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Brisbane Rugby League 1931, Round One

Carlton vs Wests
Saturday, April 11, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “fair-sized”
CarltonWests
134
Tries:Tries:
R Davis, W Prickett,Nil
R Blakeway
Goals:Goals:
E Hogan (2)J Lawson (2)
Teams*
K McMillan1A Jones
W Worthington2E Rawlings
W Worthington3Pat Kelly
Jack Bakey4J Lawson
W Connell5S Leaver
Leo Dwyer6G Markwell
Eddie Costello7W Bath
R Davis8N O’Mara
W Prickett9Tom Purtell
R Blakeway10W Chandler
Paddy Mitchell11Albert Park
Fred Salmon12Henry Denny
N Mulholland13H Daley
J Wilkie14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 April, page 11; Sunday Mail, 12 April, page 9.
Costello of Carlton gets a kick away against Wests

Valleys vs Grammars
Saturday, April 11, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “fair-sized”
ValleysGrammars
175
Tries:Tries:
A Donovan (2), F NeumannC Ryan
Goals:Goals:
J Shields (4)C Ryan
Teams*
Viv Hood1Jack Leet
Roy Boxall2Stan Phipps
Fred Neumann3A Mortimer
Arthur Donovan4L St Ledger
Jack Shields5Charlie Ryan
Dudley Bird6Harry Edwards
Peter Scott7Arthur Edwards
A Holden8R Morrison
Jack Little9T Westlake
Eugene Robson10Ian Salisbury
Col Brandenberg11Eddie Verrenkamp
Tom Linnane12A Stanton
A Martin13D McCarron
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 April, page 11; Sunday Mail, 12 April, page 9.

University vs Wynnum
Saturday, April 11, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
UniversityWynnum
442
Tries:Tries:
G Lockie (2), Z Darvanieza (2),Nil
B Bonfield, F McNamara,
V Crewe, A Howard,
K Simpson, R Munro
Goals:Goals:
G Lockie (5), R Munro,M Little
H McGuire
Teams*
V Wilson1E Thorsbourne
R Munro2E Cloherty
Jim Broadfoot3Herb Merce
George Lockie4Graham Crouch
K Simpson5J Cloherty
A Howard6Roy Crouch
H McGuire7M Little
F McNamara8Jack Bayada
F Hickey9G Goosetry
V Crewe10R Battershill
B Bonfield11Joe Bayada
W Bagley12G Pearson
Z Darvanieza13A Tulham
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 April, page 11; Sunday Mail, 12 April, page 9; Brisbane Courier, 13 April, page 6.
Wynnum was back and their second debut didn’t go too well.

Coorparoo vs Brothers
Saturday, April 11, 1931
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
CoorparooBrothers
288
Tries:Tries:
B Carter (3), T Wilson,T McKee, C Harris
B Christie, T Wilson
Goals:Goals:
B Thompson (5)W Wilson
Teams*
Bill Thompson1Carl Hess
Bill Carter2E Tennison
T Wilson3E James
R Gatehouse4W Wilson
S Williams5J Constable
Eddie Dove6Phil Duffy
J Crichton7H Thompson
Bill Kennedy8J Tanner
T Kielly9R Meade
A Mood10T McKee
Bill Christie11Jim O’Mara
Edward Collins12C Harris
Harold Tanner13L Barnes
Mick Kennedy14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 April, page 11; Sunday Mail, 12 April, page 9; Brisbane Courier, 13 April, page 6.

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