QARL 1911, Round Five

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Valley-Toombul vs North Brisbane

Saturday, July 15, 1911
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “not a very large attendance”
Valley-ToombulNorth Brisbane
2112
Tries:Tries:
P Massey (2), H Powell (2), H Dickens, R Jarrott
A Dutton
Goals:Goals:
G Duffin (3)H Brackenreg (3)
Teams*
J Tracey1William Lynch
David Hazleton2G Smith
G Mortimer3Charles Ross
H Powell4Syd Fennelly
J Draney5
GeorgeDuffin6Harry Dickens
P Massey7J Anderson
Frank M’Comb8Herb Brackenreg
A Sergeson9Reginald Jarrott
J Mackay10Harold Nicholson
Ken Mackay11David Harrower
A Dutton12W Jones
J Lewis13A Anderson
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Brisbane Courier, 17 July, page 5; Telegraph, 17 July, page 5.
Notes: This seems to be the genesis of Norths’ season unravelling, with four players unavailable at short notice, and the team taking the field short and under protest according to the Courier.

South Brisbane vs South United

Saturday, July 15, 1911
Venue: Brisbane Cricket Ground, Woolloongabba
Crowd: “not a very large attendance”
South BrisbaneSouth United
103
Tries:Tries:
G Roussell, A DreversonJ Collins
Goals:Goals:
T Gerrard, J MullensNil
Players involved*
Geordie RoussellJ Collins
Alf Dreverson
T Gerrard
J Mullens
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Brisbane Courier, 17 July, page 5; Telegraph, 17 July, page 5.

Ipswich B vs Ipswich A

Saturday, July 15, 1911
Venue: North Ipswich Reserve, Ipswich
Ipswich BIpswich A
200
Forfeit
The Ipswich derby scheduled for 15 July was called off due to heavy rain and not rescheduled, though it’s unclear why not. On the balance of probabilities, the most likely explanation is that Ipswich A were too busy touring and hosting teams from other cities, in which case they may well have forfeited. Ipswich B awarded a 20-0 win by forfeit and per competition rules.
Source: Queensland Times, 17 July, page 4.

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Part of 1911 season

It seems then Mayor Harry Diddams didn’t last much longer after this, though he did make a comeback in the 1920s