Brisbane Rugby League 1947, Grand Final

Easts vs Souths

Saturday, September 13, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 9500
EastsSouths
152
Tries:Tries:
T Callinan, J Ryrie,Nil
R McLennan
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar (3)I Jones
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Les Murphy
Jack Schatz2Stan Pratley
Jack Atkin3Bob White
Bert Kissick4Ian Jones
Rob Kille5R Freeman
Bill Callinan6Ted Verrenkamp
Terry Callinan7Bernie Johnson
Tom Drysdale8Ernie Bright
Cliff Green9Ben Sheppard
Jack Jager10L Neale
Ron McLennan11Nev Brough
Jack Ryrie12N Ekelund
Nev Ryrie13Bill Tyquin
14R Ellis
*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 130; Telegraph, 13 September, page 3.

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