Brisbane Rugby League 1949, Grand Final

Souths vs Easts

Saturday, September 03, 1949
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 6532
SouthsEasts
228
Tries:Tries:
L Kenny (2), R Pegg,R McLennan, R Stanton
F McLennan
Goals:Goals:
I Jones (5)B Baker
Teams*
Nev Lesina1Jack O’Malley
Len Kenny2Frank Zahner
Len Pegg3Ron McLennan
Reg Pegg4Len Blaik
Stan Pratley5Rob Kille
Ian Jones6Bill Callinan
Bob White7Ron Stanton
Bill Tyquin8Nev Ryrie
Harold Crocker9Bruce Baker
Arne Lewis10Tom Drysdale
Alan Thompson11Ted Dempsey
Frank McLennan12Charlie Martin
Jack Veivers13Ernie Bright
*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 138; Sunday Mail, 4 September, pages 1 & 13.
Ted Dempsey and Len Pegg go toe-to-toe in the big dance.
Looks like an Easts player has been hit hard by a Souths forward. Len Pegg of Souths look on.

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