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Brisbane Rugby League 1938, Round Nine

Wests vs Norths
Saturday, July 16, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2000
WestsNorths
1312
Tries:Tries:
N Gollan, N Hoare,J Reardon (2)
T Purtell
Goals:Goals:
B Wright (2)C Ryan (3)
Teams*
Jack Brady1Col Webster
Claude Hooper2Ron Cooper
Norm Hoare3Jack Reardon
James Purtell4Hugh Melrose
N Gollan5Jim Diversi
Billy Wright6Charlie Ryan
C Chambers7Jack Stapleton
B Graham8Ron Hambleton
Gilbert Gray9Paddy Breen
Bernie Kelly10Norm Paxton
Henry Denny11Vic Rudd
Tom Purtell12Bill Norris
J Butterworth13R Morrison
14Jack Melrose
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 17 July, page 21; Truth, 17 July, page 7; Telegraph, 16 July, page 4.

Easts vs Souths

Souths played this game one player short.
Saturday, July 16, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2000
EastsSouths
1910
Tries:Tries:
J Seymour (2), A Owens,L Clarke, K Kenny
P Skennar, J Ryrie
Goals:Goals:
N Wright (2)B McKee (2)
Teams*
Norm Wright1S Edmonds
George Cornish2Jack Bates
Joe Saich3A Sherman
A Owens4Billy McKee
George Schlecht5Kev Kenny
Abe Thurlow6Dick Ahern
W McGuinness7Hector Ward
E Smith8Ted Flannery
Bernie Donovan9J Allen
Percy Skennar10Bernie Evans
Jack Ryrie11Les Clarke
Vern Downton12W Hartley
Jerry Seymour13
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 17 July, page 21; Truth, 17 July, page 7; Telegraph, 16 July, page 4.

Valleys vs Brothers
Saturday, July 16, 1938
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
ValleysBrothers
392
Tries:Tries:
A Horrigan (3), P Mitchell (2),Nil
B Williamson, W Whyte,
J Ebbern, C Allen
Goals:Goals:
B Williamson (6)J Mahoney
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Reg Stanton
Albert Horrigan2Len Wright
Fred Neumann3Mick Hines
Len Walker4Jack Mahoney
George Kellaway5Felix Doyle
Ivan Blow6M Kearney
Bob Williamson7T Plint
Con Allen8Bill Law
Nev Smith9B Creedy
Jack Ebbern10Bob Campbell
Dick Ebbern11Larry Gillespie
W Whyte12Hugh Evans
Paddy Mitchell13Jack Twist
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 17 July, page 21; Truth, 17 July, page 7; Telegraph, 16 July, page 4.

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Part of 1938 season

Bob Williamson of Valleys.