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Brisbane Rugby League 1927, Round Six

The ‘Bengal Tigers’ of Coorparoo lining up before their game with Carlton. Graham Crouch is at the head of the line.

Coorparoo vs Carlton
Saturday, May 07, 1927
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “increasing”, “a considerable improvement”, £177
CoorparooCarlton
180
Tries:Tries:
W Prickett, W Connell,Nil
W Hoffman, W Thompson
Goals:Goals:
G Crouch (2), W ThompsonNil
Teams*
Mick Burton1J Kavanagh
Bill Thompson2S Dickens
Graham Crouch3Clinton Creedy
W Hoffman4W Warlow
W Connell5J Morahan
J McFarlane6H Stewart
H Thompson7J Carroll
A Jeavons8Bill Kavanagh
W Prickett9W Ryan
C Harris10J Williams
Mick Kennedy11W Price
B Simpson12Tom Rasey
Bill Kennedy13Fred Salmon
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 9 May, page 4; Daily Standard, 9 May, page 9; Telegraph, 9 May, page 16; Sunday Mail, 8 May, page 4.
Action from Coorparoo vs Carlton.

Grammars vs Valleys
Saturday, May 07, 1927
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “increasing”, “a considerable improvement”, £177
GrammarsValleys
1610
Tries:Tries:
C Sachse, J LeetC Hess, A Daddow
Goals:Goals:
H Bowden (5)A Edwards (2)
Teams*
H Bowden1Harry Hebb
J Pearson2J Bell
M Tardy3Harry Edwards
Jack Leet4Ernest Edwards
H Ferguson5Carl Hess
T Jessup6Harry Bond
B McAllister7Arthur Edwards
Vic Armbruster8Herbert Cameron
C Sachse9Kev McCormack
W Gillan10L Eldridge
H Gifford11A Martin
E Thompson12Harry Daddow
J Mahoney13William Peakes
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 9 May, page 4; Daily Standard, 9 May, page 9; Telegraph, 9 May, page 16; Sunday Mail, 8 May, page 4.
‘Fatty’ Edwards of Valleys putting a kick through against Grammars.

Wests vs University
Saturday, May 07, 1927
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “increasing”, “a considerable improvement”, £177
WestsUniversity
205
Tries:Tries:
G Markwell (2), J Burns,K Carmichael
E Harris
Goals:Goals:
J Moores (4)W McDougall
Teams*
A Jones1W McDougall
G Markwell2R Risson
George Brereton3J Irwin
Eric Harris4G Bird
J Ganley5L Barr
Jeff Moores6A Young
William Brereton7J Hulbert
J Scott8L George
C McAuliffe9P Neville
W Little10J Lavery
J Burns11K Carmichael
J Kelly12M Hickey
W Chandler13F Perry
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 9 May, page 4; Daily Standard, 9 May, page 9; Telegraph, 9 May, page 16; Sunday Mail, 8 May, page 4.

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