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Brisbane Rugby League 1939, Round Three

Norths vs Valleys
Saturday, May 13, 1939
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
NorthsValleys
2213
Tries:Tries:
C Ryan (2), E Collins (2),J Ebbern (2), A Horrigan
R Cooper, H Melrose
Goals:Goals:
C Webster (2)B Williamson, F Neumann
Teams*
Col Webster1Danny O’Connor
Ron Cooper2Albert Horrigan
Hugh Melrose3Fred Neumann
Ron Hambleton4Len Walker
Herbert Free5Stan Anderson
Charlie Ryan6Eddie Herlihy
Jack Stapleton7Bob Williamson
Edward Collins8Peter Hickey
Paddy Breen9Paddy Mitchell
Mick Power10Jack Ebbern
Vic Rudd11Roy Westaway
Bill Norris12Alec Roberts
H McDonald13Dick Ebbern
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 May, page 4; Sunday Mail, 14 May, page 24; Truth, 14 May, page 9.

Souths vs Easts
Saturday, May 13, 1939
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
SouthsEasts
1612
Tries:Tries:
J Houghton, T FlanneryG Cornish, A Owens
Goals:Goals:
B McKee (5)N Wright (3)
Teams*
Kev Kenny1Norm Wright
Billy McKee2George Cornish
D Cecil3W Byrne
S Costello4Don Elder
J McKee5A Owens
Joey Houghton6Henry Thomson
Hector Ward7W McGuinness
H Taylor8Jerry Seymour
R Smith9S Oswald
Ted Flannery10Charlie Geschonke
Jim West11Bernie Donovan
Les Clarke12Ted Dempsey
Vern Downton13S Edmonds
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 May, page 4; Sunday Mail, 14 May, page 24; Truth, 14 May, page 9.

Brothers vs Wests
Saturday, May 13, 1939
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWests
163
Tries:Tries:
M Hines (2), D Roser,T Rowe
L Dawson
Goals:Goals:
V Hogan (2)Nil
Teams*
Reg Stanton1K Frawley
N Gollan2Claude Hooper
Mick Hines3James Purtell
Dick Roser4K Williams
Len Dawson5Tom Rowe
Jack Mahoney6Frank Lind
Gerry Halpin7Frank Casey
Bill Law8J Butterworth
Jack Little9Tom Purtell
Vince Hogan10A Hutchinson
Jack Ryrie11Bernie Kelly
Larry Gillespie12Bill Malin
Bill Dall13Gilbert Gray
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 13 May, page 4; Sunday Mail, 14 May, page 24; Truth, 14 May, page 9.

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