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QRL Premiership 1919, Elimination Finals

All six teams played in the finals series, with the first week comprising three eliminators. Bizarrely, the top two, Wests and Valleys, played an elimination final.

Coorparoo vs Railways
Saturday, September 06, 1919
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: ~4000 (many to see the Valleys vs Newcastle game)
CoorparooRailways
216
Tries:Tries:
J Martin, C Sturgess,J Hourigan, D Kruse
R Silver, J Nicholls,
penalty try
Goals:Goals:
J Holborrow (3)Nil
Teams*
J Vinson1J Fisher
J Martin2J Hourigan
C Sturgess3W Lollo
Raymond Silver4J Marquis
John Holborrow5A McMahon
Charlie Thorogood6William Brereton
F Joyce7Harold Heidke
J Nicholls8P McCormack
J O’May9David Harrower
Thomas Morley10F Karroll
William Schatz11L West
J Rinaldi12J Hurst
R Sims13D Kruse
*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 39; Telegraph, 8 September, page 3.

Valleys vs Wests
Saturday, September 13, 1919
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: >3000
ValleysWests
123
Tries:Tries:
J Shekelton, J HasletM Jolly
Goals:Goals:
S Hull (3)Nil
Teams*
Sam Hull1Jack Sweeney
Sid Ashby2M Jolly
Jonas Shekelton3Ossie Hardy
Joe Haslet4Jack Maguire
Richard Corney5Cec Barker
Jim Tate6Mick Scott
E Simpson7Tom Flanagan
James Jackson8J Mackay
Luke Woods9Jim Maguire
Ted Stanley10Jack Newton
Patrick Gleeson11Charlie Meekin
Henry Stevens12William Cuthbertson
Ted McGrath13Bill Richards
*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 39; Telegraph, 15 September, page 3.

Carlton vs West End
Saturday, September 13, 1919
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: >3000
CarltonWest End
149
Tries:Tries:
J Gough (2), N Broadfoot,Penalty try
S Keogh
Goals:Goals:
T BathG Davis (3)
Teams*
Harry Fewin1Ernie Silverthau
Nev Broadfoot2R Shields
Joe Russell3R Rodgers
M McCarthy4S Tickle
J Gough5H Buchanan
T Bath6J Smith
J Galvin7John Carlin
Sam Hamilton8F Hawes
J Sigley9G Davis
P Moran10P Barker
Steve Keogh11P Ivo
Paddy Meaney12John Thompson
N Doherty13C Mullen
*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 39; Telegraph, 15 September, page 3.

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