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Brisbane Rugby League 1931, Round Eleven

Coorparoo vs Valleys
Saturday, July 18, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
CoorparooValleys
1513
Tries:Tries:
B Carter (2), B WhiteJ Shields, N Gilbert,
C Brandenberg
Goals:Goals:
L Scanlon (3)J Shields (2)
Teams*
R Gatehouse1Viv Hood
Bill Carter2V O’Connor
Len Scanlon3Ron Magill
Eddie Dove4Arthur Donovan
S Williams5Jack Shields
W Connell6Dudley Bird
B White7Vic Williamson
G Smith8Albert Locke
T Kielly9Billy Whyte
Bill Kennedy10C Davies
J Clarke11Norm Gilbert
L Hayes12Col Brandenberg
J Crichton13James Bruce
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 9; Truth, 19 July, page 5; Brisbane Courier, 20 July, page 6.
‘Skinny’ Donovan of Valleys

Grammars vs Wests
Saturday, July 18, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
GrammarsWests
155
Tries:Tries:
A Holden, L St Ledger,G Gray
I Salisbury
Goals:Goals:
A Holden (3)P Johnson
Teams*
Jack Leet1Col McLeary
Harry St Ledger2J Murphy
A Holden3J Lawson
S Leaver4B Hurst
A Stanton5E Hart
L St Ledger6M Campbell
Jack Stapleton7L Milliner
Harold Broadrick8P Baker
C Coleman9S Shields
W McCook10P Johnson
D McCarron11Tom Purtell
Ian Salisbury12Gilbert Gray
Harry Edwards13J Small
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 9; Truth, 19 July, page 5.

University vs Brothers
Saturday, July 18, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
UniversityBrothers
1610
Tries:Tries:
R Munro, G Lockie,E Tennison, J O’Mara
C Wanstall, V Crewe
Goals:Goals:
G Lockie (2)W Wilson (2)
Teams*
T Thomasson1Doug Currie
R Munro2E Tennison
George Lockie3W Wilson
C Butcher4Reg Stanton
Tom Rowe5J Constable
C Wanstall6G Manson
O Andrews7N Castley
A Werman8C Harris
M Brown9A McKinnon
J Trehearne10M O’Connor
V Wilson11R Newman
V Crewe12Jim O’Mara
F McNamara13W Chandler
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 9; Truth, 19 July, page 5.

Carlton vs Wynnum
Saturday, July 18, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
CarltonWynnum
1715
Tries:Tries:
J Frith, N Mulholland,F Michel, G Crouch,
C StapletonH Merce
Goals:Goals:
J Bakey (2), K McMillan,R Crouch (2), G Crouch
B Kavanagh
Teams*
K McMillan1E Thorsbourne
Bede O’Connell2F Michel
N Fahey3Graham Crouch
C Stapleton4Herb Merce
J Frith5W Taylor
Jack Bakey6Roy Crouch
Leo Dwyer7E Testro
Bill Kavanagh8G Pearson
N Mulholland9Jack Bayada
V Bartlett10L Smith
C Smith11G Goosetry
W Prickett12Joe Bayada
13R Battershill
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 9; Truth, 19 July, page 5.

Either Carlton played a man short or somebody wasn’t listed.

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