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{{Infobox rugby league football competition
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2022}}
| name = Brisbane Rugby League
{{Infobox rugby league season
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| logo =
| year = 1987
| competition = Brisbane Rugby League
| pixels =
| duration = March 1 – September 20, 1987
| alt =
| formerly =
| teams = 9
| premiers = {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]]
| founded =
| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]]
| inaugural =
| folded =
| matches = 76
| replaced =
| points = 2898
| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Gene Miles]]
| ceotag =
| prevseason_year = [[1986 Brisbane Rugby League season|1986]]
| ceo =
| nextseason_year = [[1988 Brisbane Rugby League season|1988]]
| teams = 9
| country = {{AUS}}
| country2 =
| championtag = Premiers
| champion = {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]]
| season =
| most_champs =
| count =
| website =
| Top Pointscorer =
| TV =
| related_comps =
| prevseason = [[1986 Brisbane Rugby League season|1986]]
| nextseason = [[1988 Brisbane Rugby League season|1988]]
}}
}}

The 1987 [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]] was the 77th season of [[Brisbane]]'s semi-professional [[rugby league]] football competition. Nine teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a [[grand final]] match between the [[Wynnum-Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]] and [[Past Brothers]] clubs.
The 1987 [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]] was the 77th season of [[Brisbane]]'s professional [[rugby league]] football competition. Nine teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a [[grand final]] match between the [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] and [[Past Brothers]] clubs.


== Season summary ==
== Season summary ==
The format of the Winfield Cup was changed once again for the 1987 season, with games between Brisbane sides in the Winfield State League no longer granting competition points for the regular season. Instead, rounds 2 to 5 of the Woolies Pre-Season Competition were once again treated as first-grade games (Round 1, in which only 2 games were played, did not give competition points).
Teams played each other three times, with 24 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of [[Wynnum-Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]], [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]], [[Past Brothers]] and [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]].

Teams played each other twice, with 18 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of [[Past Brothers]], [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]], [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] and [[Wynnum-Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]. The 1987 season is significant as most Rugby League historians view it as the final season of the BRL as a true top tier competition, as the entry of the [[Brisbane Broncos]] and [[Gold Coast Chargers|Gold Coast Giants]] into the [[NSWRL Premiership]] in 1988 devastated the BRL by stripping it of mainstream media coverage and players.<ref>Page 6, THE POST-BRONCOS
BRISBANE RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION - http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/Post-BroncosHistory.pdf</ref>


=== Teams ===
=== Teams ===
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! Club !! Home ground !! Coach !! Captain
! Club !! Home ground !! Coach !! Captain
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] || [[Langlands Park]] || ||
| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] || [[Langlands Park]] || [[Shane McNally]] || Ian Stains
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] || [[Allan Border Field|Neumann Oval]] ||[[Ross Strudwick]] ||
| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} [[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]] || [[North Ipswich Reserve]] || [[Tommy Raudonikis]] || Glen Haggarth
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]] || Bishop Park || ||
| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]] || Bishop Park || [[Greg Oliphant]] || [[Darryl Duncan]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] || Corbett Park || ||
| {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] || Corbett Park || [[Ross Strudwick]] || [[Trevor Bailey (rugby league)|Trevor Bailey]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] || [[Dolphin Oval]] || ||
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] || [[Dolphin Oval]] || [[Darryl Van de Velde]] || {{strikethrough|[[Bryan Niebling]]}} → Steve Bleakley
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] || [[Davies Park]] || ||
| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Seagulls-Diehards]] || [[Allan Border Field|Neumann Oval]] || Peter McWhirter || {{strikethrough|[[Steve Hegarty]]}} → [[Mark Hohn]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] || [[Purtell Park]] || ||
| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] || [[Davies Park]] || Graeme Atherton || [[Gary French]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]] || [[Kougari Oval]] || [[Wally Lewis]]||[[Wally Lewis]]
| {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] || [[Purtell Park]] || Peter Foreman || {{strikethrough|Kevin Langer}} → Darren Gilbert
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} [[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]] || [[North Ipswich Reserve]] || ||
| {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]] || [[Kougari Oval]] || [[Wally Lewis]] || [[Wally Lewis]]
|}
|}

