List then did not play for months through the suspension before eventually being granted a transfer in August to Mount Albert United who had been in existence since 1928 but had been a lower grade side in the following years.

For Mount Albert in a “hard working pack Flanagan, Gunning, Shiro and List were frequently prominent and were always dangerous when handling the ball”.

Jim Sullivan, the English captain, reckoned that List was next to A. E. Cooke, the most dangerous attacking back his team had met in the Dominion, besides which his tackling was always a great asset.

They lost 10–5 with the Auckland Star reporting that “the Newton-Mount Albert XIII against Manukau was strengthened by the addition of H. Leatherbarrow, international hooker, and C. List.