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Brisbane Rugby League 1947, Round Nine

Brothers vs Souths
Saturday, August 09, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2000
BrothersSouths
195
Tries:Tries:
B Bax (2), B Anthony,A Jones
H Rowden, E Deveney
Goals:Goals:
J Seymour (2)I Jones
Teams*
J Seymour1G Richards
Bill Anthony2Stan Pratley
Jack Keim3Les Murphy
Harry Rowden4Bob White
E Deveney5Allan Jones
Eric Kelly6Ian Jones
Bob Bax7Keith Haig
Ken Arnold8Ernie Bright
Tom Maule9Ben Sheppard
J Carroll10R Ellis
Bernie Keefe11Alan Thompson
Keith Arnold12L Neale
G Bontoft13Nev Brough
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 9 August, page 3; Sunday Mail, 10 August, page 13, Truth, 10 August, page 9.

Easts vs Norths
Saturday, August 09, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 2000
EastsNorths
2013
Tries:Tries:
K Buckmaster, J Schatz,W Reid (2), N Sue See
T Callinan, B Callinan
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar (4)H Waldon, G Walker
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Harry Waldon
Jack Schatz2Leo Donovan
Kev Buckmaster3F Russell
Bert Kissick4Ron Hambleton
Rob Kille5W Reid
Bill Callinan6George Atherden
Terry Callinan7Nelson Sue See
Frank O’Neill8Doug Anderson
Neil McDonnell9Bert Shelton
Jack Jager10Charlie Martin
Jack Ryrie11Ted Dempsey
Ron Hesse12Bernie Higgins
Alec Barker13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 9 August, page 3; Sunday Mail, 10 August, page 13, Truth, 10 August, page 9.
Easts vs Norths in round nine.

Valleys vs Wests
Saturday, August 09, 1947
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
ValleysWests
149
Tries:Tries:
S Fredericks, S SmetheranA Bradshaw
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (4)K O’Brien (3)
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Bill Lickiss
S Fredericks2Val Melrose
R Lynagh3L Wenkle
S Smetheran4Col McAllister
Ron Wise5Kev O’Brien
Harry Aldridge6Bill Reis
Bob Williamson7Ron Miller
Frank McLennan8George Day
W Sweeney9Jack Bollington
Keith Blackford10Charlie Roff
Lew Brohman11Bill Sims
Jim Arundell12J Box
Roy Ward13A Bradshaw
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 9 August, page 3; Sunday Mail, 10 August, page 13, Truth, 10 August, page 9.

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Part of 1947 season