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Brisbane Rugby League 1940, Round Three

Norths vs Wests
Saturday, May 18, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
NorthsWests
259
Tries:Tries:
M Power (2), J Reardon (2),H Denny, G Twist,
E CollinsE Harris
Goals:Goals:
J Stapleton (4), N WrightNil
Teams*
Norm Wright1Les Murphy
Ron Hambleton2George Twist
Jack Reardon3Gordon Macrae
Hugh Melrose4Eric Harris
Claude Hooper5J Neylan
Charlie Ryan6Albert Hunt
Jack Stapleton7Frank Casey
Edward Collins8W McLeish
Mick Power9Bill Malin
Roy Stewart10Norm Paxton
Vic Rudd11Henry Denny
Jack Curran12Tom Purtell
Alby Nilsson13A Hutchinson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 18 May, page 14; Sunday Mail, 19 May, page 18; Truth, 19 May, page 7.

Valleys vs Souths
Saturday, May 18, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysSouths
506
Tries:Tries:
D Ebbern (2), J Ebbern (2),J Pashan, B McKee
A Horrigan (2), F Neumann,
G Sokell, L Walker, B Dall,
G Kellaway, R Westaway,
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (7)Nil
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Kev Kenny
Albert Horrigan2V Walker
Fred Neumann3Roy Irwin
G Sokell4Jim West
Len Walker5Billy McKee
George Kellaway6Joey Houghton
Bob Williamson7W Collins
Gordon Robson8Ron Dauth
W Whyte9J Pashan
Roy Westaway10A Hardy
Dick Ebbern11Les Clarke
Jack Ebbern12[X] Tuesley
Bill Dall13H McKinnon
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 18 May, page 14; Sunday Mail, 19 May, page 18; Truth, 19 May, page 7.
Roy Westaway of Valleys.

Brothers vs Easts
Saturday, May 18, 1940
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersEasts
223
Tries:Tries:
P Angus (2), L Dawson,D Currie
D Roser, J Little, J Ryrie
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar, L DawsonNil
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Gordon Pemberthy
Len Dawson2Les Yuke
Dick Roser3Frank Currie
Peter Angus4R Lane
J Walsh5Doug Currie
Gerry Halpin6Bob Shelton
Jack Mahoney7Don Elder
S Nicholls8Mick Harris
Jack Little9Bernie Donovan
Vince Hogan10M Lowry
Jack Ryrie11Bob Mercer
Larry Gillespie12Colin Bloomer
Bill Tyquin13Jerry Seymour
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 18 May, page 14; Sunday Mail, 19 May, page 18; Truth, 19 May, page 7.

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