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Brisbane Rugby League 1959, Round Five

Brothers vs Wynnum-Manly
Saturday, May 02, 1959
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: >10,000 (£977)
BrothersWynnum-Manly
2918
Tries:Tries:
J Burns (2), F Mellit,B Logan, J Balderson,
J Gallagher, N Garvey,J Paskins, R Ellicombe
V Hore, V Nicholas
Goals:Goals:
M Shannon (4)J Paskins (3)
Teams*
Mick Shannon1Barry Boyd
Jim Gallagher2John Balderson
Morrie Lyons3Billy Logan
John Burns4Keith Brown
Noel Garvey5Jim Paskins
Vince Hore6Brian Phillips
Frank Mellit7Morrie Green
Barry O’Connor8Ron Ellicombe
Brian O’Connor9Bob Fox
Vince Nicholas10Steele Davis
Eddie Otago11Bob Greenhill
Peter Rowe12Keith Lewis
Peter Gallagher13Harold Law
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 30 April, page 17; Courier Mail, 1 May, page 13; Sunday Mail, 3 May, pages 28 & 32.

Valleys vs Wests
Sunday, May 03, 1959
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
ValleysWests
2418
Tries:Tries:
J Mulgrew, G Shields,C Weir, D Hamilton,
K Brasch, B Kluss,B Day, D Ryan
G O’Brien, A Quintner
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (3)B Kassulke (3)
Teams*
Norm Pope1Martin Gerry
Graham Shields2Barry Erickson
John Mulgrew3Col Weir
Geoff Little4Brian Kassulke
Kev Brasch5Ben Day
Des Mannion6Darcy Ryan
Bill Kluss7Barry Muir
Darby Soper8Ken Day
Geoff O’Brien9Brian Shannon
Mel Hansen10Doug Hamilton
Alec Quintner11Pat Leal
Harold Fingleton12Keith Wilkinson
Alf Daveson13Alan McMillan
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Courier Mail, 30 April, page 17; Courier Mail, 4 May, page 11.

Souths vs Easts
Sunday, May 03, 1959
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
SouthsEasts
3117
Tries:Tries:
T Tyquin (3), B Cory (2),B Hegarty (2), R Swan
H Holloway, K Pryor,
M Veivers, J Neville
Goals:Goals:
H Holloway, K PryorS Neave (4)
Players involved*
Harold CrockerStan Neave
Bob CoryNoel Morgan
Don KitchenerBob Hagan
Des HalmarsonJohn Bruton
Henry HollowayBarry Hegarty
Don TownsendRay Swan
Tom Tyquin
Mick Veivers
Dennis Jackwitz
Ken Pryor
Jim Neville
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Courier Mail, 30 April, page 17; Courier Mail, 4 May, page 11.

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