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QRL Premiership 1920, Phase One, Round One

Railways vs Bulimba
Saturday, April 17, 1920
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “good”, “large”
RailwaysBulimba
76
Tries:Tries:
P McCormackA Hansen (2)
Goals:Goals:
H Heidke (2)Nil
Teams*
L West1J Long
J Hourigan2E Howard
P Casey3L Demack
G Murphy4Barry Love
J Sherman5A Hansen
Harold Heidke6Jim Tate
P McCormack7Graham Crouch
J Sinclair8E Halliday
M McAuliffe9Luke Woods
D Kruse10G Webster
J Hurst11Henry Stevens
P Henningen12W Crouch
Wilhelm Wacker13T Hanley
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 April, page 5; Brisbane Courier, 19 April, page 4; Daily Mail, 19 April, page 6.

University vs Grammars
Saturday, April 17, 1920
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “good”, “large”
UniversityGrammars
1513
Tries:Tries:
V Clarkson (2), A McCulloughN Broadfoot (2), G Stewart
Goals:Goals:
A McCullough (2), J FisherJ Horsley (2)
Teams*
J Hoosley1J Horsley
V Clarkson2G Stewart
A McCullough3T Paul
V Grenning4Rex Horsley
H Burton5Nev Broadfoot
W Browne6L Bushell
J Bailey7P Williams
J Fisher8James Jackson
L McKeon9J Duthie
G Boulton10W Munro
C Hooper11F Kimlin
G Freeman12R Dunshea
C McLean13Alex Brown
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 April, page 5; Brisbane Courier, 19 April, page 4; Daily Mail, 19 April, page 6.

Wests vs Valleys
Saturday, April 17, 1920
Venue: Exhibition Ground, Bowen Hills
Crowd: “good”, “large”
WestsValleys
118
Tries:Tries:
T Flanagan, B Richards,O Hardy, R Corney
N Potter
Goals:Goals:
J SweeneyS Hull
Teams*
Tom Sweeney1Sam Hull
Cec Barker2Joe Haslet
Jack Maguire3L Welsh
M Jolly4Richard Corney
W McVinish5Sid Ashby
Jack Sweeney6H Luke
Tom Flanagan7Bob Atkins
Bill Richards8Jonas Shekelton
William Daly9Patrick Gleeson
Jim Bennett10Ken Mackay
Norm Potter11Ted Stanley
Bill Dunne12R Jeffcoat
Charlie Meekin13Ossie Hardy
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: Telegraph, 19 April, page 5; Brisbane Courier, 19 April, page 4; Daily Mail, 19 April, page 6.

Carlton vs West End
Saturday, April 17, 1920
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: “good”, “large”
CarltonWest End
88
Tries:Tries:
J Gough, P MoranD Thompson, R Shields
Goals:Goals:
H FewinR Shields
Players involved*
J GoughDuncan Thompson
Harry FewinR Shields
P MoranClaude O’Donnell
T BathG Orr
G Davis
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Telegraph, 19 April, page 5; Brisbane Courier, 19 April, page 4; Daily Mail, 19 April, page 6.

Coorparoo vs Brothers
Saturday, April 17, 1920
Venue: Davies Park, West End
Crowd: “good”, “large”
CoorparooBrothers
65
Tries:Tries:
C Thorogood, H RidgewayW Breen
Goals:Goals:
NilP O’Sullivan
Players involved*
J O’MayW Breen
Charlie ThorogoodP O’Sullivan
H Ridgeway
*Players involved are those confirmed as appearing through a scorers list or narrative report
Source: Telegraph, 19 April, page 5; Brisbane Courier, 19 April, page 4; Daily Mail, 19 April, page 6.

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