Barry Cup 1916, Premiership Final

Valleys vs Wests

Saturday, August 19, 1916
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: Not clear, but it was reportedly a “riot of excitement”
ValleysWests
1311
Tries:Tries:
T McGrathD Hickey (3)
Goals:Goals:
S Hull (2), S Hull (3 FGs)B Richards
Teams*
Sam Hull1Tom Sweeney
Cliff Noble2Richard Corney
Jeremiah Desmond3Tom Treacy
Barry Love4Jack Maguire
Jack Jenner5Dobbyn Hickey
Bob Atkins6Fred Cumberland
Jim Tate7Mick Scott
John Marchant8Dick Butler
Robert Thorpe9Bill Richards
Ted McGrath10Jack Newton
Henry Stevens11William Cuthbertson
Ken Mackay12Charlie Meekin
Charlie Fredericks13Norm Potter
William Grieves14
Bert Nalder15
William Morrissey16
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Daily Standard, 21 August, page 8; Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 30.
Notes: According to the Standard, Valleys wore maroon, which doesn’t make much sense.

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