The 1979 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 72nd season of Brisbane's 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.
| 1979 Brisbane Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 24 – September 16, 1979 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Fortitude Valley |
| Minor premiers |  Eastern Suburbs |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Points scored | 3120 |
| Player of the year |  Neville Draper (Rothmans Medal) |
Season summary
editTeams 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
edit| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs |
Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
| Fortitude Valley |
Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | Ross Strudwick |
| Northern Suburbs |
Bishop Park | Graham Lowe | Mark Murray |
 Past Brothers |
Corbett Park | Reg Cannon | David Sinclair |
 Redcliffe |
Dolphin Oval | Ron Raper | Ian Pearce |
 Southern Suburbs |
Davies Park | Wayne Bennett | |
 Western Suburbs |
Purtell Park | Don Oxenham | Norm Carr |
 Wynnum-Manly |
Kougari Oval | Henry Holloway |
Ladder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortitude Valley (P)
|
21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 549 | 263 | +286 | 35 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs
|
21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 435 | 315 | +120 | 28 |
| 3 | Southern Suburbs
|
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 374 | 312 | +62 | 26 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs
|
21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 381 | 310 | +71 | 25 |
| 5 | Northern Suburbs
|
21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 337 | 418 | -81 | 18 |
| 6 | Redcliffe
|
21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 286 | 426 | -140 | 14 |
| 7 | Past Brothers
|
21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 350 | 488 | -138 | 11 |
| 8 | Wynnum-Manly
|
21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 284 | 464 | -180 | 11 |
Finals
edit| 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
editFortitude Valley 26 (Tries: C. Close, V. Wieland, P. McWhirter, J. McLeod. Goals: M. Neill 6. Field Goals: W. Lewis, R. Strudwick.)
References
edit- ^ 1979 BRL Grand Final - Valleys v Souths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-izOjzajplg
- ^ 1979 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1979gf.php