Barry Cup 1918, Round Eight

Valleys vs Westerns

Saturday, July 20, 1918
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: Between 5000 and 6000 according to the Telegraph
ValleysWesterns
103
Tries:Tries:
C Fredericks, W McKinnonE Sommerville
Goals:Goals:
C Fredericks, R JeffcoatNil
Players involved*
W McKinnonA McGregor
Sid AshbyE Sommerville
R CorneyWilliam Brereton
Charlie FredericksBobby Graham
R JeffcoatLou Meibusch
Jeff Daly
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Daily Mail, 22 July, page 3; Brisbane Courier, 22 July, page 4; Daily Standard, 22 July, page 7; Telegraph, 22 July, 10.

Merthyr vs Wests

Saturday, July 20, 1918
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 5000-6000
MerthyrWests
33
Tries:Tries:
T BathO Hardy
Goals:Goals:
NilNil
Players involved*
Steve KeoghTom Sweeney
T BathOssie Hardy
George GreenJ Desmond
Jimmy FlynnMick Scott
J FinnJack Sweeney
J Gough
Joe Russell
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Daily Mail, 22 July, page 3; Brisbane Courier, 22 July, page 4; Daily Standard, 22 July, page 7; Telegraph, 22 July, 10.

Coorparoo vs Railways

Saturday, June 22, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
CoorparooRailways
200
Automatic 20-0 win awarded against the forfeiter, per competition rules. This game was to have been played the same day as the One-Round Cup Final between Wests and Merthyr (18-4) in June, but the ‘Loco Men’ couldn’t raise a team. It woud’ve been considered part of round 8.
Source: Brisbane Courier, 24 June, page 3.

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Part of 1918 season

The end was finally in sight