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Brisbane Rugby League 1947, Round Ten

Valleys vs Souths
Saturday, August 16, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “probably the worst since before the war”
ValleysSouths
298
Tries:Tries:
F Heath (2), R Wise,S Pratley, N Brough
S Smetheran, L Brohman,
S Fredericks, J Arundell
Goals:Goals:
D O’Connor (4)I Jones
Teams*
Danny O’Connor1Ian Jones
S Smetheran2Stan Pratley
S Fredericks3Allan Jones
Harry Aldridge4Bill Cameron
Ron Wise5G Gill
S Heath6H Phipps
Bob Williamson7Bob White
Frank McLennan8Ernie Bright
J Clarke9N Ekelund
Keith Blackford10R Ellis
Lew Brohman11Alf Weise
Jim Arundell12L Neale
Roy Ward13Nev Brough
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 16 August, page 3; Sunday Mail, 17 August, page 13; Truth, 17 August, page 9; Courier Mail, 15 August, Supp page 4.
Valleys vs Souths in round ten.

Wests vs Norths
Saturday, August 16, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “probably the worst since before the war”
WestsNorths
1817
Tries:Tries:
G Day (2), O Farrell,J Nolan, G Walker,
B LickissN Sue See, G Atherden,
N Paxton
Goals:Goals:
K O’Brien (3)H Waldon
Teams*
Bill Lickiss1Harry Waldon
Val Melrose2Jim Rolley
Kev O’Brien3Ron Hambleton
O Farrell4Jim Nolan
R Rowell5Leo Donovan
Bill Reis6George Atherden
Ron Miller7Nelson Sue See
George Day8Doug Anderson
Jack Bollington9Bert Shelton
Charlie Roff10Norm Paxton
Bill Sims11Ted Dempsey
L Sullivan12Bernie Higgins
A Bradshaw13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 16 August, page 3; Sunday Mail, 17 August, page 13; Truth, 17 August, page 9; Courier Mail, 15 August, Supp page 4.
Nelson Sue See of Norths.

Easts vs Brothers
Saturday, August 16, 1947
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
EastsBrothers
145
Tries:Tries:
J Schatz (2)B Anthony
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar (4)B Bax
Teams*
Jim Doonar1E Deveney
Jack Schatz2Bill Anthony
Kev Buckmaster3Jack Keim
Bert Kissick4Harry Rowden
Rob Kille5J Harris
Bill Callinan6Eric Kelly
Terry Callinan7Bob Bax
Jack Jager8Ken Arnold
Roy Sahl9Tom Maule
Frank O’Neill10J Carroll
Jack Ryrie11Bernie Keefe
Ron Hesse12Keith Arnold
Alec Barker13G Bontoft
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 16 August, page 3; Sunday Mail, 17 August, page 13; Truth, 17 August, page 9; Courier Mail, 15 August, Supp page 4.

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