Brisbane Rugby League 1956, Round Eight

Wests vs Easts

Sunday, May 20, 1956
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
WestsEasts
2419
Tries:Tries:
B Monkland (2), N Reynolds (2),Pat Pyers, H Grieve,
D Ryan, P LealK Gill
Goals:Goals:
D Ryan (3)N Marshall (5)
Teams
Ken McCrohon1Ned Marshall
Bill Monkland2Bill May
Joe Jackson3Pat Pyers
Alex Watson4Barry McColl
Brian Biggs5Ron Rogers
Norm Reynolds6Col McCartney
Darcy Ryan7Paul Pyers
Eric Bishop8Joe Baker
Don McAskill9Jack Warburton
Pat Leal10Hec Grieve
Alan McMillan11Elton Williamson
Bob Doyle12Roy Sahl
Horace Robertson13Kev Gill
Bill Salisbury14
Ron McKenzie15
J Andrews16
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 19-20 May, page 12; Courier Mail, 21 May, page 9.

Brothers vs Valleys

Sunday, May 20, 1956
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
BrothersValleys
3615
Tries:Tries:
J Bruton (3), J Greening (2),N Pope, B Anderson,
J Smith (2), F MellitN Casey
Goals:Goals:
M Shannon (6)N Pope (2), R Noud (FG)
Teams*
Mick Shannon1Norm Pope
Harley Antill2Mick Mulgrew
Ron O’Malley3John Mulgrew
J Greening4Tom Maccheroni
Jim Smith5John Davies
Vince Hore6Ken McCaffery
Mick McNamara7Ray Edwards
John Bruton8Ray Paulsen
Jim Duncan9Norm McFadden
Terry Duffy10Bill Anderson
Brian Davies11Athol Plater
Phil Coman12Lockie Smith
Kev Everding13Pat Riordan
Frank Mellit14Nev Casey
15R Noud
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 19-20 May, page 10; Courier Mail, 21 May, page 9.
Mick Shannon of Brothers.

Wynnum-Manly vs Souths

Sunday, May 20, 1956
Venue: Kitchener Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
Wynnum-ManlySouths
3626
Tries:Tries:
K Brown (3), B Rolley (2),B Pryor (2), I McPherson (2),
B Cook (2), B Boardman,N Allen, D Halmarson
J Walker, D Townsend
Goals:Goals:
B Cook (2), G CrouchC Fisher (4)
Teams*
Wal Graham1Col Fisher
Bob Boardman2Barry Pryor
R Lester3Ken Pryor
Keith Brown4Ian McPherson
Brian Rolley5Norm Allen
Bob Cook6G Seccombe
Noel Johnson7Des Halmarson
Jim Walker8B McGhie
Vince Long9Tom Tyquin
W Rankin10Paddy Coleman
Glen Crouch11Vince Soorley
Don Townsend12Alan Hornery
Les Greenhill13Fred Harris
Jim Thompson14Phil Carmody
Bob Greenhill15
P McDonald16
B Holdings17
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 19-20 May, page 13; Courier Mail, 21 May, page 9.

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