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Brisbane Rugby League 1944, Round Three

Souths vs Valleys
Saturday, May 20, 1944
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
SouthsValleys
155
Tries:Tries:
R Pegg, H Bath,R McCallum
E Kealy
Goals:Goals:
B Johnson (3)B Jackson
Teams*
Bernie Johnson1Danny O’Connor
Reg Pegg2Bob Jackson
Nev Brough3Jack Kellaway
J Vinson4N Jones
N Bennett5Morry Howard
J Langton6George Kellaway
Dave Johnson7John Grice
Alby Nilsson8Bill Dall
Jack Jager9R McCallum
Merv Kingston10Roy Westaway
Reg Narvo11H Higgins
Harry Bath12Bert Scraggs
E Kealy13D Marriott
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 20 May, page 4; Truth, 21 May, page 5; Sunday Mail, 21 May, page 11.
Souths vs Valleys in round 3.

Wests vs Easts
Saturday, May 20, 1944
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsEasts
329
Tries:Tries:
C Lye (3), S Eisenhuth (2),D McInnes, W Mussing,
M Callaghan, T Olsen,J Nolan
J O’Connor
Goals:Goals:
P MacFarlane (2), C Lye (2)Nil
Players involved*
Stan EisenhuthDon McInnes
P MacFarlaneWalter Mussing
Clarrie LyeHarold Lynch
M CallaghanJim Nolan
Tom Olsen
J O’Connor
V Lane
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Telegraph, 20 May, page 4; Truth, 21 May, page 5; Sunday Mail, 21 May, page 11.

Norths vs Brothers
Saturday, May 20, 1944
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsBrothers
65
Tries:Tries:
J Bates, H MelroseL Heidke
Goals:Goals:
NilL Ridgewell
Players involved*
Ron BatemanLes Heidke
Jack BatesLes Ridgewell
Lindsay DelaforceEddie Brosnan
Frank CarrH Mogg
Charlie Jones
Hugh Melrose
Mick Power
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Telegraph, 20 May, page 4; Truth, 21 May, page 5; Sunday Mail, 21 May, page 11.

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Part of 1944 season