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Brisbane Rugby League 1953, Round Seventeen

Valleys vs Brothers
Saturday, July 18, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysBrothers
109
Tries:Tries:
G Barnett, K WeldonJ Gallagher
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (2)M Shannon (3)
Teams*
Norm Pope1Mick Shannon
Keith Weldon2Len Kenny
John Mulgrew3Ned Marshall
Jack Lendill4Jim Gallagher
Garry Barnett5Don Alroe
George Bruce6Steve Dick
Max Bradley7Bob Bax
Norm McFadden8Paul La Caze
Harry Melville9Ted Griffiths
K McDougall10John Bruton
Frank Kastrissios11Brian O’Connor
Gerald Comadira12Terry Coman
Brian Eldridge13F Goodwin
George Pearce14Bob McMaster
Ray Edwards15E Hardy
T Weston16Joe McDonald
Les Stagg17Dinny Dall
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 19 July, pages 17 & 27; Sunday Mail, 19 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 18 July, page 8-9.
Jim Gallagher of Brothers.

Easts vs South Coast
Saturday, July 18, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouth Coast
2112
Tries:Tries:
K Busteed, K Booth,N Lance (2), K Hinde,
K Brown, C Harkins,R McCartney
J Warburton
Goals:Goals:
K Busteed (3)Nil
Teams*
Allan Poole1Ron McCartney
Mick Morrison2George Hayes
Len Blaik3Morrie Robertson
Ken Booth4Brian Hurley
Ken Busteed5N Lance
Keith Brown6R Millard
Ron Jones7Keith Hinde
Alan Roseneder8Norm Hookway
Jack Warburton9Fred Joseph
Joe Baker10L Bignell
Clarence Barkins11J Menzies
Charlie Martin12J Horner
Merv Polley13Bob Golder
Geoff McAllister14
Owen Cavanagh15
Ron McGrath16
Percy Melville17
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 19 July, pages 17 & 27; Sunday Mail, 19 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 18 July, page 7.

Norths vs Wynnum-Manly
Sunday, July 18, 1943
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
NorthsWynnum-Manly
713
Tries:Tries:
R Wakefield (4), T Rolls (3),J Platt
R Greenwood (3), K Warren,
R Johnstone, B McConaghy,
S Hassum, N Warburton,
L Wilson, D Davey
Goals:Goals:
R Johnstone (10)Nil
Teams*
Ray Johnstone1John Platt
Reg Wakefield2Henry Seaton
Noel Warburton3Brian Thistlewaite
Keith Warren4Ron Christensen
Barry McConaghy5Brian Rolley
George Atherden6Jim Glass
Ron Greenwood7N Green
John Goldsborough8Don Townsend
Tom Rolls9Richard Lachlan
Stan Hassum10R Robinson
Don Davey11Les Greenhill
Bill Davies12J Midson
Les Wilson13Glen Crouch
Dick Turner14
Jerry Tambling15
Sid Morrison16
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 19 July, pages 17 & 27; Sunday Mail, 19 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 18 July, page 11.

Souths vs Wests
Saturday, July 18, 1953
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
SouthsWests
105
Tries:Tries:
D Baker, T TyquinE Granata
Goals:Goals:
T Tyquin, R HogarthF Creedy
Teams*
Roy Hogarth1T Rooney
Don Baker2M O’Farrell
Eric Collins3Col Todd
Col Senior4Peter McIntosh
Norm Mundt5Les Duncan
Val Fraser6Merv Long
Norm McLean7Mick Milliner
Tom Tyquin8E Granata
George Clarke9Felix Creedy
Phil Carmody10Bill Dempsey
Tom Pointing11Jim Jeffrey
Kev Coleman12Johnny Flynn
Jack Veivers13Horace Robertson
Ken Pickup14Eric Bishop
B McGhie15Bernie Pease
16E McDonald
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 19 July, pages 17 & 27; Sunday Mail, 19 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 18 July, page 13.

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