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Brisbane Rugby League 1929, Round Five

Brothers vs Coorparoo
Saturday, May 04, 1929
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 3000
BrothersCoorparoo
2920
Tries:Tries:
L Casey (2), L Arnell (2),A Jeavons (2), W Carter,
G BreretonJ Burke
Goals:Goals:
B Woodward (7)S Davis (3), L St Ledger
Teams*
F Hogg1Mick Burton
T Conroy2Bill Carter
L Arnell3Graham Crouch
C England4J Burke
B Woodward5W Hoffman
L Casey6L St Ledger
George Brereton7A Edmonds
M Burke8Mick Kennedy
P Banks9T Westlake
F Hickey10Bill Kennedy
M Lyons11Bill Christie
J Kelly12S Davis
E Mott13A Jeavons
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 5 May, page 8; Telegraph, 6 May, page 11; Brisbane Courier, 6 May, page 7.

Valleys vs Grammars
Saturday, May 04, 1929
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 3000
ValleysGrammars
173
Tries:Tries:
Arthur Donovan (2), E Robson (2),A Mortimer
V Lyons
Goals:Goals:
J ShieldsNil
Teams*
Monty Valentine1Jack Leet
A McNamee2H Ferguson
Jack Shields3A Holden
Arthur Donovan4F Brereton
V Lyons5A Stanton
Fred Neumann6A Mortimer
Peter Scott7L Burrup
Eugene Robson8E Wilson
Jack Little9M Geisman
Andy Clarken10H Gifford
Norm Gilbert11R Morrison
Tom Linnane12L Barnes
James Bruce13W McCook
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 5 May, page 8; Telegraph, 6 May, page 11; Brisbane Courier, 6 May, page 7.

University vs Carlton

This was the Pike Cup Semi-Final and also a league fixture. I’m not entirely sure if it belongs in this set of fixtures, but this does seem the logical place to put it.
Saturday, May 25, 1929
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 3000
UniversityCarlton
208
Tries:Tries:
J Irwin (2), R Hamilton,H Stewart, M Moloney
H Nicholson
Goals:Goals:
G Lockie (4)M Moloney
Teams*
Bernie Brown1J Kavanagh
M Hickey2H Stewart
Jim Broadfoot3Mick Moloney
George Lockie4W Warlow
W Nixon-Smith5J Pearson
J Irwin6Leo Dwyer
O Andrews7J Wilkie
R Hamilton8W Price
F Vidgen9Fred Salmon
F Mines10J Williams
R Risson11W Ryan
Edgar White12C Valle
H Nicholson13W Prickett
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 May, page 11; Sunday Mail, 26 May, page 9.

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