1979 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1979 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 72nd season of Brisbane's semi-professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Fortitude Valley and Southern Suburbs clubs.

Brisbane Rugby League
SportRugby league
Number of teams8
Country Australia
Premiers Fortitude Valley

Season summary

Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Fortitude Valley, Eastern Suburbs, Southern Suburbs and Western Suburbs.

Teams
ClubHome groundCoachCaptain
Eastern SuburbsLanglands ParkDes MorrisDes Morris
Fortitude ValleyNeumann OvalRoss StrudwickRoss Strudwick
Northern SuburbsBishop Park
Past BrothersCorbett Park
RedcliffeDolphin Oval
Southern SuburbsDavies ParkWayne Bennett
Western SuburbsPurtell Park
Wynnum-ManlyKougari Oval

Finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi Finals
Southern Suburbs 22-13 Western Suburbs 26 August 1979 Lang Park Eddie Ward
Fortitude Valley 27-2 Eastern Suburbs 2 September 1979 Lang Park H. Dearness 23,000
Preliminary Final
Southern Suburbs 18-16 Eastern Suburbs 9 September 1979 Lang Park Eddie Ward 23,000
Grand Final
Fortitude Valley 26-0 Southern Suburbs 16 September 1979 Lang Park Eddie Ward 35,000

Grand Final


Fortitude Valley 26 (Tries: C. Close, V. Wieland, P. McWhirter, J. McLeod. Goals: M. Neill 6. Field Goals: W. Lewis, R. Strudwick.)

Southern Suburbs 0 [1][2]

References
  1. 1979 BRL Grand Final - Valleys v Souths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-izOjzajplg
  2. 1979 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1979gf.php
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