Brisbane Rugby League 1946, Grand Final

Valleys vs Easts

Saturday, September 14, 1946
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 10,000
ValleysEasts
52
Tries:Tries:
L KennyNil
Goals:Goals:
D O’ConnorJ Doonar
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Jim Doonar
Len Kenny2Jack Schatz
Jack Horrigan3Bert Kissick
Cec Hayes4Nev Ryrie
Ron Wise5Alf Stillaway
Ivan Blow6Dave Johnson
Bob Williamson7Bernie Johnson
Roy Westaway8Jack Jager
J Clarke9Cliff Green
M Thompson10Frank O’Neill
Roy Ward11Jack Ryrie
Jim Arundell12Ron McLennan
Lew Brohman13Tom Drysdale
*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 127; Telegraph, 14 September, page 7.
Action from the hard-fought 1946 Grand Final.

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Valleys’ 1946 team. Coach Firpo Neumann is front and centre, still in playing gear, though he didn’t play in the 1946 premiership season.