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Brisbane Rugby League 1936, Round Six

Wests vs Brothers
Monday, June 29, 1936
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsBrothers
2412
Tries:Tries:
C Hooper (4), T Purtell,R Barrett, L Gillespie,
C ChambersR Stanton, L Dwyer
Goals:Goals:
R Nasser (2), B WrightNil
Teams*
Jim Murphy1H Day
A Bowling2R Barrett
James Purtell3Reg Stanton
Billy Wright4Paddy Fitzpatrick
Claude Hooper5A Hannay
Doug Currie6Leo Dwyer
Cec Chambers7Phil Duffy
Gilbert Gray8Bill Law
Charlie French9M O’Connor
Tom McManus10H Daley
Bernie Kelly11Larry Gillespie
Tom Purtell12Peter Hickey
Roy Nasser13R McKellar
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 30 June, page 8; Telegraph, 29 June, page 4.

Norths vs Valleys
Monday, June 29, 1936
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsValleys
195
Tries:Tries:
C Hendy, B Shelton,I Blow
B Norris, C Ryan,
J Bayada
Goals:Goals:
B Shelton (2)N Smith
Teams*
Col Webster1Kevin Frawley
Eric Nalder2Jack Bates
Jim Diversi3Arthur Donovan
Bob Shelton4Fred Neumann
Arch Nolan5Harry Hunter
Charlie Ryan6Ivan Blow
Jack Stapleton7Eddie Costello
Cec Hendy8Bill Dall
Paddy Breen9Paddy Mitchell
Jack Bayada10Nev Smith
Vic Gohdes11Jack Little
Bill Norris12Gordon Robson
Vic Rudd13Con Allen
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 30 June, page 8; Telegraph, 29 June, page 4.

Easts vs Souths

This was the first game played at Bulimba since 1914. The league arranged it to raise funds for improvement of the ground, and it was eventually used for a few BRL games during WWII but never really caught on as a regular venue.
Monday, June 29, 1936
Venue: Memorial Park, Bulimba
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouths
176
Tries:Tries:
J Ryrie, L Henderson,H Brandon, J Coleman
O Wilson
Goals:Goals:
N Wright (4)Nil
Teams*
Norm Wright1Peter Angus
Les Henderson2Jack Coleman
George Cornish3Harry Adams
Don Elder4Norm Cooper
Bill Stevenson5Jim Wilkie
Stan Green6H Brandon
Col McLeary7R Vizer
Jack Hannan8W Chandler
Eddie Gilbert9W Beattie
Col Brandenberg10Jack Maher
Jack Ryrie11Stan Edmonds
Oscar Wilson12R Davis
Eddie Verrenkamp13J Christensen
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 30 June, page 8; Telegraph, 29 June, page 4.

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