Brisbane Rugby League 1954, Grand Final

Wests vs Brothers

Saturday, September 11, 1954
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 8000
WestsBrothers
3518
Tries:Tries:
A Watson (2), P Meredith (2),J Craven, R O’Malley,
K McCrohon, E Bishop,E Otago, F Proberts
P McIntosh
Goals:Goals:
A Watson (4), K McCrohon (3)D Dall (3)
Teams*
Ken McCrohon1Dinny Dall
Ron McKenzie2Morrie Lyons
Peter McIntosh3Sam Tocchini
Alex Watson4Terry Duffy
Peter Meredith5John Craven
Col McAllister6Ron O’Malley
Col Todd7Mick McNamara
Eric Bishop8John Bruton
Horace Robertson9Paul La Caze
Pat Russell10Brian O’Connor
Duncan Hall11Fred Proberts
Johnny Flynn12Terry Coman
George Vautin13Eddie Otago
*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 155.
International centre Alex Watson, star of the Grand Final.

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Pat Russell of Wests tackles John Craven of Brothers in the Grand Final.