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Brisbane Rugby League 1959, Round Nine

The games scheduled as round 8 were rained out and not played until just before the finals, so here we skip straight to round 9.

Norths vs Brothers
Sunday, May 31, 1959
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
NorthsBrothers
168
Tries:Tries:
M Cox (2), B Thomas,N Garvey, P Gallagher
K Anderson
Goals:Goals:
L Weier, C ChurchillM Shannon
Teams*
Clive Churchill1Mick Shannon
Fonda Metassa2Noel Garvey
Bill Pearson3Morrie Lyons
Bill Thomas4Frank Mellit
Mick Cox5Jim Gallagher
John Catton6Vince Hore
Ken Anderson7Keith Kannar
John Kirkman8Stan Jackson
Barry Stevens9Vince Nicholas
Mick Laurent10Larry Corbett
Lloyd Weier11Eddie Otago
Greg Fowler12Peter Rowe
Jack Coyne13Peter Gallagher
14Toby Peters
15Harley Antill
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 30-31 May, page 11; Courier Mail, 1 June, page 10.
Ken Anderson of Norths besieged by Brothers defenders in round 9.

Valleys vs Easts
Sunday, May 31, 1959
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
ValleysEasts
2621
Tries:Tries:
B Gray (2), K Brasch,M Jobst (2), B McCaul,
D Mannion, A Frost,B Hastings, J Drennan
G O’Brien
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (4)S Neave (3)
Teams*
Norm Pope1Bruce McCaul
Bob Gray2Brian Hamilton
Geoff Little3Ray Swan
John Mulgrew4Bob Hagan
Kev Brasch5Bob Hastings
Des Mannion6Col McCartney
Bill Kluss7Stan Neave
Alf Frost8Joe Baker
Geoff O’Brien9Ron McMillan
Mel Hansen10Mel Jobst
Alec Quintner11Les Nelson
Bob Gehrke12Kev Gill
Ken Macreadie13Keith Ehlers
14John Drennan
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 30-31 May, page 14; Courier Mail, 1 June, page 10.

Wests vs Souths
Sunday, May 31, 1959
Venue: Oxenham Park, Nundah
Crowd: N/A
WestsSouths
4021
Tries:Tries:
W Beck (3), B Bertwhistle (2),E Linnane (2), D Townsend (2),
D Hamilton (2), B Day,R Dauth
B Erickson, M Gerry
Goals:Goals:
D Stevens (5)D Townsend (2), R Dauth
Teams*
Darryl Stevens1Noel Smith
Barry Erickson2Jack Jeziorski
Ben Day3P Collins
Alex Watson4E Linnane
Brian Bertwhistle5Alan Hungerford
Martin Gerry6Don Kitchener
Barry Muir7Bob Cory
Warren Beck8Mick Veivers
Ken Day9Jim Neville
Doug Hamilton10Tom Tyquin
Brian Shannon11Don Townsend
Keith Wilkinson12Dennis Jackwitz
Alan McMillan13R Dauth
Ron McKenzie14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 30-31 May, page 15; Courier Mail, 1 June, page 10.

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Part of 1959 season