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Brisbane Rugby League 1947, Round Six

Easts vs Valleys

This game was also the Pike Cup Final.
Saturday, June 21, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
EastsValleys
308
Tries:Tries:
R McLennan (2), N Ryrie,Nil
J Ryrie, R Kille,
J Schatz
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar (6)D O’Connor (4)
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Danny O’Connor
Jack Schatz2Len Kenny
Jack Atkin3Jack Horrigan
Bert Kissick4Jack Kellaway
Rob Kille5Ron Wise
Bill Callinan6Len Walker
Terry Callinan7Bob Williamson
Jack Jager8M Thompson
Cliff Green9J Clarke
Tom Drysdale10Frank McLennan
Ron McLennan11Jim Arundell
Jack Ryrie12Keith Blackford
Nev Ryrie13M Henderson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 20 June, Supp page 4, Telegraph, 21 June, page 3; Sunday Mail, 22 June, page 12; Truth, 22 June, page 9.

Brothers vs Norths
Saturday, June 21, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
BrothersNorths
1715
Tries:Tries:
B Anthony, E Deveney,T Baxter, J Rolley,
B BaxG Atherden
Goals:Goals:
J Seymour (4)H Waldon (3)
Teams*
J Seymour1Harry Waldon
Bill Anthony2Jim Rolley
Jack Keim3Ron Hambleton
Harry Rowden4R Bennett
E Deveney5T Baxter
Eric Kelly6George Atherden
Bob Bax7F Russell
Ken Arnold8Doug Anderson
J Carroll9Norm Paxton
Eddie Brosnan10J Frischkorn
Bernie Keefe11Ted Dempsey
Keith Arnold12Charlie Martin
G Bontoft13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 20 June, Supp page 4, Telegraph, 21 June, page 3; Sunday Mail, 22 June, page 12; Truth, 22 June, page 9.

Souths vs Wests
Saturday, June 21, 1947
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
SouthsWests
296
Tries:Tries:
B Johnson (2), R Freeman,G Day, B Sims
I Jones, G Gill,
A Thompson, N Brough
Goals:Goals:
B Johnson (4)Nil
Teams*
G Richards1Jack White
R Freeman2Merv Long
Len Pegg3Hugh Melrose
Les Murphy4J Nelson
Ian Jones5G Gunderson
G Gill6Hilary Ching
Bernie Johnson7Bill Reis
Ernie Bright8Charlie Roff
Ben Sheppard9Jack Bollington
Alf Weise10George Day
Alan Thompson11J Johnson
N Ekelund12Bill Sims
Nev Brough13Roy Lyons
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 20 June, Supp page 4, Telegraph, 21 June, page 3; Sunday Mail, 22 June, page 12; Truth, 22 June, page 9.

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