=== Pre-Season ===
The 1987 Woolies pre-season competition took place over 5 rounds, from February 22 to March 22. Four competition points were available in each match, with one point going to the side that scored the most points in each half and two points to the winning side. Winfield Cup competition points were also available for teams that won games in rounds 2 through 5 of the pre-season. The pre-season final was held on March 29, between Brothers and Norths, both teams that had won all of their pre-season matches. The Brethren were without captain [[Trevor Bailey (rugby league)|Trevor Bailey]], who would also miss the Winfield State League and two rounds of the regular season. Second-row forward [[Gary Smith (rugby league)|Gary Smith]] captained Brothers in Bailey's absence, the side winning 18-4 after taking the lead in the 33rd minute.

==== Results ====

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:70%"
! valign="middle" |Team
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!F1
!F2
|-
| align="left" |[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs Tigers]]
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-34
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-12
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-28
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Ipswich Jets]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-2
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+22'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+6'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-6
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-10
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs Devils]]
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+6'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+3'''
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" |BRO
-14
|-
| align="left" |[[Past Brothers]]
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+34'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#FFD700;" |'''NOR'''
'''+14'''
|-
| align="left" |[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+3'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-12
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+28'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-24
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Seagulls-Diehards]]
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-10
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-6
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-14
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs Magpies]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-14
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-10
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-14
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs Panthers]]
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-3
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-22
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-14
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |EST
-2
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly Seagulls]]
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-4
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+24'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-3
| style="background:#808080;" |
|- valign="top"
! valign="middle" |Team
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!F1
!F2
|}

==== Ladder ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="width:20px;" |
! width="175" |Team
! style="width:20px;" |Pld
! style="width:20px;" |W
! style="width:20px;" |D
! style="width:20px;" |L
!B
! style="width:20px;" |PF
! style="width:20px;" |PA
! style="width:20px;" |PD
! style="width:20px;" |Pts
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''1'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]]
|4
|4
|0
|0
|1
|108
|66
| +42
|'''16.5'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''2'''
| style="text-align:left;" |'''{{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] (P)'''
|4
|4
|0
|0
|1
|106
|52
| +54
|'''16'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''3'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|4
|3
|0
|1
|1
|88
|44
| +44
|'''13'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''4'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} [[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]]
|4
|2
|0
|2
|1
|70
|50
| +20
|'''10.5'''
|-
|'''5'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|4
|2
|0
|2
|1
|78
|83
| -5
|'''10'''
|-
|'''6'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Seagulls-Diehards]]
|4
|1
|0
|3
|1
|66
|82
| -16
|'''8.5'''
|-
|'''7'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|4
|1
|0
|3
|1
|46
|118
| -72
|'''6.5'''
|-
|'''8'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|4
|1
|0
|3
|1
|70
|96
| -26
|'''5.5'''
|-
|'''9'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|4
|0
|0
|4
|1
|33
|74
| -41
|'''3.5'''
|}

===Regular Season Results===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center; width:90%"
! valign="middle" |Team
!P2
!P3
!P4
!P5
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
!13
!14
!15
!16
!17
!18
!F1
!F2
!GF
|-
| align="left" |[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs Tigers]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-34
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-12
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-28
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-4
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-16
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-28
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-52
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-50
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-40
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-30
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WST
-2
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-30
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-22
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-10
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-2
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Ipswich Jets]]
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+22'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+6'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-6
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-12
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+16'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-4
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-16
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-4
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-28
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+22'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-16
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-2
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs Devils]]
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+6'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+7'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-8
| style="background:#E6E7CE;" |SOU
0
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-18
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+16'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+30'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-10
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-9
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-8
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Past Brothers]]
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+34'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-4
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-22
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+36'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR'''
'''+8'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+50'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-4
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+9'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+28'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+24'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR'''
'''+9'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFD700;" |'''RED'''
'''+18'''
|-
| align="left" |[[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+3'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-12
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+28'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-24
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRO'''
'''+22'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+13'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-14
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+44'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR'''
'''+18'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+30'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-5
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+3'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-12
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+36'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+23'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''NOR'''
'''+8'''
| style="background:#D3D3D3;" |BRO
-18
|-
| align="left" |[[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Seagulls-Diehards]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-10
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-6
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-14
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+21'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-12
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+38'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-7
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+52'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+9'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-2
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-9
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-6
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-3
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+16'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-2
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs Magpies]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-10
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+12'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-14
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-21
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRO'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-13
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+34'''
| style="background:#E6E7CE;" |NOR
0
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+40'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WYN'''
'''+5'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+6'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-24
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-2
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-36
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs Panthers]]
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-3
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-22
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-14
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |EST
-2
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-31
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-38
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-36
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-34
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-44
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |IPW
-14
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-16
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+2'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |WYN
-10
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-16
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-4
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-14
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|-
| align="left" |[[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly Seagulls]]
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''VAL'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |BRO
-4
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''SOU'''
'''+14'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+24'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+31'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-12
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+28'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+16'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |VAL
-9
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''BRO'''
'''+4'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |SOU
-5
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''RED'''
'''+5'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''WST'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |NOR
-10
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''EST'''
'''+10'''
| style="background:#cfc;" |'''IPW'''
'''+16'''
| style="background:#99ccff;" |X
| style="background:#FFCFCF;" |RED
-23
| style="background:#808080;" |
| style="background:#808080;" |
|- valign="top"
! valign="middle" |Team
!P2
!P3
!P4
!P5
!5
!6
!7
!8
!9
!10
!11
!12
!13
!14
!15
!16
!17
!18
!F1
!F2
!GF
|}

