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Brisbane Rugby League 1944, Semi-Finals

Minor Semi-Final: Norths vs Brothers
Saturday, August 19, 1944
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
NorthsBrothers
3211
Tries:Tries:
H Melrose (2), J Otago,R Patterson, G O’Dwyer,
H Swain, C Jones,L Creedy
C Thornton
Goals:Goals:
R Bateman (6), C JonesL Ridgewell
Teams*
Ron Bateman1J Ryan
Jack Otago2G O’Dwyer
Hugh Melrose3Lisle Creedy
Jack Bates4J Nelson
Henry Swain5R Patterson
Lindsay Delaforce6J Dore
Charlie Jones7Les Ridgewell
Col Thornton8B Aberdeen
Mick Power9Eddie Brosnan
Roy Stewart10Les Heidke
Ted Dempsey11B Goodman
Noel McEwan12K Finch
Vic Rudd13Jack Ryrie
J Hedge14
*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 120.

Major Semi-Final: Valleys vs Souths
Saturday, August 26, 1944
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysSouths
2710
Tries:Tries:
B Jackson (2), J Kellaway,M Kingston, H Bath
G Kellaway, B Dall
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (6)B Johnson (2)
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Bernie Johnson
Bob Jackson2Reg Pegg
Jack Kellaway3J Vinson
Len Walker4Les Yuke
Jack Atkin5Bill Callinan
George Kellaway6J Langton
John Grice7Dave Johnson
Bill Dall8Merv Kingston
Jim Arundell9Jack Jager
Roy Westaway10N Hocking
Bert Scraggs11Harry Bath
Bill Summerell12Nev Brough
Henry Porter13Bill Tyquin
*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 120; Truth, 27 August, page 5.

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