Brisbane Rugby League 1953, Round Twenty-One

Valleys vs South Coast

Saturday, August 15, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysSouth Coast
488
Tries:Tries:
P Meredith (4), N Pope (2),N Lance, G Hayes
W McDonald, J White,
J Mulgrew, R Edwards
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (9)Rowe
Teams*
Jack White1Ron McCartney
Garry Barnett2George Hayes
Wally McDonald3Morrie Robertson
Norm Pope4Norm Hookway
Peter Meredith5N Lance
John Mulgrew6Brian Hurley
Ray Edwards7Keith Hinde
Norm McFadden8J Menzies
Frank Kastrissios9A Millard
Ray Paulsen10R Millard
Brian Eldridge11Bob Golder
Gerald Comadira12Lockie Smith
Bill Sims13J Horner
George Bruce14[X] Rowe
Les Stagg15
K McDougall16
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 16 August, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 16 August, pages 28-29; Rugby League News, 15 August, page 7.

Easts vs Brothers

Saturday, August 15, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
EastsBrothers
236
Tries:Tries:
K Brown (2), C Harkins,Nil
A Roseneder, J Baker
Goals:Goals:
K Busteed (4)M Shannon (3)
Teams*
Allan Poole1Mick Shannon
Mick Morrison2Don Alroe
Len Blaik3Jim Gallagher
Ken Busteed4Ned Marshall
Geoff McAllister5Ken Slater
Keith Brown6Bob Bax
Ken Booth7Joe McDonald
Alan Roseneder8Paul La Caze
Jack Warburton9Brian Davies
Joe Baker10Ted Griffiths
Clarence Harkins11Jack Fallon
Charlie Martin12Terry Coman
Merv Polley13Brian O’Connor
Col McCartney14John Hehir
Des Ditzgerald15F Goodwin
Percy Melville16Len Kenny
Eric Cislowski17Bob McMaster
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 16 August, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 16 August, pages 28-29; Rugby League News, 15 August, pages 8-9.

Souths vs Norths

Saturday, August 15, 1953
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
SouthsNorths
188
Tries:Tries:
J Veivers, Bullock, J Goldsborough, G Atherden
Senior, V Fraser
Goals:Goals:
R Hogarth (2), C SeniorR Johnstone
Teams*
Roy Hogarth1Ray Johnstone
Don Baker2Reg Wakefield
Col Senior3Noel Warburton
Norm Mundt4Thornton Jones
Ken Pickup5Barry McConaghy
Val Fraser6Ron Greenwood
Norm McLean7George Atherden
Harold Crocker8John Goldsborough
Paddy Coleman9Tom Rolls
B McGhie10Dick Turner
Tom Pointing11Don Davey
Alan Hornery12Bill Davies
Jack Veivers13Stan Holdsworth
[X] Bullock14Jerry Tambling
15Keith Warren
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Truth, 16 August, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 16 August, pages 28-29; Rugby League News, 15 August, page 11.

Wests vs Wynnum-Manly

Saturday, August 15, 1953
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
WestsWynnum-Manly
432
Tries:Tries:
A Watson (2), D St Clair (2),Nil
L Duncan (2), M Long, C Todd,
M Milliner, P McIntosh,
E Granata
Goals:Goals:
M Milliner (5)L Clark
Players involved*
Mick MillinerLewis Clark
Alex Watson
Don St Clair
Les Duncan
Merv Long
Mick Milliner
Peter McIntosh
E Granata
Col Todd
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Truth, 16 August, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 16 August, pages 28-29.

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