*X - Bye
*Y - Team played a non-first grade State League match
*Opponent for round listed above margin

=== Ladder ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="width:20px;" |
! width="175" |Team
! style="width:20px;" |Pld
! style="width:20px;" |W
! style="width:20px;" |D
! style="width:20px;" |L
!B
! style="width:20px;" |PF
! style="width:20px;" |PA
! style="width:20px;" |PD
! style="width:20px;" |Pts
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''1'''
| style="text-align:left;" |'''{{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] (P)'''
|16
|13
|0
|3
|2
|442
|227
| +215
|'''30'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''2'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]]
|16
|12
|1
|3
|2
|340
|249
| +91
|'''29'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''3'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|16
|11
|0
|5
|2
|404
|262
| +142
|'''26'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|'''4'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|16
|11
|0
|5
|2
|354
|226
| +128
|'''26'''
|-
|'''5'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|16
|8
|1
|7
|2
|311
|310
| +1
|'''21'''
|-
|'''6'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Ipswich|16}} [[Ipswich Jets|Ipswich]]
|16
|8
|0
|8
|2
|325
|315
| +10
|'''20'''
|-
|'''7'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Seagulls-Diehards]]
|16
|6
|0
|10
|2
|373
|304
| +69
|'''16'''
|-
|'''8'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|16
|1
|0
|15
|2
|164
|462
| -298
|'''6'''
|-
|'''9'''
| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|16
|1
|0
|15
|2
|185
|543
| -358
|'''6'''
|}
Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf |title=A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) |first=Roger |last=Waite |date=2017 |website=rogerswebsite.com}} {{Self-published source|date=June 2022}}</ref>

=== Woolies Trophy ===

The 1987 Woolies Trophy match was held on August 2, as part of round 15 of the regular season. The Trophy was contested by Northern Suburbs and Wynnum-Manly, the teams that led the competition after the end of round 9.

====Match details====
<section begin=scoreboard />
{{rugbyleaguebox
| bg = #eeeeee
| event = 1987 Woolies Trophy
| date = 2 August 1987
| score = 22 &ndash; 12
| team1 = [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]] {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}}
| team2 = {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly Seagulls]]
| try1 = '''3'''<br>[[Craig Grauf|C Grauf]] {{try|2}}<br>M Booth {{try|12}}<br>[[Greg Dowling|G Dowling]] {{try|64}}
| goal1 = '''5'''<br>G Harvey {{kick|2|27|43|47|64}}
| goal2 = '''4'''<br>B Samuelson {{kick|8|15|24|33}}
| stadium = [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]]
| referee = Eddie Ward
|1sthalf=12 &ndash; 12|2ndhalf=10 &ndash; 0|try2='''1'''<br>[[Colin Scott (rugby league)|C Scott]] {{try|15}}}}
<section end=scoreboard />


