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Brisbane Rugby League 1939, Round Four

Brothers vs Valleys
Saturday, May 27, 1939
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 3000
BrothersValleys
1614
Tries:Tries:
L Dawson (2), L Gillespie,F Neumann, P Mitchell,
B LawJ Ebbern, L Walker
Goals:Goals:
V Hogan (2)B Williamson
Teams*
Reg Stanton1Danny O’Connor
Len Dawson2Fred Neumann
Dick Roser3Len Walker
J Walsh4George Kellaway
N Gollan5Albert Horrigan
Mick Hines6R Richardson
Gerry Halpin7Bob Williamson
Bill Law8Peter Hickey
Jack Little9Paddy Mitchell
Vince Hogan10Dick Ebbern
Jack Ryrie11E Kropp
Larry Gillespie12Alec Roberts
Bill Dall13Jack Ebbern
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 May, page 4; Sunday Mail, 28 May, page 25; Truth, 28 May, page 7.
Looks like a Valleys attack is about to break down against Brothers at the Gabba.

Easts vs Wests
Saturday, May 27, 1939
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 3000
EastsWests
2016
Tries:Tries:
G Cornish, H Thomson,T Rowe (2), K Williams,
S Edmonds, B DonovanF Casey
Goals:Goals:
N Wright (4)B Malin (2)
Teams*
Joe Saich1K Frawley
A Owens2Claude Hooper
Don Elder3James Purtell
Norm Wright4K Williams
George Cornish5Tom Rowe
Henry Thomson6Frank Lind
W McGuinness7Frank Casey
Jerry Seymour8J Butterworth
S Oswald9A Hutchinson
S Edmonds10T Dittman
Ted Dempsey11Bernie Kelly
Bernie Donovan12Bill Malin
Charlie Geschonke13Gilbert Gray
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 May, page 4; Sunday Mail, 28 May, page 25; Truth, 28 May, page 7.

Norths vs Souths
Saturday, May 27, 1939
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsSouths
239
Tries:Tries:
E Collins (4), J StapletonB McKee (2), H Taylor
Goals:Goals:
J Stapleton (4)Nil
Teams*
Col Webster1Bernie Johnson
Tom Toohey2Billy McKee
Jack Reardon3Jim West
Hugh Melrose4Kev Kenny
Herbert Free5J McKee
Charlie Ryan6Joey Houghton
Jack Stapleton7Hector Ward
Edward Collins8A Davis
Mick Power9R Smith
Ron Hambleton10Ted Flannery
Vic Rudd11Con Ahern
Bill Norris12H Taylor
Alby Nilsson13Bill Sommerville
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 May, page 4; Sunday Mail, 28 May, page 25; Truth, 28 May, page 7.

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