Brisbane Rugby League 1942, Semi-Finals

Minor Semi-Final: Souths vs Norths

Saturday, August 08, 1942
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 3000
SouthsNorths
1310
Tries:Tries:
J Duncan (2), R PeggH Melrose, R Stewart
Goals:Goals:
B Johnson (2)Bill Ryan (2)
Teams*
Bernie Johnson1Bill Ryan
V Lane2J Rasby
Len Pegg3Hugh Melrose
Gordon Macrae4Paddy Breen
Reg Pegg5T Williams
Joey Houghton6Lindsay Delaforce
Dave Johnson7Jack Stapleton
Alby Nilsson8Col Thornton
Charlie Martin9Roy Stewart
J Duncan10E McGreevey
Harry Bath11Bill Norris
Vern Downton12F Jago
Billy McKee13Reg Tynan
H Grant14
Nev Brough15
Bill Sommerville16
H White17
*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, 8 August, page 5.

Major Semi-Final: Brothers vs Valleys

Saturday, August 15, 1942
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: 3000
BrothersValleys
214
Tries:Tries:
F Doyle, L Ridgewell,Nil
J O’Malley, E Brosnan,
J Kelly
Goals:Goals:
G Halpin (3)J Clarke (2)
Teams*
Gerry Halpin1Jack Kellaway
Felix Doyle2S Edmonds
Peter Angus3Fred Neumann
Jack Reardon4Geordie Hill
Jack O’Malley5P Reggars
Lisle Creedy6Albert Hunt
Les Ridgewell7John Grice
Bill Law8V Salmon
Dick Nugent9J Clarke
M Callaghan10Leo Brown
Eddie Brosnan11T McDonald
Les Heidke12R Peet
Keith Arnold13Nev Ryrie
G O’Dwyer14
J Kelly15
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Haddan, S, ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 114; Telegraph, 15 August, page 5; Truth, 16 August, page 7.
Action from Brothers’ commanding semi-final win over Valleys.

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