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Brisbane Rugby League 1944, Round One

Wests vs Valleys
Saturday, April 29, 1944
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “big”
WestsValleys
22
Tries:Tries:
NilNil
Goals:Goals:
P MacFarlaneD O’Connor
Teams*
P MacFarlane1Danny O’Connor
G Pickett2B Rees
William Van Rugge3Len Walker
J O’Connor4Jack Kellaway
F Owens5F Grimley
Bill Reis6Fred Neumann
Clarrie Lye7John Grice
M Dawson8W Doyle
Bob Shelton9Bert Scraggs
W Mitchell10T McDonald
Cliff Green11Roy Westaway
S Williams12H Higgins
M Callaghan13R Schultz
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 29 April, page 4; Truth, 30 April, page 5; Sunday Mail, 30 April, page 11.

Brothers vs Easts

Brothers fullback Gaylor was a no show, and the team played with 12. Russell played fullback.
Saturday, April 29, 1944
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “big”
BrothersEasts
198
Tries:Tries:
R Patterson (2), H Mogg (2),D McInnes, C Clark
G O’Dwyer
Goals:Goals:
L Ridgewell, H MoggG Pemberthy
Teams*
L Russell1Gordon Pemberthy
J Dore2F Hickey
G O’Dwyer3Allan Wilson
R Patterson4Colin Clark
5Roy Fredericks
Lisle Creedy6Merv Duggan
Les Ridgewell7Don McInnes
H Mogg8Bob Mercer
Eddie Brosnan9F Schurr
I Hayles10F King
K Finch11Ron Hesse
M Davies12Harold Lynch
B Goodman13Ernie Irwin
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 29 April, page 4; Truth, 30 April, page 5; Sunday Mail, 30 April, page 11.
This photo comes from a Brothers-Easts pre-season (Liberty Cup) cup game, not this premiership fixture. The Brothers player does indeed look a bit like Roger Ramjet.

Norths vs Souths
Saturday, April 29, 1944
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsSouths
1310
Tries:Tries:
C Townsend (2), L DelaforceG Macrae, N Ekelund
Goals:Goals:
C Jones, M PowerB Johnson (2)
Teams*
Jim Walker1Bernie Johnson
Jack Otago2Reg Pegg
Hugh Melrose3N Ekelund
K Ryan4Gordon Macrae
Jack Bates5P Todd
Lindsay Delaforce6J Vinson
Charlie Jones7Dave Johnson
J Gannon8Alby Nilsson
Mick Power9Merv Kingston
Roy Stewart10Harry Bath
J Minihan11Reg Narvo
Noel McEwan12Nev Brough
Charlie Townsend13Jack Jager
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 29 April, page 4; Truth, 30 April, page 5; Sunday Mail, 30 April, page 11.

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