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Brisbane Rugby League 1940, Semi-Finals

Minor Semi-Final: Brothers vs Wests
Saturday, August 17, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWests
2518
Tries:Tries:
L Dawson (2), D Roser,G Macrae (2), E Harris,
L Gillespie, N MurdochN Paxton
Goals:Goals:
V Hogan (5)F Casey (2), B Malin
Teams*
Gerry Halpin1Les Murphy
Len Dawson2Eric Harris
Dick Roser3Gordon Macrae
Jack O’Malley4Albert Hunt
George Schlecht5James Purtell
Reg Stanton6Frank Lind
Ernie Weaver7Frank Casey
Larry Gillespie8Norm Paxton
Jack Ryrie9Gilbert Gray
H Bowers10Bill Malin
Bill Law11Henry Denny
Jack Little12Tom Purtell
Vince Hogan13A Hutchinson
N Murdoch14
*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, 17 August, page 14.
Bowers of Brothers is hit by a Wests defender in the semi-final at the Gabba.

Major Semi-Final: Norths vs Valleys
Saturday, August 24, 1940
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
NorthsValleys
106
Tries:Tries:
M Power, B NorrisNil
Goals:Goals:
J Stapleton (2)D O’Connor (3)
Teams*
Norm Wright1Danny O’Connor
George Cornish2Cec Hayes
Jack Reardon3G Sokell
Hugh Melrose4Len Walker
Tom Toohey5Albert Horrigan
Charlie Ryan6George Kellaway
Jack Stapleton7Bob Williamson
Edward Collins8Bill Dall
Mick Power9M Thompson
Roy Stewart10J Barnes
Vic Rudd11Roy Westaway
Bill Norris12W Whyte
Alby Nilsson13V Salmon
Col Webster14Gordon Robson
Claude Hooper15
*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, 24 August, page 14.

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