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Brisbane Rugby League 1956, Round Twelve

Souths vs Valleys
Sunday, June 17, 1956
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
SouthsValleys
2118
Tries:Tries:
N Allen (4), K GarthT Maccheroni (2), J Mulgrew,
B Anderson
Goals:Goals:
D Crabbe (3)N Pope (2), K McCaffery
Teams*
Ian McPherson1Norm Pope
Barry Pryor2John Davies
Ken Pryor3Ken McCaffery
Noel Smith4Tom Maccheroni
Norm Allen5Mick Mulgrew
G Seccombe6John Mulgrew
Des Halmarson7B Thompson
Tom Tyquin8Ray Paulsen
Paddy Coleman9Bill Anderson
Des Crabbe10Norm McFadden
K Garth11Pat Riordan
Alan Hornery12Lockie Smith
Fred Harris13Rod Siebenhausen
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 16-17 June, page 15; Courier Mail, 18 June, page 9.

Brothers vs Wynnum-Manly
Sunday, June 17, 1956
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWynnum-Manly
5716
Tries:Tries:
F Mellit (4), J Smith (3),B Cook (2), W Graham (2)
J Gowdie (2), B O’Connor,
T Hickey
Goals:Goals:
J Gowdie (12)G Crouch (2)
Teams*
Mick Shannon1K Vaughan
Frank Mellit2Bob Boardman
Sam Tocchini3Lou Della
Jim Gowdie4Bob Cook
Jim Smith5Brian Rolley
Vince Hore6Keith Brown
Mick McNamara7Noel Johnson
John Bruton8Jim Walker
Barry O’Connor9Vince Long
Jim Duncan10Bob Greenhill
Kev Everding11Glen Crouch
Phil Coman12Don Townsend
Brian Davies13Les Greenhill
Tom Hickey14Wal Graham
15N Crouch
16John Platt
17R Lester
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 16-17 June, page 15; Courier Mail, 18 June, page 9.
Brothers vs Wynnum in round 12.

Norths vs Easts
Sunday, June 17, 1956
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
NorthsEasts
1616
Tries:Tries:
L McKay (3), S NorrisD Fitzgerald, K Conroy,
B McColl, Pat Pyers
Goals:Goals:
J Nugent, P GoddardN Marshall (2)
Teams*
Jim Nugent1Ned Marshall
Reg Collins2Des Fitzgerald
Bernie Weimers3Barry McColl
Bill Willett4Pat Pyers
Keith Weldon5Ken Conroy
Sid Norris6Col McCartney
Pat Goddard7Paul Pyers
Lyle McKay8Joe Baker
Dick Turner9Jack Warburton
Stan Hassum10Les Nelson
Doug Welford11Elton Williamson
Stan Holdsworth12Roy Sahl
Doug Waldon13Kev Gill
Tom Rolls14
Graham Stanaway15
Leo Senior16
C Hassum17
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 16-17 June, page 15; Courier Mail, 18 June, page 9.

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Part of 1956 season