Brisbane Rugby League 1979, Semi-Finals

Minor Semi-Final: Souths vs Wests

Sunday, August 26, 1979
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: N/A
SouthsWests
2213
Tries:Tries:
M Meninga, J Salter,G Harms, R Sellers,
B Kellaway, D BrownR Houston
Goals:Goals:
M Meninga (5)H Williamson (2)
Teams*
Tony Gibson1Rod Sellers
Mick Gramm2Grant Harms
Peter Ryan3Rowan Brennan
Bruce Astill4Mick Moore
Chris Kealey5Peter McDonald
Mal Meninga6Wayne Carr
John Salter7Russell Houston
Bill Argeros8Norm Carr
Brian Weir9Rod Bradshaw
Ashley Lumby10Ray Pickup
Bob Kellaway11Henry Williamson
David Gould12Gary Prickett
Dave Brown13Bill Whitmore
Mal Connell14
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 288; Rugby League Week, 30 August, page 31.
Mal Connell, who made a big impact after coming off the bench.

Major Semi-Final: Valleys vs Easts

Sunday, September 02, 1979
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: 23,000
ValleysEasts
272
Tries:Tries:
P Falvey (2), M Neill (2),Nil
R Strudwick
Goals:Goals:
M Neill (6)S McNally
Teams*
Alan Mills1Roger Kuhn
Peter Falvey2John Callus
Chris Close3Frank Roddy
Vic Wieland4Mark Payne
Mick Neill5Brad Backer
Peter McWhirter6Greg Holben
Ross Strudwick7Wayne Lindenberg
Wally Lewis8Allan Currie
John McLeod9Luciano Nobile
Ian Sommer10Des Morris
Tom Duggan11Shane McNally
Paul Richards12John Lang
Ian Sommer13Bruce McLeod
Arch McSween14Errol Slingsby
Craig Wootten15Brad Sully
16Jim Foreman
17Wayne Smith
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: FVFC internal documentation, Anderson, G (2008), ‘Easts Boys Forever’, page 282; Rugby League Week, 6 September, page 31.
Alan Mills (left) and Peter Falvey (right) are quite pleased with Valleys’ semi-final victory.

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