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Brisbane Rugby League 1943, Round One

Valleys vs Norths
Saturday, May 01, 1943
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: A dog was certainly present – it entered the field and refused to leave.
ValleysNorths
155
Tries:Tries:
F Neumann, J Kellaway,M Crank
N Ryrie
Goals:Goals:
P Gaylor (3)P Breen
Teams*
P Gaylor1Frank Doonar
Jack Kellaway2Henry Swain
Len Walker3Kevin Schreck
Fred Neumann4Hugh Melrose
Jack Bates5Jack Otago
Jack Bell6Lindsay Delaforce
John Grice7Jack Stapleton
Nev Ryrie8Col Thornton
Henry Porter9Roy Stewart
Bert Scraggs10T Gledhill
Bob Farrar11J Maguire
W Walmsley12Cyril Zeith
K Baillie13Reg Tynan
14M Crank
15Paddy Breen
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 1 May, page 6; Truth, 2 May, page 3; Sunday Mail, 2 May, page 12.

Souths vs Wests
Saturday, May 01, 1943
Venue: Exhibition Ground No.2, Bowen Hills
Crowd: A dog was certainly present – it entered the field and refused to leave.
SouthsWests
287
Tries:Tries:
H Bath (2), C Ferguson (2),W Mitchell
E Bright, D Johnson,
J Vinson, H Grant
Goals:Goals:
H Bath (2)J O’Neill, L Neale
Teams*
H Grant1J O’Neill
Reg Pegg2G Pickett
E Kealy3R Barnett
Bill Sommerville4T Dittman
P Todd5A Michel
J Vinson6S Feeney
Dave Johnson7L Neale
Ernie Bright8A McIntyre
Harry Bath9J Finch
Nev Brough10H Gregg
J Duncan11W Mitchell
C Ferguson12Cliff Green
Vern Downton13A Hutchinson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 1 May, page 6; Truth, 2 May, page 3; Sunday Mail, 2 May, page 12.

Brothers vs Easts
Saturday, May 01, 1943
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersEasts
437
Tries:Tries:
L Ridgewell (2), L Creedy (2),R Anderson
G O’Dwyer, J O’Malley, D Nugent
J Reardon, D McLean
Goals:Goals:
L Ridgewell (5), J Reardon (2),B Sims (2)
L Heidke
Teams*
J Wallace1M Wise
G O’Dwyer2Don McInnes
Jack O’Malley3N Sherwood
Jack Reardon4L Davis
Doug McLean5R Werner
Lisle Creedy6Red Anderson
Les Ridgewell7Eric Sherwood
Dick Nugent8Vince Bynon
Eddie Brosnan9Ernie Irwin
J Kelly10Bob Mercer
Keith Arnold11Colin Bloomer
M Callaghan12Bill Sims
Les Heidke13
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 1 May, page 6; Truth, 2 May, page 3; Sunday Mail, 2 May, page 12.
Notes: Easts played one short

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