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QARL 1909, Round One

North Brisbane vs Toombul
Saturday, May 08, 1909
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “A goodly number, including several ladies”
North BrisbaneToombul
80
Tries:Tries:
B Evans (2)Nil
Goals:Goals:
P DwyerNil
Teams*
A Dwyer1Geordie Paul
Bill Evans2F Hubbard
F Veitch3F Berge
George Allingham4H Powell
A Mills5F Bean
Mick Dore6C Thwaites
Jimmy Dore7G Schneider
D Givens8G Smith
Phil Dwyer9A Dutton
Reginald Jarrott10B Franklin
Hughie Mullins11G Hinton
J Mills12Frank M’Comb
G Price13J Andrews
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 10 May, page 6; Telegraph, 10 May, page 5.

South Brisbane vs Valleys
Saturday, May 08, 1909
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “A goodly number, including several ladies”
South BrisbaneValleys
122
Tries:Tries:
T Boyd, D Hazleton,Nil
F Sewell, J Ellis
Goals:Goals:
NilE Cartmill
Teams*
J Rowe1R Harrower
Geordie Roussell2Eric Hanley
David Hazleton3J Keir
A Richards4Norm McGregor
Alf Dreverson5Tom Faunce
Frank Sewell6David Kelly
Harold Nicholson7Bill Abrahams
E Wise8Harry Dickens
T Boyd9Arthur Moxley
T Hewitt10Ernie Cartmill
W White11David Harrower
Vic Anderson12H Gollan
J Ellis13J Traine
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 10 May, page 6; Telegraph, 10 May, page 5.

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