Brisbane Rugby League 1949, Round Eight

Souths vs Norths

Saturday, June 25, 1949
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
SouthsNorths
1613
Tries:Tries:
B King, R NeilsenG Atherden (2), B Hurley
Goals:Goals:
I Jones (5)J Alexander (2)
Teams*
Nev Lesina1Jim Alexander
B King2Tom Rolls
Ian Jones3Brian Hurley
Bob White4Jack Jones
Ray Neilsen5Jim Rolley
R Hickey6George Atherden
O Hardy7Ron Miller
Nev Brough8Kev Nugent
Arne Lewis9Ian Gardner
Tom Harris10T Jamieson
Frank McLennan11Les Wilson
Bill Cameron12Les Stokes
Jack Veivers13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 22 June, page 8; Sunday Mail, 26 June, page 12.
A Norths players makes a break against Souths in round 8.

Easts vs Valleys

Saturday, June 25, 1949
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
EastsValleys
2310
Tries:Tries:
R Kille (3), L Beckett,D Smythe, K Martin
B Baker
Goals:Goals:
B Baker (3), R StantonH Edwards (2)
Teams*
Col Thompson1H Edwards
Rob Kille2Leo Donovan
Len Blaik3Jack Kellaway
Keith Brown4Harry Aldridge
Lionel Beckett5Dave Smythe
Bill Callinan6R Lynagh
Ron Stanton7Dud Dowling
Ron McLennan8G Dunne
BruceBaker9Ray Graham
Tom Drysdale10Jack Purcell
Ted Dempsey11K Martin
Charlie Martin12Eddie Burley
Alf Weise13Doug Anderson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 22 June, page 8 & 24 June, page 9; Sunday Mail, 26 June, page 12.

Brothers vs Wests

Saturday, June 25, 1949
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWests
279
Tries:Tries:
B Cotter (3), N Hutchinson (2),C Roff
B Bax, J Rooney
Goals:Goals:
B Bax (3)C McAllister (2), W Handover
Teams*
Ned Marshall1Wally Handover
Brian Cotter2Bill Lickiss
Kev Schafer3Kev Kennedy
Noel Hutchinson4Lionel Bacchi
Jack McMahon5Bill Anthony
Steve Dick6Col McAllister
Bob Bax7Bill Reis
Alan Roseneder8Roy Lyons
Brian Davies9L Neale
Jack Fallon10Cyril Couch
Jack Rooney11Charlie Roff
Keith Arnold12Reg Tynan
Eddie Brosnan13George Day
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 22 June, page 8 & 24 June, page 9; Sunday Mail, 26 June, page 12.
Brian Cotter of Brothers, scorer of three tries against Wests in round 8.

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Part of 1949 season

There was sad news just before round 8 with the death of former Valleys premiership-winner, Albert Horrigan.