Brisbane Rugby League 1951, Grand Final

Souths vs Easts

Saturday, September 15, 1951
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 7000
SouthsEasts
2010
Tries:Tries:
K Panitz, N Wilson,D Smythe, S Greaves
H Crocker, V Fraser
Goals:Goals:
K Panitz (4)B Baker (2)
Teams*
Roy Hogarth1Ken Busteed
Kev Panitz2Rob Kille
Nev Wilson3Len Blaik
Leo Fallon4Stan Greaves
Jack Ballinger5Dave Smythe
Bob White6Keith Brown
Val Fraser7Ron Stanton
Bill May8Jim Walker
Harold Crocker9Kev Godwin
Tom Tyquin10Bruce Baker
Jack Veivers11Ted Dempsey
Len Johnson12Charlie Martin
Tom Harris13Merv Polley
*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 144.
This Easts player is well contained by Harold Crocker in the grand final.

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The premiership team. Players in the front row are (from left) Nev Wilson, Leo Fallon, Alan Thompson, Bob White, Val Fraser and Roy Hogarth.