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Brisbane Rugby League 1938, Round One

Norths vs Souths
Saturday, April 30, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2500
NorthsSouths
469
Tries:Tries:
R Cooper (4), J Reardon (2),B McKee
J Diversi, J Stapleton,
E Collins, V Gohdes
Goals:Goals:
B Shelton (7),W Hartley (3)
C Ryan (FG)
Teams*
Col Webster1Kev Kenny
Ron Cooper2Jack Bates
Jack Reardon3Jack Coleman
Bob Shelton4Norm Cooper
Jim Diversi5Billy McKee
Charlie Ryan6Jock Carcary
Jack Stapleton7R Connors
Edward Collins8Ted Flannery
Paddy Breen9W Hartley
Vic Gohdes10Bernie Evans
Vic Rudd11Con Ahern
Alec Roberts12H Kelly
Eugene Robson13Les Clarke
Ron Hambleton14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 1 May, page 21; Truth, 1 May, page 7.
A Norths player on the move against Souths in round 1.

Valleys vs Wests
Saturday, April 30, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2500
ValleysWests
3022
Tries:Tries:
N Smith (3), A Horrigan,C Hooper (2), B Wright,
P Angus, B WilliamsonN Gollan, C Chambers,
B Graham
Goals:Goals:
B Williamson (6)B Wright (2)
Teams*
Eddie Herlihy1Jack Brady
Albert Horrigan2Claude Hooper
Fred Neumann3J Neylan
Cec Hayes4Billy Wright
Peter Angus5N Gollan
Ivan Blow6R Turner
Bob Williamson7C Chambers
Bill Dall8Henry Denny
Paddy Mitchell9Tom Purtell
Nev Smith10Charlie French
Jack Ebbern11Gilbert Gray
W Whyte12Bernie Kelly
Dick Ebbern13B Graham
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 1 May, page 21; Truth, 1 May, page 7.

Brothers vs Easts
Saturday, April 30, 1938
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersEasts
142
Tries:Tries:
L Wright (3), M HinesNil
Goals:Goals:
M HinesW Thompson
Teams*
Reg Stanton1Joe Saich
Len Wright2Les Bishop
Mick Hines3W Thompson
E Dwyer4W Seymour
Felix Doyle5George Cornish
Jack Mahoney6Abe Thurlow
N Curran7W McGuinness
J Slattery8E Smith
Bob Campbell9Bernie Donovan
Larry Gillespie10Vern Downton
H Barclay11Jack Ryrie
Jack Twist12Col Brandenberg
M Kearney13Aidan Buckley
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 1 May, page 21; Truth, 1 May, page 7.

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Part of 1938 season