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Brisbane Rugby League 1972, Round Eight

Easts vs Valleys
Saturday, May 20, 1972
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
EastsValleys
183
Tries:Tries:
J Denman (2), J Fyfe,D Abraham
P Khan
Goals:Goals:
B Hatcher (2), L HutchinsonNil
Teams*
Jim Ward1Alan Mills
Jeff Denman2John Litchfield
John Atkin3Gerry Fitzpatrick
Bruce Hatcher4Barrie Rose
Allan Currie5Darryl Abraham
Lee Hutchinson6Marty Scanlan
Mick Georgiou7Ross Threlfo
Jeff Fyfe8Jeff Gill
Rod Morris9Bob Sturmer
Des Morris10John Crilly
Frank Paulger11John McCabe
John Lang12Rod McDougall
Paul Khan13Russell Hughes
14Dave Herbert
15Hugh O’Doherty
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 May, page 21; Sunday Mail, 21 May, pages 28-29.

Wests vs Brothers

This game was also the President’s Cup Final.
Sunday, May 21, 1972
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: 22,000
WestsBrothers
278
Tries:Tries:
W Stewart (2), R Twist,G Cronk, C Weiss
E Robinson, R McCarron,
S McAllister, R Thompson
Goals:Goals:
W Stewart (3)P Butterworth
Teams*
Errol Stock1Peter Butterworth
Roger Kuhn2Noel Grealy
Rob Thompson3Murray Schultz
Eric Robinson4Graham Cronk
Wayne Stewart5Ian Dauth
Kevin Rafferty6Barry Dowling
Greg Oliphant7John Smith
Nev McDonald8Wayne Abdy
Peter Stevens9Col Weiss
Richie Twist10Greg Thomas
Stewart McAllister11David Wright
Arthur Connell12Brian Fitzsimmons
Ray McCarron13Eddie Brosnan Jr
14Peter Stark
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 May, page 21; Courier Mail, 22 May, pages 13-14.
Wests players and officials celebrate their President’s Cup Win with roast pork.

Souths vs Norths
Sunday, May 21, 1972
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: N/A
SouthsNorths
2312
Tries:Tries:
C Thorley, G Dobrich,E Lilley, P Smith
P Moore, M Otton,
A Batibasaga
Goals:Goals:
G Dobrich (4)P Lobegeiger (3)
Teams*
Gary Dobrich1Peter Lobegeiger
Peter Moore2Peter Smith
John Grant3Ralph Michaels
Kim McCasker4Brian Adams
Asaeli Batibasaga5Eric Lilley
Graeme Atherton6Des Noble
Chris Thorley7John Brown
Vic Simpson8Jim Hicks
Mick Kowal9Rod Tolhurst
Gavin McLaughlin10Pat Hannan
Jim Murphy11Peter Hall
Wayne Linsell12Nick Geiger
Noel Harrington13Peter Stapleton
Michael Otton14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 May, page 21; Courier Mail, 22 May, pages 13-14.

Redcliffe vs Wynnum-Manly
Sunday, May 21, 1972
Venue: Kougari Oval, Manly West
Crowd: N/A
RedcliffeWynnum-Manly
197
Tries:Tries:
T Obst, S Crear,W Hodges
H Whitaker
Goals:Goals:
H Whitaker (5)B Patterson, L Tewes
Teams*
Tony Obst1Bob Patterson
Howard Whitaker2Warren Hodges
Peter Leis3Ross Nunn
Steve McAllister4Doug Kelly
Mike Frawley5Jim Ryan
Stephen Crear6Barry Griffiths
Alan Henrick7Lionel Tewes
Ian Thinee8Don Eagles
Rod Halley9Mick Power
Paul Morgan10Len Brunner
Ray Staff11Rod Hoffmeister
Phil Massy12Max Jensen
Jim Tronc13Ken Churchill
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 May, page 21; Courier Mail, 22 May, pages 13-14.

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