Brisbane Rugby League 1956, Grand Final

Brothers vs Wests

Saturday, September 08, 1956
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: 14,000
BrothersWests
1710
Tries:Tries:
F Mellit (2), R O’MalleyD Ryan, K McCrohon
Goals:Goals:
B Davies (4)K McCrohon (2)
Teams*
Mick Shannon1Ken McCrohon
Frank Mellit2Bill Monkland
Sam Tocchini3Norm Reynolds
Morrie Lyons4Alex Watson
Ron O’Malley5Geoff Little
Vince Hore6Ron McKenzie
Mick McNamara7Darcy Ryan
Barry O’Connor8Eric Bishop
Jim Duncan9Don McAskill
Tom Hickey10Horace Robertson
Brian Davies11Duncan Hall
Phil Coman12Jack McLean
Eddie Otago13Pat Leal
Terry Duffy14
*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 163.

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