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Brisbane Rugby League 1951, Round Four

Wynnum-Manly vs Valleys
Saturday, June 09, 1951
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
Wynnum-ManlyValleys
3119
Tries:Tries:
K Blackford (3), B Phillips,R Paulsen (2), B Anderson,
H SeatonD Dowling, B Cotter
Goals:Goals:
N Townsend (8)N Pope (2)
Teams*
Noel Townsend1Norm Pope
Brian Phillips2Brian Cotter
Henry Seaton3Brian Hurley
Brian Thistlewaite4L Robertson
K Edwards5Laurie Ward
Jim Glass6V Thomas
N Green7Dud Dowling
Vince Long8Doug Anderson
R Robinson9Ray Paulsen
Richard Lachlan10Ray Edwards
Keith Blackford11Arch McSween
C Perry12P Flynn
Charlie Roff13Phil Comadira
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 10 June, page 15; Truth, 10 June, page 25; Courier Mail, 6 June, page 7.

Wests vs Easts
Saturday, June 09, 1951
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsEasts
1611
Tries:Tries:
D O’Brien, E BishopR Kille, B Baker,
K Godwin
Goals:Goals:
P Mohr (5)B Baker
Teams*
Pat Mohr1Arthur Russell
Bernie Lenehan2Ron Christensen
Col McAllister3Stan Greaves
Alex Watson4Len Blaik
Kev O’Brien5Rob Kille
Merv Long6Jack Munro
Bert Kissick7Keith Brown
Des O’Brien8Jim Walker
Eric Bishop9Bruce Baker
Garry Cannon10Kev Godwin
Bill Sims11Tom Drysdale
Johnny Flynn12Don Holland
George Day13Merv Polley
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 10 June, page 15; Truth, 10 June, page 25; Courier Mail, 6 June, page 7.
Looks like Bruce Baker on the move against Wests.

Norths vs Brothers
Saturday, June 09, 1951
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsBrothers
2011
Tries:Tries:
B Platt, N Hamilton,B Bax
T Curran, G Walker
Goals:Goals:
R Johnstone (4)B Bax (4)
Teams*
Ray Johnstone1Ned Marshall
Bill Champion2Don Alroe
Doug Waldon3Ken Slater
Graham Nash4Steve Dick
Bill Platt5Paul Fitzgerald
George Atherden6N Haupt
Norm Hamilton7Bob Bax
Tom Curran8Alan Roseneder
Bill Davies9J Goodwin
Tom Rolls10Fred Proberts
George Walker11J Taylor
Stan Hassum12Terry Coman
Eddie McGrath13Eddie Brosnan
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Sunday Mail, 10 June, page 15; Truth, 10 June, page 25; Courier Mail, 6 June, page 7.

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