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Brisbane Rugby League 1950, Round Three

Wests vs Easts
Saturday, May 20, 1950
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsEasts
253
Tries:Tries:
H Symonds (2), G Day (2),L Blaik
L Bacchi, W Handover,
B Kissick
Goals:Goals:
J White (2)Nil
Teams*
Jack White1Jack O’Malley
Merv Watson2Ron Christensen
Col McAllister3Len Blaik
Lionel Bacchi4Allan Stanton
Wally Handover5Frank Zahner
Merv Long6Keith Brown
Bert Kissick7Ron Stanton
Harry Symonds8Jim Walker
Eric Bishop9Bruce Baker
Darby Munro10Tom Drysdale
Ken Parry11Ernie Bright
Johnny Flynn12Charlie Martin
George Day13Ted Dempsey
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 17 May, page 11; Courier Mail, 19 May, page 9; Sunday Mail, 21 May, page 17; Truth, 21 May, page 24.
Wests on their way to a convincing win over Easts in round three.

Brothers vs Norths
Saturday, May 20, 1950
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersNorths
255
Tries:Tries:
D Crowe, E Kelly,G Walker
S Dick, B Bax,
E Brosnan
Goals:Goals:
N Marshall (5)R Johnstone
Teams*
Ned Marshall1Ray Johnstone
Kev Kennedy2Tom Rolls
Des Crowe3Jack Jones
Jack McMahon4Brian Hurley
Eric Kelly5Bill Platt
Steve Dick6George Atherden
Bob Bax7Ron Miller
Alan Roseneder8Kev Nugent
Jack Fallon9Dave Adsett
Tom Maule10Don Davey
Eddie Brosnan11Les Wilson
Terry Coman12Ron Klieje
J Taylor13George Walker
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 17 May, page 11; Courier Mail, 19 May, page 9; Sunday Mail, 21 May, page 17; Truth, 21 May, page 24.

Souths vs Valleys
Saturday, May 20, 1950
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
SouthsValleys
43
Tries:Tries:
NilN Pope
Goals:Goals:
K Panitz (2)Nil
Teams*
Nev Lesina1Norm Pope
Kev Panitz2Leo Donovan
Ray Lewis3Peter Ryan
J Cotterill4Harry Aldridge
Stan Pratley5Dave Smythe
K Pickup6A Soorley
Bob White7Dud Dowling
Tom Tyquin8Doug Anderson
Arne Lewis9Jack Purcell
Fred Harris10K Martin
Tom Harris11Arch McSween
D Cahill12Ray Graham
Jack Veivers13Phil Comadira
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 17 May, page 11; Courier Mail, 19 May, page 9; Sunday Mail, 21 May, page 17; Truth, 21 May, page 24.

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