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Brisbane Rugby League 1942, Round Eight

Brothers vs Norths
Saturday, July 18, 1942
Venue: New Farm Park, New Farm
Crowd: 5000
BrothersNorths
54
Tries:Tries:
D NugentNil
Goals:Goals:
L RidgewellB Ryan (2)
Teams*
Gerry Halpin1Bill Ryan
Peter Angus2M Crank
Jack O’Malley3Hugh Melrose
Jack Reardon4F Jago
Felix Doyle5J Rasby
Lisle Creedy6Lindsay Delaforce
Les Ridgewell7Jack Stapleton
Bill Law8Paddy Breen
Keith Arnold9Noel McEwan
Dick Nugent10E McGreevey
J Kelly11Vic Rudd
M Callaghan12Roy Stewart
Eddie Brosnan13Col Thornton
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 18 July, page 5; Truth, 19 July, page 7; Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 11.

Souths vs Wests
Saturday, July 18, 1942
Venue: New Farm Park, New Farm
Crowd: 5000
SouthsWests
315
Tries:Tries:
A Nilsson (2), B McKee (2),H Power
J Houghton, L Pegg, R Pegg
Goals:Goals:
B Johnson (4), H BathG Pickett
Teams*
Bernie Johnson1A Wright
Reg Pegg2N Bennett
Len Pegg3H Warnick
V Lane4G Pickett
Gordon Macrae5N Broe
Joey Houghton6H Power
Dave Johnson7E Wright
Alby Nilsson8A Ruskey
Harry Bath9C Tucker
Billy McKee10E McCabe
Nev Brough11R Miller
V Just12H Finlay
Vern Downton13J Lehmann
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 18 July, page 5; Truth, 19 July, page 7; Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 11.

Valleys vs Easts
Saturday, July 18, 1942
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
ValleysEasts
350
Tries:Tries:
S Edmonds (2), L Walker (2),Nil
D O’Connor, J Grice,
T McDonald
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (7)Nil
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1F Helmsley
Jack Kellaway2Roy Ward
Fred Neumann3R Duffy
Len Walker4Ron McDonald
5Wally Theaker
Albert Hunt6P Ashcroft
John Grice7J Barrett
J Clarke8Graham Hansen
R Peet9Bob Mercer
T McDonald10Ernie Bright
Lew Brohman11Sam Arcus
S Edmonds12A Gill
Leo Brown13Bill Sims
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 18 July, page 5; Truth, 19 July, page 7; Sunday Mail, 19 July, page 11.
Notes: Valleys played one short.
Graham Hansen of Easts. His team were thrashed by 12 men in round 8.

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