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Brisbane Rugby League 1928, Round One

Grammars vs Wests
Saturday, April 14, 1928
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
GrammarsWests
2414
Tries:Tries:
S Phipps, L Webber,J Kelly (2)
H Ferguson, V Armbruster
Goals:Goals:
J Leet (6)L Milliner (4)
Teams*
Jack Leet1A Jones
H Ferguson2G Markwell
J Ellis3Eric Harris
A Stanton4J Ganley
Stan Phipps5E Tennison
L Webber6A Beasley
R Miles7L Milliner
J Mahoney8J McAuliffe
C Sachse9J Kelly
Vic Armbruster10W Little
R Morrison11J Jones
E Thompson12C Harris
E Wilson13C Smith
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 16 April, page 13; Sunday Mail, 16 April, page 6; Daily Standard, 16 April, page 9.
Grammars vs Wests at the Ekka

Valleys vs Brothers
Saturday, April 14, 1928
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
ValleysBrothers
114
Tries:Tries:
A Cruden (2),Nil
T Rasey (penalty try)
Goals:Goals:
A EdwardsF Hogg (2)
Teams*
Harry Edwards1F Hogg
J Bell2D McCoy
Arthur Donovan3L Casey
Harold Anderson4Tom Gorman
Alf Cruden5J Brady
Harry Bond6George Brereton
Arthur Edwards7Jack Woodward
Tom Rasey8R Jefferies
Kev McCormack9C Packer
J Gifford10J King
Ted McGrath11M Burke
Les Cranston12M Lyons
Percy Hammond13C McAuliffe
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 16 April, page 13; Sunday Mail, 16 April, page 6; Daily Standard, 16 April, page 9.
Brothers unfurling a move against Valleys

Carlton vs Coorparoo
Saturday, April 14, 1928
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “club barrackers were plentiful”
CarltonCoorparoo
142
Tries:Tries:
C Valle, G Bennett,Nil
B Kavanagh, F Salmon
Goals:Goals:
G BennettG Crouch
Teams*
H Stewart1Mick Burton
S Dickens2Bill Thompson
J Morahan3Graham Crouch
W Warlow4W Hoffman
E Willis5J Pearson
C Valle6J McFarlane
G Bennett7H Thompson
Bill Kavanagh8Bill Kennedy
E Bonis9T Westlake
W Price10Mick Kennedy
E Kavanagh11M White
Fred Salmon12Eddie Verrenkamp
W Ryan13A Jeavons
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 16 April, page 13; Sunday Mail, 16 April, page 6; Daily Standard, 16 April, page 9.

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