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Brisbane Rugby League 1972, Round Seventeen

Easts vs Souths
Saturday, July 29, 1972
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
EastsSouths
2717
Tries:Tries:
B Crassini (2), G Lawson (2),B Muir, N Harrington,
J DowlingA Batibasaga
Goals:Goals:
H Fullarton (5),J Graham (4)
L Hutchinson (2 FGs)
Teams*
Howard Fullarton1John Graham
Graham Lawson2Asaeli Batibasaga
John Eales3Kim McCasker
John Atkin4Michael Otton
Allan Currie5Peter Moore
Bob Pearse6Chris Thorley
Lee Hutchinson7Doug Stapleton
Alan Shepherd8Vic Simpson
Paul Khan9Bob Muir
Boris Crassini10Mick Kowal
Rod Morris11Greg Veivers
John Dowling12Wayne Linsell
Kev Stephens13Judd Baker
14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 29-30 July, page 11; Sunday Mail, 30 July, pages 24-25.

Norths vs Valleys
Sunday, July 30, 1972
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
NorthsValleys
125
Tries:Tries:
B Sutherland, G HarrisonJ Gill
Goals:Goals:
P Lobegeiger (3)B Rose
Teams*
Peter Lobegeiger1Alan Mills
Bruce Sutherland2Paul Gayler
Ralph Michaels3Dave Robertson
Glen Harrison4Barrie Rose
Athol Gear5Greg Jones
Terry Collins6Marty Scanlan
Hassell Rolph7Ross Threlfo
Geoff Lacey8Ron Gurnett
Mick Walker9Jeff Gill
Darryl Scheiwe10Bruce McLeod
Pat Hannan11Russell Hughes
Nick Geiger12Hugh O’Doherty
Martin Wirth13John Crilly
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 29-30 July, page 9; Courier Mail, 31 July, pages 13-14.

Brothers vs Redcliffe
Sunday, July 30, 1972
Venue: Neumann Oval, Albion
Crowd: N/A
BrothersRedcliffe
3315
Tries:Tries:
P Butterworth (2), C Hovi (2),K Nolan (2), R Halley
G Thomas (2), W Abdy
Goals:Goals:
I Dauth (6)H Whitaker (3)
Teams*
Ian Dauth1Merv Cook
Peter Butterworth2Steve McAllister
Graham Quinn3Peter Leis
Jim O’Connor4Howard Whitaker
Clem Hovi5Peter Castles
Barry Dowling6Kerry Nolan
John Smith7Alan Henrick
Wayne Abdy8Ian Thinee
Greg Thomas9Trevor Day
Kevin Lowry10Rod Halley
David Wright11Ray Staff
Brian Fitzsimmons12Phil Massy
Eddie Brosnan Jr13Arthur Miers
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 29-30 July, page 14; Courier Mail, 31 July, pages 13-14.

Wests vs Wynnum-Manly
Sunday, July 30, 1972
Venue: Langlands Park, Stones Corner
Crowd: N/A
WestsWynnum-Manly
156
Tries:Tries:
K Healy, G Heading,Nil
C Anderson
Goals:Goals:
N Pope (3)B Patterson (2), L Tewes
Teams*
Norm Pope1Bob Patterson
Kerry Healy2Warren Hodges
John Kellett3Doug Kelly
Eric Robinson4Rod Stewart
Greg Heading5Don Eagles
Kevin Rafferty6Barry Kennelly
Peter Foreman7Lionel Tewes
Ian Robson8Mick Power
Peter Stevens9George Baldacchino
Jeff McKenzie10Aaron Simmers
Kev Treschman11Leon McGuire
Chris Anderson12Gordon Haigh
Bob Green13Rod Hoffmeister
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Rugby League News, 29-30 July, page 15; Courier Mail, 31 July, pages 13-14.
Norm Pope, 40-year-old Wests coach, last spotted on field for Valleys in 1964, came back for one game in ’72 when his team were short of options. I wonder why Wests didn’t go on to win the ’72 title?

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Part of 1972 season