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Brisbane Rugby League 1926, Round Three

Valleys vs Wests

This was also the ‘Old Buffers Cup’ Final (One of the many guises of the early/pre-season cup).
Saturday, April 24, 1926
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 7000
ValleysWests
282
Tries:Tries:
T Boast (3), H Jacques (2),Nil
P Hammond, J Graham,
G Livermore
Goals:Goals:
H Jacques (2)J Moores
Teams*
H Hebb1H Purcell
Tom Boast2E Creasey
Harry Edwards3F Storr
E Edwards4J Ganley
J Graham5J Pearson
H Bond6Jeff Moores
Arthur Edwards7William Brereton
P Hammond8E Bowden
Harry Jacques9L Eldridge
G Livermore10J Jones
H Cameron11V Christofferson
K McCormack12J Kelly
T Rasey13R Cairns
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 26 April, page 15; Daily Mail, 25 April, page 4.

Brothers vs Coorparoo
Saturday, April 24, 1926
Venue: Exhibition Gound, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 7000
BrothersCoorparoo
165
Tries:Tries:
H Hamalainen, B Brown,B Simpson
J Woodward, W Taylor
Goals:Goals:
F Hogg, G AllmanG Crouch
Teams*
F Hogg1Mick Burton
H Thompson2J Bryce
Gerald Allman3Graham Crouch
Bernie Brown4R Smith
W Taylor5W Thompson
S Warlow6D Bird
Jack Woodward7J Carroll
M Burke8M Kennedy
Harold Hamalainen9B Simpson
Jeff Daly10Les Sellars
V Callaghan11W Prickett
L West12A Jeavons
Eino Riipinen13T Scanlon
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 26 April, page 15; Daily Mail, 25 April, page 4.
Brothers and Coorparoo tangling at the Ekka.

University vs Grammars
Saturday, April 24, 1926
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
UniversityGrammars
205
Tries:Tries:
W McDougall, W Bagley,C Carter
J Hulbert, A Young,
S Trout, G Bird
Goals:Goals:
J HulbertH Bowden
Teams*
J Lynam1H Bowden
J O’Hara2H Bartholomew
G Bird3E Graham
N Reilly4F Brereton
S Trout5C Carter
A Young6H Stewart
J Hulbert7W Gillan
P Neville8T Millard
W Bagley9B Fraser
K Carmichael10W McCook
P Fenwick11E Thompson
J May12R Cameron
W McDougall13Vic Armbruster
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 26 April, page 15; Daily Mail, 25 April, page 4.

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