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Brisbane Rugby League 1941, Round Four

Souths vs Brothers
Saturday, June 07, 1941
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
SouthsBrothers
306
Tries:Tries:
I Blow (2), B McKee,J Reardon, J Walsh
L Pegg, J West,
G Mann
Goals:Goals:
L Pegg (3), B McKee (3)Nil
Teams*
Jack Lyons1Gerry Halpin
Billy McKee2Peter Angus
Len Pegg3Jack Reardon
Alby Pegg4J Walsh
George Mann5Basil McLeod
Ivan Blow6Jack O’Malley
W Lazarus7Ernie Weaver
W Reid8Bernie Keefe
Noel McEwan9Jack Ryrie
Alby Nilsson10Bert Scraggs
Vern Downton11Vince Hogan
A Gilmore12Jack Curran
Jim West13A Miller
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 7 June, page 14; Truth, 8 June, page 7.

Wests vs Valleys
Saturday, June 07, 1941
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsValleys
1512
Tries:Tries:
E Harris, G Macrae,Nil
T Purtell
Goals:Goals:
L Murphy (3)D O’Connor (6)
Teams*
Les Murphy1Danny O’Connor
Eric Harris2Jack Atkin
Gordon Macrae3Geordie Hill
James Purtell4Fred Neumann
Norm Hoare5Jack Kellaway
Joey Houghton6George Kellaway
Jim Thompson7Ken Seto
H Thompson8Bill Dall
Bob Shelton9Nev Ryrie
A Bradshaw10W Gill
W Ross11Roy Westaway
Tom Purtell12J Barnes
Norm Paxton13S Edmonds
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 7 June, page 14; Truth, 8 June, page 7.
Eric Harris, the fastest man on the planet according to Truth.

Norths vs Easts
Saturday, June 07, 1941
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsEasts
292
Tries:Tries:
B Anthony (3), C Hooper (2),Nil
R Hambleton, M Power
Goals:Goals:
P Breen (3), J StapletonM Harris
Teams*
Col Webster1H Howarth
Claude Hooper2Roy Ward
Hugh Melrose3A Barlow
Tom Toohey4Colin Bloomer
Bill Anthony5Harold Lynch
Charlie Ryan6W McGuinness
Jack Stapleton7Eddie Herlihy
Ron Hambleton8C Corley
Roy Stewart9A Morton
Mick Power10Graham Hansen
Vic Rudd11R Lane
Jack Martin12Jack McCaffery
Paddy Breen13Ron Martin
14Mick Harris
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 7 June, page 14; Truth, 8 June, page 7.

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