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Brisbane Rugby League 1938, Semi-Finals

Minor Semi-Final: Wests vs Souths
Saturday, August 13, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsSouths
1811
Tries:Tries:
N Gollan, J Purtell,J Bates
B Graham, B Kelly
Goals:Goals:
B Wright (3)A Sherman (3), B McKee
Teams*
Jack Brady1Kev Kenny
N Gollan2Jack Bates
Norm Hoare3A Sherman
James Purtell4Dick Ahern
Claude Hooper5Billy McKee
Billy Wright6A Jenkins
C Chambers7Hector Ward
B Graham8S Edmonds
Bernie Kelly9Con Ahern
Gilbert Gray10Les Clarke
J Butterworth11A Hutchinson
Tom Purtell12R Smith
Charlie French13Ted Flannery
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 102; Sunday Mail, 14 August, page 26.

Major Semi-Final: Valleys vs Norths
Saturday, August 20, 1938
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysNorths
1310
Tries:Tries:
F Neumann, I Blow,J Diversi, C Ryan
N Smith
Goals:Goals:
B Williamson (2)C Ryan (2)
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Col Webster
Albert Horrigan2Ron Cooper
Fred Neumann3Jack Reardon
Len Walker4Hugh Melrose
Eddie Herlihy5Jim Diversi
Ivan Blow6Charlie Ryan
Bob Williamson7Jack Stapleton
Bill Dall8Edward Collins
Jack Ebbern9Paddy Breen
Nev Smith10Norm Paxton
Paddy Mitchell11Vic Rudd
W Whyte12Bill Norris
Dick Ebbern13H McDonald
14Ron Hambleton
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 102; Sunday Mail, 21 August, page 21.
Valleys fullback O’Connor gets a kick away in the semi-final against Norths.

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Part of 1938 season