Barry Cup 1918, Round Ten

Merthyr vs Westerns

Saturday, August 03, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “a large attendance”
MerthyrWesterns
50
Tries:Tries:
J LiddyNil
Goals:Goals:
J FlynnNil
Players involved*
J LiddyM Shiels
Jimmy Flynn
J Kelleher
Joe Russell
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Telegraph, 5 August, page 3; Daily Standard, 5 August, page 7.

Valleys vs Wests

Saturday, August 03, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “a large attendance”
ValleysWests
00
Tries:Tries:
NilNil
Goals:Goals:
NilNil
Players involved*
R CorneyOssie Hardy
W McKinnonMick Scott
E StanleyJack Sweeney
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Telegraph, 5 August, page 3; Daily Standard, 5 August, page 7.
Notes: By all accounts it was a thrilling match with a few near tries thwarted by desperate defence. As far as I know, it was the first nil-nil draw in Australian rugby league.

Coorparoo vs Railways

Saturday, August 24, 1918
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “a fair attendance”
CoorparooRailways
85
Tries:Tries:
W Schatz, J HolborrowS Drysdale
Goals:Goals:
W EhlersJ Fisher
Players involved*
W SchatzS Drysdale
John HolborrowJ Fisher
W Ehlers
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Brisbane Courier, 26 August, page 3.

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