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Brisbane Rugby League 1953, Semi-Finals

Action from the Valleys-Norths semi-final.

Minor Semi-Final: Valleys vs Norths
Saturday, August 22, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysNorths
2310
Tries:Tries:
G Barnett (2), W McDonaldR Greenwood (2)
Goals:Goals:
J White (4), N Pope (3)R Johnstone (2)
Teams*
Jack White1Ray Johnstone
Garry Barnett2Reg Wakefield
Norm Pope3Noel Warburton
Wally McDonald4George Atherden
Keith Weldon5Thornton Jones
John Mulgrew6Keith Warren
Ray Edwards7Ron Greenwood
Ray Paulsen8John Goldsborough
Norm McFadden9Tom Rolls
Frank Kastrissios10Dick Turner
Harry Melville11Don Davey
Bob Cairns12Bill Davies
Bill Sims13Stan Hassum
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 150.
More from Valleys vs Norths.

Major Semi-Final: Easts vs Souths
Saturday, August 29, 1953
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouths
72
Tries:Tries:
C McCartneyNil
Goals:Goals:
K Busteed (2)R Hogarth
Teams*
Allan Poole1Roy Hogarth
Col McCartney2Don Baker
Len Blaik3Col Senior
Ken Busteed4Norm Mundt
Mick Morrison5Ken Pickup
Keith Brown6Val Fraser
Ken Booth7Norm McLean
Alan Roseneder8Harold Crocker
Jack Warburton9Tom Tyquin
Joe Baker10George Clarke
Clarence Harkins11Tom Pointing
Charlie Martin12Kev Coleman
Merv Polley13Jack Veivers
14Ted Beaumont
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 150.
Norm McLean in the semi-final between Easts and Souths.

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