Brisbane Rugby League 1955, Round One

Valleys vs Easts

Saturday, April 02, 1955
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
ValleysEasts
2322
Tries:Tries:
G Barnett (2), R Edwards,C McCartney (2), D Fitzgerald,
A Plater, R SiebenhausenPaul Pyers, B Baker,
J Fitzgerald
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (3), R EdwardsN Marshall, Paul Pyers
Teams*
Norm Pope1Ned Marshall
Garry Barnett2Des Fitzgerald
John Mulgrew3Pat Pyers
Brian Hurley4Ken Booth
Noel Hurley5Col McCartney
Col Sherwood6Roy Myatt
Ray Edwards7Paul Pyers
Ray Paulsen8Joe Baker
Rod Siebenhausen9Bruce Baker
Norm McFadden10Jack Fallon
Athol Plater11Jim Fitzgerald
Jack McLean12Roy Sahl
Ben Fotheringham13Bill Zillman
Joe Conroy14Kev Gill
Brian Eldridge15Jack Coogan
Bill Anderson16Keith Hopp
17Alan Fletcher
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 2-3 April, page 9; Courier Mail, 31 March, page 13 & 1 April, page 12; Sunday Mail, 3 April, page 35.

Wests vs Wynnum-Manly

Saturday, April 02, 1955
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: N/A
WestsWynnum-Manly
558
Tries:Tries:
B Hannam (4), J Jackson (2),D Townsend, A Fraser
G Little (2), N Mundt,
G Vautin, H Robertson,
P Wyvill, P McIntosh
Goals:Goals:
K McCrohon (8)W Graham
Teams*
Ken McCrohon1Alan Fraser
Brian Biggs2Brian Rolley
Joe Jackson3Bob Greenhill
Geoff Little4N Green
Bill Hannam5John Platt
Peter McIntosh6Keith Brown
Darcy Ryan7Noel Johnson
Pen Wyvill8Vince Long
Horace Robertson9Wal Graham
Eric Bishop10Don Townsend
Duncan Hall11Glen Crouch
Johnny Flynn12Richard Lachlan
George Vautin13Les Greenhill
Norm Mundt14
Norm Reynolds15
Don McAskill16
Felix Creedy17
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 2-3 April, page 8; Courier Mail, 31 March, page 13; Sunday Mail, 3 April, page 35.

Norths vs Brothers

Sunday, April 03, 1955
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: >£100 from gate takings and programme sales
NorthsBrothers
2018
Tries:Tries:
I Reed, B Champion,D Dall, J Gallagher,
K Weldon, M SilverM Shannon, E Otago
Goals:Goals:
R Waldon (3), I ReedD Dall (2), M Shannon
Teams*
Ivan Reed1Dinny Dall
Bill Champion2Jim Gallagher
Bernie Weimers3Vince Hore
Doug Waldon4Mick Shannon
Keith Weldon5Tom Corcoran
Bill Hartley6Ron O’Malley
Bill Penman7Bob Bax
Noel Warburton8John Bruton
Dick Turner9Terry Duffy
Tom Rolls10Brian O’Connor
Stan Hassum11Eddie Otago
Bill Davies12Phil Coman
Ray Waldon13Fred Proberts
Reg Wakefield14Tom Hickey
Merv Silver15Sam Tocchini
Doug Welford16Ted Smith
Arthur Hoffman17
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 2-3 April, page 11; Courier Mail, 31 March. Page 13 & 1 April, page 12; Courier Mail, 4 April, page 11.

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