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Brisbane Rugby League 1947, Round Seven

Valleys vs Norths
Saturday, July 05, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysNorths
2120
Tries:Tries:
J Horrigan (2), L Kenny,T Baxter, W Reid,
R Wise, F McLennanG Atherden, L Donovan
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (3)T Baxter (2), G Walker (2)
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1T Baxter
Len Kenny2Leo Donovan
Jack Horrigan3Ron Hambleton
S Smetheran4George Atherden
Ron Wise5W Reid
Jack Kellaway6Jim Nolan
Bob Williamson7F Russell
M Thompson8Doug Anderson
W Sweeney9Bert Shelton
Frank McLennan10Norm Paxton
Lew Brohman11Ted Dempsey
Keith Blackford12Charlie Martin
Jim Arundell13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 5 July, page 8; Sunday Mail, 6 July, page 13; Truth, 6 July, page 9.

Easts vs Souths
Saturday, July 05, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouths
1815
Tries:Tries:
J Schatz (2), R Kille,I Jones, L Murphy,
T DrysdaleT Verrenkamp
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar (3)L Murphy (3)
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Les Murphy
Jack Schatz2Stan Pratley
Jack Atkin3Len Pegg
Bert Kissick4Bob White
Rob Kille5Ian Jones
Bill Callinan6Ted Verrenkamp
Terry Callinan7H Phipps
Jack Jager8Ernie Bright
Cliff Green9Ben Sheppard
Tom Drysdale10N Ekelund
Jack Ryrie11L Neale
Ron McLennan12Alan Thompson
Nev Ryrie13Nev Brough
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 5 July, page 8; Sunday Mail, 6 July, page 13; Truth, 6 July, page 9.

Brothers vs Wests
Saturday, July 05, 1947
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWests
88
Tries:Tries:
D Mullens, B KeefeH Melrose, B Lenehan
Goals:Goals:
J SeymourJ White
Teams*
J Seymour1Jack White
J Ryan2Bill Lickiss
Jack Keim3Hugh Melrose
D Mullens4J Nelson
E Deveney5Bernie Lenehan
Harry Rowden6Merv Long
Bob Bax7Bill Reis
Ken Arnold8Roy Lyons
Tom Maule9Bill Sims
Eddie Brosnan10J Box
Bernie Keefe11Charlie Roff
Keith Arnold12Jack Bollington
J Carroll13George Day
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 5 July, page 8; Sunday Mail, 6 July, page 13; Truth, 6 July, page 9.
Hugh Melrose of Wests.

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