Redcap's BRL

A complete record of the Brisbane Rugby League, 1909 to 1995, and more…

Brisbane Rugby League 1949, Round Five

Souths vs Brothers
Saturday, May 07, 1949
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “£200 crowd”
SouthsBrothers
1916
Tries:Tries:
L Pegg (2), R Neilsen (2),J Rooney (2), J Coonan,
B TyquinT Maule
Goals:Goals:
I Jones (2)N Ryan (2)
Teams*
Nev Lesina1Norm Ryan
Reg Pegg2Brian Cotter
Len Pegg3Kev Schafer
Ray Lewis4Ned Marshall
Ray Neilsen5Jack Coonan
Ian Jones6Steve Dick
Bob White7Bob Bax
Bill Tyquin8Alan Roseneder
Harold Crocker9Tom Maule
Arne Lewis10Brian Davies
Alan Thompson11Jack Rooney
Frank McLennan12Keith Arnold
Jack Veivers13Eddie Brosnan
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 7 May, page 3; Sunday Mail, 8 May, page 13; Truth, 8 May, page 22; Courier Mail, 4 May, page 8.
Souths vs Brothers in round 5.

Wests vs Valleys
Saturday, May 07, 1949
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “£200 crowd”
WestsValleys
307
Tries:Tries:
M Irwin (2), J White (2),J Purcell
L Neale, C Couch
Goals:Goals:
J White (6)D O’Connor (2)
Teams*
Jack White1Danny O’Connor
Col McAllister2N Stokes
L Mauchlan3Harry Aldridge
Mick Irwin4Jack Kellaway
Hilary Ching5Dave Smythe
Kev Kennedy6R Lynagh
Bill Reis7Dud Dowling
Charlie Roff8Jack Purcell
Reg Tynan9Ray Graham
L Neale10Roy Westaway
Bill Sims11Duncan Hall
Cyril Couch12J Clarke
Roy Lyons13Doug Anderson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 7 May, page 3; Sunday Mail, 8 May, page 13; Courier Mail, 4 May, page 8.

Easts vs Norths
Saturday, May 07, 1949
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
EastsNorths
1610
Tries:Tries:
L Beckett (2), K Brown,H Platt, R Johnstone
L Blaik
Goals:Goals:
J O’Malley (2)R Johnstone (2)
Teams*
Jack O’Malley1Ray Johnstone
Lionel Beckett2Jim Rolley
Keith Brown3Tom Rolls
Len Blaik4Jim Alexander
Rob Kille5Harry Platt
Bill Callinan6Jack Jones
Ron Stanton7George Atherden
Ron McLennan8Kev Nugent
Frank Zahner9Nev Tanner
Bruce Baker10Ian Gardner
Alf Weise11Les Wilson
Charlie Martin12Bert Shelton
Ted Dempsey13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 7 May, page 3; Sunday Mail, 8 May, page 13; Truth, 8 May, page 22; Courier Mail, 4 May, page 8.

Skip to Pike Cup Final

Skip to round six

Part of 1949 season