Brisbane Rugby League 1942, Grand Final

Brothers vs Souths

Saturday, August 29, 1942
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: 2000
BrothersSouths
2011
Tries:Tries:
F Doyle (3), G O’Dwyer,L Pegg
J O’Malley, L Ridgewell
Goals:Goals:
G HalpinB Johnson (4)
Teams*
Gerry Halpin1Bernie Johnson
Felix Doyle2Reg Pegg
G O’Dwyer3Len Pegg
Jack Reardon4C Wright
Jack O’Malley5V Lane
Lisle Creedy6Joey Houghton
Les Ridgewell7Dave Johnson
Bill Law8Alby Nilsson
Dick Nugent9Charlie Martin
M Callaghan10J Duncan
Eddie Brosnan11Harry Bath
Les Heidke12Vern Downton
J Kelly13A Gilmore
14Bill Sommerville
15Nev Brough
16H White
17E Kealy
*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 114; Telegraph, 29 August, page 5.
The premiership winners. Bill Law has the ball between his legs. The next two players to his left are Jack Reardon and Eddie Brosnan.

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