Redcap's BRL

A complete record of the Brisbane Rugby League, 1909 to 1995, and more…

Brisbane Rugby League 1940, Round One

Brothers vs Souths
Saturday, April 27, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2500
BrothersSouths
3918
Tries:Tries:
B Tyquin (4), L Gillespie (3),R Dauth, B McKee
B Law, J Mahoney
Goals:Goals:
J Mahoney (5), J DoonarR Dauth (6)
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Kev Kenny
Len Dawson2Billy McKee
Dick Roser3L O’Reilly
Jack O’Malley4J Pashan
J Walsh5Jack Bates
Gerry Halpin6Roy Hocking
Jack Mahoney7Joey Houghton
Bill Law8Ron Dauth
Jack Little9Bernie Evans
Vince Hogan10A Davis
Bill Tyquin11Les Clarke
Jack Ryrie12D Christenson
Larry Gillespie13Jim West
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 April, page 14; Sunday Mail, 28 April, page 20; Truth, 28 May, page 7.

Valleys vs Norths
Saturday, April 27, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2500
ValleysNorths
219
Tries:Tries:
C Hayes, F Neumann,A Nilsson
B Williamson, D Ebbern,
L Walker
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (2),C Ryan (2), D Brazil
B Williamson
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Darcy Brazil
Cec Hayes2George Cornish
Fred Neumann3Hugh Melrose
Len Walker4Ron Hambleton
Albert Horrigan5Claude Hooper
George Kellaway6Charlie Ryan
Bob Williamson7Jack Stapleton
Bill Dall8Edward Collins
Dick Ebbern9Mick Power
Jack Ebbern10Roy Stewart
Roy Westaway11Vic Rudd
W Whyte12Bill Norris
Gordon Robson13Alby Nilsson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 April, page 14; Sunday Mail, 28 April, page 20; Truth, 28 May, page 7.
Action from the Valleys-Norths game at the Gabba.

Wests vs Easts
Saturday, April 27, 1940
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
WestsEasts
4411
Tries:Tries:
E Harris (3), T Purtell (2),L Yuke (2), B Mercer
G Twist, J Purtell, A Hunt,
G Macrae, N Paxton
Goals:Goals:
B Malin (4), Frank Casey (3)B Shelton
Teams*
Billy Wright1Gordon Pemberthy
George Twist2W McGuinness
James Purtell3Les Yuke
Gordon Macrae4Arthur Currie
Eric Harris5Les Bishop
Albert Hunt6Bob Shelton
Frank Casey7Henry Thomson
Norm Paxton8Ted Dempsey
A Hutchinson9Bernie Donovan
Bill Malin10Bob Mercer
Henry Denny11Colin Bloomer
Tom Purtell12Jerry Seymour
Gilbert Gray13S Oswald
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 27 April, page 14; Sunday Mail, 28 April, page 20; Truth, 28 May, page 7.

Skip to round two

Part of 1940 season