Brisbane Rugby League 1925, Round Four

Brothers vs University

This was the second (and last) nil-nil draw in BRL history – the first was in 1918. On this occasion, the Daily Standard reported that “a second edition of Noah’s flood was being staged when the final half commenced”.

Saturday, May 16, 1925
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “a good attendance”
BrothersUniversity
00
Tries:Tries:
NilNil
Goals:Goals:
NilNil
Teams*
J Healy1Bill Ahern
G Draney2G Laycock
S Goodwin3J Vidulich
Gerald Allman4G Bird
W Holohan5T O’Sullivan
C Creedy6J Lynam
Jack Woodward7J Gibson
Eino Riipinen8J Gerrand
E Goodwin9W Bagley
J O’Connor10M Hickey
Harold Hamalainen11W McDougall
J Doyle12L O’Mara
M Burke13P Fenwick
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Daily Mail, 17 May, page 4; Daily Standard, 18 May, page 9; Brisbane Courier, 18 May, page 15; Telegraph, 18 May, page 7.

Coorparoo vs Valleys

Saturday, May 16, 1925
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “a good attendance”
CoorparooValleys
30
Tries:Tries:
J BryceNil
Goals:Goals:
NilNil
Teams*
Mick Burton1F Moynihan
W Thompson2Tom McCormack
Harold Horder3V Tynan
Graham Crouch4E Bechley
J Bryce5C Hess
D Bird6E Edwards
J Carroll7Arthur Edwards
M Kennedy8N Sykes
Arthur Henderson9K McCormack
S Kapper10Jim O’Mara
W Prickett11C Noble
Les Sellars12G Livermore
Vic Crouch13Ted McGrath
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Daily Mail, 17 May, page 4; Daily Standard, 18 May, page 9; Brisbane Courier, 18 May, page 15; Telegraph, 18 May, page 7.

Wests vs Carlton

Saturday, May 16, 1925
Venue: Exhibition Ground No. 2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
WestsCarlton
85
Tries:Tries:
C Aynsley, V ChristoffersonE Coghlan
Goals:Goals:
C AynsleyW Ryan
Teams*
H Hebb1T Bath
S Baker2P Hoare
Cec Aynsley3J Morahan
R Graham4E Coghlan
G Markwell5M Watson
Jeff Moores6Ernie Silverthau
William Brereton7C Hopgood
J Betts8Bill Kavanagh
E Bowden9W Ryan
V Christofferson10J May
J Jones11F Salmon
L Eldridge12R Fulcher
P Linskey13J Colombus
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Daily Mail, 17 May, page 4; Daily Standard, 18 May, page 9.

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Queen Street in 1925