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Brisbane Rugby League 1947, Semi-Finals

Minor Semi-Final: Souths vs Norths
Saturday, August 23, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 4000
SouthsNorths
3419
Tries:Tries:
S Pratley (2), B White (2),J Nolan (2), J Rolley
L Neale, B Tyquin
Goals:Goals:
I Jones (8)J O’Malley (5)
Teams*
Les Murphy1Jack O’Malley
Stan Pratley2Jim Rolley
Bob White3Ron Hambleton
Ian Jones4Jim Nolan
R Freeman5Leo Donovan
Ted Verrenkamp6George Atherden
Bernie Johnson7Nelson Sue See
Ernie Bright8Doug Anderson
Ben Sheppard9Norm Paxton
L Neale10J Frischkorn
Nev Brough11Ted Dempsey
Alan Thompson12Charlie Martin
Bill Tyquin13Bert Shelton
*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, 23 August, page 3.
A Norths player fumbles in the minor semi-final against Souths.

Major Semi-Final: Easts vs Valleys
Saturday, August 30, 1947
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 6500
EastsValleys
127
Tries:Tries:
J Schatz, B KissickL Kenny
Goals:Goals:
J Doonar (3)J Horrigan (2)
Teams*
Jim Doonar1Danny O’Connor
Jack Schatz2Len Kenny
Bert Kissick3Jack Horrigan
Jack Atkin4Jack Kellaway
Rob Kille5S Smetheran
Bill Callinan6S Heath
Terry Callinan7Bob Williamson
Nev Ryrie8Roy Ward
Jack Ryrie9Lew Brohman
Ron McLennan10Jim Arundell
Jack Jager11Frank McLennan
Cliff Green12J Clarke
Frank O’Neill13Keith Blackford
*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, 30 August, page 3.

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