Brisbane Rugby League 1940, Preliminary Final

Brothers vs Valleys

Saturday, August 31, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
BrothersValleys
2414
Tries:Tries:
D Roser (2), V Hogan (2),A Horrigan, G Sokell
E Weaver, R Stanton
Goals:Goals:
V Hogan (3)D O’Connor (4)
Teams*
Gerry Halpin1Danny O’Connor
Len Dawson2Cec Hayes
Dick Roser3Len Walker
N Murdoch4G Sokell
Jack O’Malley5Albert Horrigan
Reg Stanton6George Kellaway
Ernie Weaver7Bob Williamson
Bill Tyquin8Bill Dall
Jack Ryrie9J Barnes
Larry Gillespie10Gordon Robson
Vince Hogan11Roy Westaway
Jack Little12W Whyte
Bill Law13V Salmon
*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 108; Telegraph, 31 August, page 14.
More action from the Brother-Valleys final. I’m pretty sure Jack Little is the bald fella.

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