Brisbane Rugby League 1953, Round Two

Norths vs Wynnum-Manly

Saturday, April 11, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
NorthsWynnum-Manly
202
Tries:Tries:
T Rolls, R Wakefield,Nil
B Champion, D Davey
Goals:Goals:
R Johnstone (4)B Phillips
Players involved*
Reg WakefieldN Green
Bill DaviesKeith Geary
Ron GreenwoodJim Glass
Tom RollsBrian Thistlewaite
Ray JohnstoneRichard Lachlan
Keith KingCharlie Roff
Thornton JonesBrian Phillips
Stan Hassum
Don Davey
Bill Champion
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Truth, 12 May, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 12 May, pages 20-21.

Souths vs Wests

Saturday, April 11, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
SouthsWests
2210
Tries:Tries:
N Mundt (2), R Hogarth,C Todd, J Flynn
V Fraser
Goals:Goals:
B Baker (5)P Mohr (2)
Players involved*
Jack VeiversPat Mohr
Norm MundtCol Todd
Norm McLeanKerry McMahon
Bill GarvinJohnny Flynn
Bruce BakerAlex Watson
Alan HorneryPeter McIntosh
Harold CrockerBen Williams
Roy HogarthLes Duncan
Col Senior
Val Fraser
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Truth, 12 May, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 12 May, pages 20-21.
Jack Veivers of Souths, who would go on to win the Courier Mail’s player of the year award.

Brothers vs Valleys

Saturday, April 11, 1953
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
BrothersValleys
1310
Tries:Tries:
B Davies, J Gallagher,N Pope, J Mulgrew
D Alroe
Goals:Goals:
D Dall (2)N Pope (2)
Players involved*
Bob BaxJohn Mulgrew
Don AlroeJack Lendill
Ted GriffithsNorm Pope
Jack CatersonK McDougall
Terry ComanBrian Eldridge
F Goodwin
Ted Griffiths
Jim Gallagher
Ron O’Malley
[X] Cullen
Brian Davies
Dinny Dall
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Truth, 12 May, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 12 May, pages 20-21.

Easts vs South Coast

Saturday, April 11, 1953
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouth Coast
215
Tries:Tries:
J Baker (3), H Grieve (2),K Hinde
K Brown (2)
Goals:Goals:
NilR Luscomb
Players involved*
Alan RosenederA Millard
Ron McGrathBob Golder
Joe BakerKeith Hinde
Merv PolleyBrian Hurley
Keith BrownR Luscomb
Ken Booth
Hec Grieve
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Truth, 12 May, pages 15 & 25; Sunday Mail, 12 May, pages 20-21.

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