== Finals ==
== Finals ==
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!width=7%|Crowd
!width=7%|Crowd
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Semi Finals'''
| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|30-7
|30-7
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|30 August 1986
|30 August 1987
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Eddie Ward
|Eddie Ward
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|25-16
|25-16
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]]
|6 September 1986
|6 September 1987
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Ian Irwin
|Ian Irwin
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|24-16
|24-16
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]]
|13 September 1986
|13 September 1987
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Eddie Ward
|Eddie Ward
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|26-8
|26-8
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|20 September 1986
|20 September 1987
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Eddie Ward
|Eddie Ward
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== Grand Final ==
== Grand Final ==
'''Brothers''' 26 (Try: T. Bailey, J. Kilroy, M. Coyne, T. Rea, C. Mohr. Goal: T.Rea. )


<section begin=scoreboard />
'''Redcliffe''' 8 (Tries: T. Sandy. Goals: R. Keogh 2.)
{{rugbyleaguebox
| bg = #eeeeee
| event = 1987 BRL Grand Final
| date = 20 September 1987
| score = 26 &ndash; 8
| team1 = [[Past Brothers]] {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}}
| team2 = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
| try1 = '''5'''<br>[[Trevor Bailey (rugby league)|T Bailey]] {{try|13}}<br>[[Joe Kilroy|J Kilroy]] {{try|31}}<br>[[Mark Coyne (rugby league)|M Coyne]] {{try|39}}<br>[[Tony Rea|T Rea]] {{try|47}}<br>[[Clinton Mohr|C Mohr]] {{try|74}}
| goal1 = '''3/5'''<br>[[Tony Rea|T Rea]] {{kick|39|47|74}}
| try2 = '''1'''<br>[[Jamie Sandy|J Sandy]] {{try|71}}
| goal2 = '''2/3'''<br>B Keogh {{kick|43|71}} {{small|(2/2)}}<br>T Benson {{small|(0/1)}}
| stadium = [[Lang Park]], [[Brisbane]]
| referee = Eddie Ward
|1sthalf=14 &ndash; 0|2ndhalf=12 &ndash; 8|attendance=25,000}}
<section end=scoreboard />

{| align="right" class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; margin-left:1em"
|- bgcolor="#FF0033"
! align="centre" style="width:140px; border:3px solid blue; background: white; color: blue"|Brothers
! style="width:40px; text-align:center; background:#eee; color:black;"|Position
! align="centre" style="width:140px; border:3px solid red; background: white; color: red"|Redcliffe
|-
|
# [[Clinton Mohr]]
|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||
# [[Greg Donnelly]]
|-
| 2. [[Joe Kilroy]] || [[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]|| 2. [[Shane Knuth]]
|-
| 3. [[Robert Grogan]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]] || 3. [[Rohan Teevan]]
|-
| 4. [[Jeff Burns]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]|| 4. [[Steve Cherry]]
|-
| 5. [[Mark Coyne (rugby league)|Mark Coyne]] || [[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]] || 5. [[Robin Thorne]]
|-
| 6. [[Peter Gill (rugby league)|Peter Gill]] ||[[Five-eighth|FE]] || 6. [[Trevor Benson]]
|-
| 7. [[Greg Smith (rugby league)|Greg Smith]] || [[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|HB]]|| 7. [[Jamie Sandy]]
|-
| 8. [[Brett Le Man]] || [[Rugby league positions#Loose forward / Lock forward|LK]] || 8. [[Steve Bleakley]] (c)
|-
| 9. [[Tony Rea]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]] || 9. [[Bob Keogh]]
|-
| 10. [[Gary Smith (rugby league)|Gary Smith]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]]|| 10. [[Ashhley Tupea]]
|-
| 11. [[Steve Carter (rugby league)|Steve Carter]] || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|PR]] || 11. [[Brian Niebling]]
|-
| 12. [[Trevor Bailey (rugby league)|Trevor Bailey]] (c) ||[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]] || 12. [[Greg Conescu]]
|-
| 13. [[Jim Stafford (rugby)|Jim Stafford]] || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|PR]] || 13. [[Dave Brown (rugby league, born 1957)|Dave Brown]]
|-
| || Reserve ||
|-
| || Reserve ||
|-
| [[Ross Strudwick]] || Coach || [[Darryl Van De Velde]]
|-
|}


