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Brisbane Rugby League 1942, Round One

Norths vs Easts
Saturday, May 23, 1942
Venue: New Farm Park, New Farm
Crowd: N/A
NorthsEasts
2510
Tries:Tries:
M Crank, L Delaforce,W Theaker, B Sims
J Stapleton, C Thornton,
P Breen
Goals:Goals:
P Breen (5)W Theaker (2)
Teams*
Frank Carr1Don Watt
H Watkins2Roy Ward
Lindsay Delaforce3Ron McDonald
M Crank4Red Anderson
P Brown5H Bishop
Hugh Melrose6J Barrett
Jack Stapleton7Wally Theaker
Noel McEwan8P Skinner
Paddy Breen9Vince Bynon
Reg Tynan10Ted Dempsey
E McGreevey11Graham Hansen
Roy Stewart12R Duffy
Col Thornton13Bill Sims
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 23 May, page 5; Truth, 24 May, page 7; Sunday Mail, 24 May, page 9.

Brothers vs Wests
Saturday, May 23, 1942
Venue: New Farm Park, New Farm
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWests
206
Tries:Tries:
G O’Dwyer, G Halpin,A Ruskey, J Walsh
K Arnold, J Woodward
Goals:Goals:
G Halpin (4)Nil
Teams*
Gerry Halpin1P Glass
Keith Arnold2N Broe
G O’Dwyer3H Warnick
Jack O’Malley4H Griffiths
J Woodward5N Gibbons
Lisle Creedy6A Wright
Les Ridgewell7E Wright
Eddie Brosnan8R Miller
Dick Nugent9E Phillips
Bill Law10C Donaldson
P Duffy11E McCabe
B Goodman12J Walsh
13A Ruskey
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 23 May, page 5; Truth, 24 May, page 7; Sunday Mail, 24 May, page 9.
Notes: Brothers actually started with just 10 men, before some reinforcements arrived.
Gerry Halpin of Brothers.

Souths vs Valleys
Sunday, May 24, 1942
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: N/A
SouthsValleys
76
Tries:Tries:
A NilssonL Walker, G Hill
Goals:Goals:
B Johnson (2)Nil
Players involved*
Alby NilssonLen Walker
Bernie JohnsonGeordie Hill
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Courier Mail, 25 May, page 6.

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