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Brisbane Rugby League 1938, Round Eight

Valleys vs Souths
Saturday, July 09, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysSouths
240
Tries:Tries:
L Walker, C Allen,Nil
M Thompson, H Taylor
B Williamson, F Neumann
Goals:Goals:
B Williamson (2), D O’ConnorNil
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Kev Kenny
Eddie Herlihy2Billy McKee
Fred Neumann3A Sherman
Len Walker4S Edmonds
Albert Horrigan5J Duncombe
George Kellaway6Dick Ahern
Bob Williamson7Hector Ward
Dick Ebbern8Ted Flannery
W Whyte9J Allen
H Taylor10Bernie Evans
Paddy Mitchell11Les Clarke
M Thompson12H Kelly
Con Allen13Con Ahern
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 10 July, page 22; Truth, 10 July, page 7; Telegraph, 9 July, page 4.

Wests vs Brothers
Saturday, July 09, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsBrothers
1010
Tries:Tries:
E Cunningham, C HooperJ Mahoney (2)
Goals:Goals:
B Wright (2)J Mahoney (2)
Teams*
Jack Brady1Reg Stanton
Claude Hooper2Jack Murphy
Doug Currie3Jack Mahoney
Norm Hoare4Mick Hines
James Purtell5Felix Doyle
Billy Wright6M Kearney
C Chambers7T Plint
B Graham8Bill Law
Bernie Kelly9B Creedy
Gilbert Gray10J Slattery
Henry Denny11Larry Gillespie
Tom Purtell12Hugh Evans
J Butterworth13Jack Twist
E Cunningham14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 10 July, page 22; Truth, 10 July, page 7; Telegraph, 9 July, page 4.
A bit of a pile-up in the Wests-Brothers game at the Gabba.

Norths vs Easts
Saturday, July 09, 1938
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsEasts
106
Tries:Tries:
C Ryan, P BreenNil
Goals:Goals:
C Ryan (2)N Wright (3)
Teams*
Col Webster1Norm Wright
Ron Cooper2George Cornish
Ron Hambleton3George Schlecht
Jim Hay4Jerry Seymour
Jim Diversi5A Owens
Charlie Ryan6Abe Thurlow
Jack Melrose7W McGuinness
Paddy Breen8E Smith
Norm Paxton9Bernie Donovan
Bill Norris10Percy Skennar
Vic Rudd11Vern Downton
Alec Roberts12Roly Galloway
R Morrison13S Oswald
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 10 July, page 22; Truth, 10 July, page 7; Telegraph, 9 July, page 4.

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Part of 1938 season