<ref>1987 BRL Grand Final - Brothers v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkkHCowzck&t=297s </ref><ref>1987 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1987gf.php</ref><ref>1987 BRL season on Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/brisbane-rugby-league-1987/results.html</ref>
<ref>1987 BRL Grand Final - Brothers v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkkHCowzck&t=297s </ref><ref>1987 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1987gf.php</ref><ref>1987 BRL season on Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/brisbane-rugby-league-1987/results.html</ref>


== References ==
== Winfield State League ==
{{Main|1987 Winfield State League}}

The '''1987 [[Winfield State League]]''' was the inaugural season of the [[Queensland Rugby League]]'s statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the season, 8 of which were [[BRL Premiership]] clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the ''State League'' name. Wynnum Manly, Redcliffe, Brisbane Brothers and Toowoomba were the semi-finalists. Toowoomba were only the second non-Brisbane side to make the state league finals, but lost by 22 points to Wynnum-Manly in the semi-finals. The Seagulls faced Redcliffe in the State League Final for the second year in a row, winning 36-14.

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


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{{Rugby League in Queensland}}
{{Rugby League in Queensland}}


[[Category:1987 in Australian rugby league]]
[[Category:Rugby league in Brisbane]]
[[Category:Rugby league in Brisbane]]
[[Category:1987 in Australian rugby league|Brisbane Rugby League season]]

Latest revision as of 01:31, 23 June 2023

1987 Brisbane Rugby League
DurationMarch 1 – September 20, 1987
Teams9
Premiers Past Brothers
Minor premiers Past Brothers
Matches played76
Points scored2898
Player of the year Gene Miles
← 1986
1988 →

The 1987 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 77th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Nine teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Redcliffe and Past Brothers clubs.

Season summary

[edit]

The format of the Winfield Cup was changed once again for the 1987 season, with games between Brisbane sides in the Winfield State League no longer granting competition points for the regular season. Instead, rounds 2 to 5 of the Woolies Pre-Season Competition were once again treated as first-grade games (Round 1, in which only 2 games were played, did not give competition points).

Teams played each other twice, with 18 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Past Brothers, Northern Suburbs, Redcliffe and Wynnum-Manly. The 1987 season is significant as most Rugby League historians view it as the final season of the BRL as a true top tier competition, as the entry of the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Giants into the NSWRL Premiership in 1988 devastated the BRL by stripping it of mainstream media coverage and players.[1]

Teams

[edit]
Club Home ground Coach Captain
Eastern Suburbs Langlands Park Shane McNally Ian Stains
Ipswich North Ipswich Reserve Tommy Raudonikis Glen Haggarth
Northern Suburbs Bishop Park Greg Oliphant Darryl Duncan
Past Brothers Corbett Park Ross Strudwick Trevor Bailey
Redcliffe Dolphin Oval Darryl Van de Velde Bryan Niebling → Steve Bleakley
Seagulls-Diehards Neumann Oval Peter McWhirter Steve Hegarty → Mark Hohn
Southern Suburbs Davies Park Graeme Atherton Gary French
Western Suburbs Purtell Park Peter Foreman Kevin Langer → Darren Gilbert
Wynnum-Manly Kougari Oval Wally Lewis Wally Lewis

Pre-Season

[edit]

The 1987 Woolies pre-season competition took place over 5 rounds, from February 22 to March 22. Four competition points were available in each match, with one point going to the side that scored the most points in each half and two points to the winning side. Winfield Cup competition points were also available for teams that won games in rounds 2 through 5 of the pre-season. The pre-season final was held on March 29, between Brothers and Norths, both teams that had won all of their pre-season matches. The Brethren were without captain Trevor Bailey, who would also miss the Winfield State League and two rounds of the regular season. Second-row forward Gary Smith captained Brothers in Bailey's absence, the side winning 18-4 after taking the lead in the 33rd minute.

