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Brisbane Rugby League 1926, Round Eleven

Wests vs Brothers
Saturday, July 17, 1926
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “a large attendance”
WestsBrothers
1613
Tries:Tries:
H Purcell (3), W BreretonW Taylor, T Gorman,
J Woodward
Goals:Goals:
J Moores (2)E Riipinen (2)
Teams*
P Hayes1Bernie Brown
F Storr2W Taylor
H Purcell3Tom Gorman
W Warlow4G Draney
G Markwell5D McCoy
Jeff Moores6Jack Woodward
William Brereton7H Thompson
F Perry8M Burke
J Jones9C Gornall
G Roots10Harold Hamalainen
A Frizzell11E Goodwin
E Bowden12M McAuliffe
13Eino Riipinen
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 July, page 11; Daily Mail, 18 July, page 4; Brisbane Courier, 19 July, page 14.
Wests vs Brothers at the Ekka. Tom Gorman is the Brothers player reaching for the ball.

Coorparoo vs University
Saturday, July 17, 1926
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “a large attendance”
CoorparooUniversity
213
Tries:Tries:
J Bryce, G Crouch,J Lynam
W Connell, W Thompson,
W Prickett
Goals:Goals:
W Thompson (2), G CrouchNil
Teams*
Mick Burton1J Lynam
J Bryce2M Hickey
W Hoffman3G Bird
Graham Crouch4G Sturtridge
W Connell5S Trout
V Thompson6A Young
W Thompson7J Hulbert
A Jeavons8P Fenwick
W Prickett9W McDougall
W Kennedy10K Carmichael
M Kennedy11W Thompson
B Simpson12J May
S Kapper13P Neville
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 July, page 11; Daily Mail, 18 July, page 4; Brisbane Courier, 19 July, page 14.
Coorparoo reasserted themselves by taking down the previously ascendant Students.

Valleys vs Carlton
Saturday, July 17, 1926
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
ValleysCarlton
183
Tries:Tries:
E Edwards (2), H Bond,J Colombus
A Edwards
Goals:Goals:
A Edwards (2), G LivermoreNil
Teams*
H Hebb1P Hoare
Tom McCormack2S Dickens
Harry Edwards3H Stewart
H Anderson4J Morahan
E Edwards5W Kelly
H Bond6T Bath
Arthur Edwards7P Scott
P Hammond8F Salmon
G Livermore9W Drummond
W Peakes10J Colombus
H Cameron11W Price
K McCormack12W Ryan
T Rasey13E Laws
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 July, page 11; Daily Mail, 18 July, page 4; Brisbane Courier, 19 July, page 14.

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