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Brisbane Rugby League 1957, Round Six

Wests vs Easts
Sunday, May 12, 1957
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
WestsEasts
4928
Tries:Tries:
C Weir (3), K McCrohon (3),K Hancock (2), R Jenkins,
R Ryan, E Bishop, A Watson,K Ashburn, N Brett,
D McAskill, B RobinsonJ Baker
Goals:Goals:
K McCrohon (6), A Watson (2)P Pyers (5)
Teams*
Ken McCrohon1Kev Ashburn
Rex Ryan2Kevin Hancock
Col Weir3Reg Jenkins
Alex Watson4Paul Pyers
Brian Biggs5Ron Rogers
Geoff Little6Col McCartney
Brian Robinson7Stan Neave
Ken Day8Joe Baker
Don McAskill9John Bruton
Harry Hooson10Hec Grieve
Duncan Hall11Neville Brett
Johnny Flynn12Roy Sahl
Alan McMillan13Les Nelson
Barry Erickson14Des Fitzgerald
Eric Bishop15Kev Gill
16Wally Reynolds
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 11 May, page 12; Courier Mail, 13 May, page 8.
Wally Reynolds of Easts in the round six clash against Wests.

Norths vs Souths
Sunday, May 12, 1957
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
NorthsSouths
2112
Tries:Tries:
S Hassum, G Rogers,B Pryor (2)
B Poulsen, A Riccardi,
G Wilkinson
Goals:Goals:
B Thomas (2), B PoulsenD Hendry (3)
Teams*
Ivan Reed1Bob Maddison
Fonda Metassa2Barry Pryor
Sid Norris3Noel Smith
Graham Wilkinson4Ken Pryor
Noel Orphan5Des Hendry
Bill Thomas6R Cason
Graham Stanaway7Des Halmarson
Leo Senior8Tom Tyquin
Bob Poulsen9Sam Conomo
Albert Riccardi10J Poynter
Alex Farquhar 11Des Crabbe
Graham Rogers12Bob Cairns
Stan Hassum13Ken Tomlinson
David Harris14
Des Collins15
Barry O’Donnell16
Noel Warburton17
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 11 May, page 15; Courier Mail, 13 May, page 8.

Brothers vs Wynnum-Manly
Sunday, May 12, 1957
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
BrothersWynnum-Manly
3519
Tries:Tries:
R Elmer (2), P Gallagher (2),N Meurant, G Symes,
F Mellit, S Tocchini,B Phillips
T Hickey
Goals:Goals:
M Shannon (5), R Elmer (2)B Phillips (5)
Teams*
Mick Shannon1Don Fardon
Frank Mellit2Graham Symes
Morrie Lyons3Brian Phillips
Sam Tocchini4Keith Brown
Roy Elmer5Bob Boardman
Vince Hore6Bob Cook
Mick McNamara7Ray Batchelor
Barry O’Connor8Barry Risman
Tom Hickey9Jim Walker
Peter Gallagher10Bob Greenhill
Brian Davies11Les Greenhill
Mick Brown12Alan Hornery
Ken Herbert13Glen Crouch
Eddie Otago14B Willis
Jim Gallagher15Wal Graham
Terry Duffy16Jim Thompson
17Noel Meurant
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 11 May, page 14; Courier Mail, 13 May, page 8.

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