Results

[edit]
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F1 F2
Eastern Suburbs Tigers X BRO

-34

SOU

-12

RED

-28

WST

+2

Ipswich Jets BRO

-2

X WST

+22

VAL

+6

NOR

-6

BRO

-10

Northern Suburbs Devils X SOU

+10

RED

+12

WST

+14

IPW

+6

WYN

+3

BRO

-14

Past Brothers IPW

+2

EST

+34

WYN

+4

X VAL

+14

IPW

+10

NOR

+14

Redcliffe Dolphins X WST

+3

NOR

-12

EST

+28

WYN

-24

Seagulls-Diehards SOU

+14

WYN

-10

X IPW

-6

BRO

-14

Southern Suburbs Magpies VAL

-14

NOR

-10

EST

+12

WYN

-14

X
Western Suburbs Panthers X RED

-3

IPW

-22

NOR

-14

EST

-2

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls X VAL

+10

BRO

-4

SOU

+14

RED

+24

NOR

-3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F1 F2

Ladder

[edit]
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Northern Suburbs 4 4 0 0 1 108 66 +42 16.5
2 Past Brothers (P) 4 4 0 0 1 106 52 +54 16
3 Wynnum-Manly 4 3 0 1 1 88 44 +44 13
4 Ipswich 4 2 0 2 1 70 50 +20 10.5
5 Redcliffe 4 2 0 2 1 78 83 -5 10
6 Seagulls-Diehards 4 1 0 3 1 66 82 -16 8.5
7 Eastern Suburbs 4 1 0 3 1 46 118 -72 6.5
8 Southern Suburbs 4 1 0 3 1 70 96 -26 5.5
9 Western Suburbs 4 0 0 4 1 33 74 -41 3.5

Regular Season Results

[edit]
Team P2 P3 P4 P5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 GF
Eastern Suburbs Tigers BRO

-34

SOU

-12

RED

-28

WST

+2

NOR

-4

IPW

-16

WYN

-28

X VAL

-52

BRO

-50

SOU

-40

RED

-30

WST

-2

NOR

-30

IPW

-22

WYN

-10

X VAL

-2

Ipswich Jets X WST

+22

VAL

+6

NOR

-6

BRO

-12

EST

+16

SOU

-4

WYN

-16

RED

+14

X WST

+14

VAL

+2

NOR

-4

BRO

-28

EST

+22

SOU

+2

WYN

-16

RED

-2

Northern Suburbs Devils SOU

+10

RED

+12

WST

+14

IPW

+6

EST

+4

WYN

+12

X VAL

+7

BRO

-8

SOU

0

RED

-18

WST

+16

IPW

+4

EST

+30

WYN

+10

X VAL

+2

BRO

-10

BRO

-9

RED

-8

Past Brothers EST

+34

WYN

+4

X VAL

+14

IPW

+12

SOU

-4

RED

-22

WST

+36

NOR

+8

EST

+50

WYN

-4

X VAL

+9

IPW

+28

SOU

+24

RED

+12

WST

+4

NOR

+10

NOR

+9

X RED

+18

Redcliffe Dolphins WST

+3

NOR

-12

EST

+28

WYN

-24

X VAL

+12

BRO

+22

SOU

+13

IPW

-14

WST

+44

NOR

+18

EST

+30

WYN

-5

X VAL

+3

BRO

-12

SOU

+36

IPW

+2

WYN

+23

NOR

+8

BRO

-18

Seagulls-Diehards WYN

-10

X IPW

-6

BRO

-14

SOU

+21

RED

-12

WST

+38

NOR

-7

EST

+52

WYN

+9

X IPW

-2

BRO

-9

SOU

-6

RED

-3

WST

+16

NOR

-2

EST

+2

Southern Suburbs Magpies NOR

-10

EST

+12

WYN

-14

X VAL

-21

BRO

+4

IPW

+4

RED

-13

WST

+34

NOR

0

EST

+40

WYN

+5

X VAL

+6

BRO

-24

IPW

-2

RED

-36

WST

+14

Western Suburbs Panthers RED

-3

IPW

-22

NOR

-14

EST

-2

WYN

-31

X VAL

-38

BRO

-36

SOU

-34

RED

-44

IPW

-14

NOR

-16

EST

+2

WYN

-10

X VAL

-16

BRO

-4

SOU

-14

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls VAL

+10

BRO

-4

SOU

+14

RED

+24

WST

+31

NOR

-12

EST

+28

IPW

+16

X VAL

-9

BRO

+4

SOU

-5

RED

+5

WST

+10

NOR

-10

EST

+10

IPW

+16

X RED

-23

Team P2 P3 P4 P5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 GF
  • X - Bye
  • Y - Team played a non-first grade State League match
  • Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

