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Brisbane Rugby League 1953, Round Sixteen

South Coast vs Wests
Saturday, July 11, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
South CoastWests
1813
Tries:Tries:
M Robertson, N Lance,M O’Farrell (3)
K Hinde, B Hurley
Goals:Goals:
B Hurley (3)M Long, F Creedy
Teams*
Ron McCartney1Merv Long
George Hayes2M O’Farrell
Morrie Robertson3Peter McIntosh
Brian Hurley4Les Duncan
N Lance5Col Todd
C Beesley6E McDonald
Keith Hinde7Mick Milliner
Norm Hookway8Bernie Pease
A Millard9Bill Dempsey
Fred Joseph10Felix Creedy
J Menzies11Jim Jeffrey
J Horner12Johnny Flynn
Bob Golder13Horace Robertson
14Eric Bishop
15E Granata
16Lionel Bacchi
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 12 July, pages 15 & 30; Sunday Mail, 12 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 11 July, page 7.

Souths vs Easts
Saturday, July 11, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
SouthsEasts
219
Tries:Tries:
N Mundt, K Pickup,R Jones
N McLean, J Veivers,
R Hogarth
Goals:Goals:
B Baker,K Busteed (3)
R Hogarth (2 FGs)
Teams*
Roy Hogarth1Allan Poole
Don Baker2Mick Morrison
Val Fraser3Len Blaik
Col Senior4Ken Booth
Norm Mundt5Ken Busteed
Eric Collins6Keith Brown
Norm McLean7Ron Jones
Tom Tyquin8Jack Warburton
George Clarke9Alan Roseneder
K Garth10Joe Baker
Bruce Baker11Percy Melville
Fred Harris12Charlie Martin
Jack Veivers13Merv Polley
Ken Pickup14Geoff McAllister
Tom Pointing15Ron Thompson
16Jim Fitzgerald
17Ron McGrath
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 12 July, pages 15 & 30; Sunday Mail, 12 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 11 July, pages 8-9.
George Clarke offloads against Easts in round 16.

Valleys vs Wynnum-Manly

This was at the time the second biggest victory in BRL history, behind Norths’ 87-8 win over Easts in 1940.
Saturday, July 11, 1953
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
ValleysWynnum-Manly
8913
Tries:Tries:
G Pearce (4), K Weldon (3),H Seaton, J Glass,
M Bradley (3),H Melville (3),L Greenhill
J Mulgrew (2), N Pope,
F Kastrissios
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (19)B Thistlewaite (2)
Teams*
Norm Pope1Brian Thistlewaite
Keith Weldon2Brian Rolley
John Mulgrew3Ron Christensen
Jack Lendill4J Faine
Garry Barnett5Henry Seaton
George Bruce6L Johnson
Max Bradley7Jim Glass
Norm McFadden8Don Townsend
K McDougall9Richard Lachlan
Harry Melville10Jim Patterson
Brian Eldridge11Les Greenhill
Gerald Comadira12J Midson
Frank Kastrissios13R Robinson
George Pearce14
Peter Meredith15
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 12 July, pages 15 & 30; Sunday Mail, 12 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 11 July, page 11.

Norths vs Brothers
Saturday, July 11, 1953
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsBrothers
189
Tries:Tries:
G Atherden (2), T Jones,D Alroe
D Turner
Goals:Goals:
R Johnstone (3)M Shannon (3)
Teams*
Ray Johnstone1Mick Shannon
Reg Wakefield2Len Kenny
Noel Warburton3Ned Marshall
Thornton Jones4Jim Gallagher
Jerry Tambling5Don Alroe
George Atherden6Steve Dick
Ron Greenwood7Joe McDonald
John Goldsborough8Paul La Caze
Tom Rolls9Ted Griffiths
Dick Turner10F Goodwin
Don Davey11Brian O’Connor
Bill Davies12Terry Coman
Stan Hassum13Bob McMaster
Les Wilson14Bob Bax
Keith Warren15J Biffin
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 12 July, pages 15 & 30; Sunday Mail, 12 July, pages 24-25; Rugby League News, 11 July, page 13.

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Part of 1953 season