QRL Premiership 1919, Preliminary Final

Quite why minor premiers Valleys who’d beaten second-placed Wests were forced into a preliminary final, while third-placed Carlton who’d managed to knock-off winless West End were promoted straight to the final, remains something of a mystery. Never fear, Valleys still held the right of challenge.

Coorparoo vs Valleys

Saturday, September 20, 1919
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: “a large crowd”. “gate receipts totalled £109”
CoorparooValleys
1511
Tries:Tries:
F Joyce, J O’May,T McGrath (2), J Jackson
H Ridgeway
Goals:Goals:
J Holborrow (3)S Hull
Teams*
J Vinson1Sam Hull
J Martin2Sid Ashby
Raymond Silver3Jonas Shekelton
C Sturgess4Joe Haslet
R Copeland5Gordon Squire
John Holborrow6E Simpson
F Joyce7Jim Tate
J O’May8Henry Stevens
Thomas Morley9Luke Woods
G Orr10James Jackson
Harry Jacques11Ted McGrath
R Sims12Ted Stanley
William Schatz13Patrick Gleeson
H Ridgeway14
*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, 22 September, page 3.

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