[edit]
Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Past Brothers (P) 16 13 0 3 2 442 227 +215 30
2 Northern Suburbs 16 12 1 3 2 340 249 +91 29
3 Redcliffe 16 11 0 5 2 404 262 +142 26
4 Wynnum-Manly 16 11 0 5 2 354 226 +128 26
5 Southern Suburbs 16 8 1 7 2 311 310 +1 21
6 Ipswich 16 8 0 8 2 325 315 +10 20
7 Seagulls-Diehards 16 6 0 10 2 373 304 +69 16
8 Western Suburbs 16 1 0 15 2 164 462 -298 6
9 Eastern Suburbs 16 1 0 15 2 185 543 -358 6

Source:[2]

Woolies Trophy

[edit]

The 1987 Woolies Trophy match was held on August 2, as part of round 15 of the regular season. The Trophy was contested by Northern Suburbs and Wynnum-Manly, the teams that led the competition after the end of round 9.

Match details

[edit]
1987 Woolies Trophy
2 August 1987
Northern Suburbs 22 – 12 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
Tries: 3
C Grauf rugby ball 2'
M Booth rugby ball 12'
G Dowling rugby ball 64'
Goals: 5
G Harvey rugby goalposts icon 2', 27', 43', 47', 64'
 1st: 12 – 12
2nd: 10 – 0
 Tries: 1
C Scott rugby ball 15'
Goals: 4
B Samuelson rugby goalposts icon 8', 15', 24', 33'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: Eddie Ward


Finals

[edit]
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Redcliffe 30-7 Wynnum-Manly 30 August 1987 Lang Park Eddie Ward 9,800
Past Brothers 25-16 Northern Suburbs 6 September 1987 Lang Park Ian Irwin 7,500
Preliminary Final
Redcliffe 24-16 Northern Suburbs 13 September 1987 Lang Park Eddie Ward 7,612
Grand Final
Past Brothers 26-8 Redcliffe 20 September 1987 Lang Park Eddie Ward 25,000

Grand Final

[edit]
1987 BRL Grand Final
20 September 1987
Past Brothers 26 – 8 Redcliffe
Tries: 5
T Bailey rugby ball 13'
J Kilroy rugby ball 31'
M Coyne rugby ball 39'
T Rea rugby ball 47'
C Mohr rugby ball 74'
Goals: 3/5
T Rea rugby goalposts icon 39', 47', 74'
 1st: 14 – 0
2nd: 12 – 8
 Tries: 1
J Sandy rugby ball 71'
Goals: 2/3
B Keogh rugby goalposts icon 43', 71' (2/2)
T Benson (0/1)
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eddie Ward


Brothers Position Redcliffe
  1. Clinton Mohr
 FB
  1. Greg Donnelly
2. Joe Kilroy WG 2. Shane Knuth
3. Robert Grogan CE 3. Rohan Teevan
4. Jeff Burns CE 4. Steve Cherry
5. Mark Coyne WG 5. Robin Thorne
6. Peter Gill FE 6. Trevor Benson
7. Greg Smith HB 7. Jamie Sandy
8. Brett Le Man LK 8. Steve Bleakley (c)
9. Tony Rea SR 9. Bob Keogh
10. Gary Smith SR 10. Ashhley Tupea
11. Steve Carter PR 11. Brian Niebling
12. Trevor Bailey (c) HK 12. Greg Conescu
13. Jim Stafford PR 13. Dave Brown
Reserve
Reserve
Ross Strudwick Coach Darryl Van De Velde

[3][4][5]

Winfield State League

[edit]
Main article: 1987 Winfield State League

The 1987 Winfield State League was the inaugural season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name. Wynnum Manly, Redcliffe, Brisbane Brothers and Toowoomba were the semi-finalists. Toowoomba were only the second non-Brisbane side to make the state league finals, but lost by 22 points to Wynnum-Manly in the semi-finals. The Seagulls faced Redcliffe in the State League Final for the second year in a row, winning 36-14.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Page 6, THE POST-BRONCOS BRISBANE RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION - http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/Post-BroncosHistory.pdf
  2. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]
  3. ^ 1987 BRL Grand Final - Brothers v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkkHCowzck&t=297s
  4. ^ 1987 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1987gf.php
  5. ^ 1987 BRL season on Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/brisbane-rugby-league-1987/results.html
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