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Brisbane Rugby League 1941, Round Six

Norths vs Wests

This was also the Pike Cup Final.
Saturday, June 21, 1941
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
NorthsWests
115
Tries:Tries:
T RobertsG Macrae
Goals:Goals:
J Stapleton (2), P Breen (2)L Murphy
Teams*
Col Webster1Les Murphy
Claude Hooper2George Twist
Hugh Melrose3Gordon Macrae
Tom Roberts4Norm Hoare
Leo Donovan5Eric Harris
Charlie Ryan6Joey Houghton
Jack Stapleton7Jim Thompson
Ron Hambleton8Gilbert Gray
Roy Stewart9C Donaldson
Mick Power10A Bradshaw
Vic Rudd11W Ross
Bill Norris12Tom Purtell
Paddy Breen13Norm Paxton
Vern Beadle14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 21 June, page 10; Sunday Mail, 22 June, page 16; Truth, 22 June, page 7.
Fullback Col Webster of Norths.

Easts vs Souths
Saturday, June 21, 1941
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouths
1614
Tries:Tries:
M Rooney, D McInnes,G Mann (3), I Blow
B Sims, B Hannan
Goals:Goals:
W Theaker (2)A Pegg
Teams*
Doug Theaker1Kev Kenny
W McGuinness2Roy Irwin
Colin Bloomer3Len Pegg
A Barlow4Alby Pegg
Roy Ward5George Mann
Michael Rooney6Ivan Blow
Wally Theaker7L O’Reilly
Mick Harris8Billy McKee
Ron Martin9Noel McEwan
Jack McCaffery10Alby Nilsson
Bob Hannan11Vern Downton
Bill Sims12Bill Sommerville
J Horn13W Reid
Don McInnes14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 21 June, page 10; Sunday Mail, 22 June, page 16; Truth, 22 June, page 7.

Valleys vs Brothers
Saturday, June 21, 1941
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
ValleysBrothers
85
Tries:Tries:
J Bates, J AtkinN Gollan
Goals:Goals:
D O’ConnorV Hogan
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Gerry Halpin
Jack Atkin2Peter Angus
Len Walker3J Vinson
Fred Neumann4Jack Reardon
Jack Bates5N Gollan
Jack Kellaway6Jack O’Malley
George Kellaway7Ernie Weaver
Bill Dall8Edward Collins
Nev Ryrie9Jack Ryrie
W Gill10Bert Scraggs
Roy Westaway11F Jago
J Barnes12Bill Law
Dave Jones13Vince Hogan
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 21 June, page 10; Sunday Mail, 22 June, page 16; Truth, 22 June, page 7.
Len Walker of Valleys.

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