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| premiers = {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] |
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| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins]] |
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| matches = 88 |
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| points = 2941 |
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| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]] (266) |
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| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]] ([[Rothmans Medal]]) |
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| prevseason_year = [[1977 Brisbane Rugby League season|1977]] |
| prevseason_year = [[1977 Brisbane Rugby League season|1977]] |
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| nextseason_year = [[1979 Brisbane Rugby League season|1979]] |
| nextseason_year = [[1979 Brisbane Rugby League season|1979]] |
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The 1978 [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]] was the 71st season of [[Brisbane]]'s |
The 1978 [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]] was the 71st 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 [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] and [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] clubs. |
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== Season summary == |
== Season summary == |
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| {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] || Corbett Park || Reg Cannon || Paul Beauchamp |
| {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] || Corbett Park || Reg Cannon || Paul Beauchamp |
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| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] || [[ |
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] || [[Redcliffe Showgrounds]] || [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]] || [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]] |
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| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] || [[Davies Park]] || [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]] || [[Greg Veivers]] |
| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] || [[Davies Park]] || [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]] || [[Greg Veivers]] |
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] |
| style="text-align:left;" |'''{{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] (P)''' |
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| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals''' |
| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals''' |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} '''[[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]''' |
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|17–10 |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] |
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|15,000 |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} '''[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]''' |
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|21–16 |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|23}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|23}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] |
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| colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Final''' |
| colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Final''' |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} '''[[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]''' |
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|17–13 |
|17–13 |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|23}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|23}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] |
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| colspan=7 | '''Grand Final''' |
| colspan=7 | '''Grand Final''' |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} '''[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]''' |
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|14–10 |
|14–10 |
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] |
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] |
Latest revision as of 05:15, 17 June 2023
1978 Brisbane Rugby League | |
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Duration | March 27 – September 17, 1978 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | Eastern Suburbs |
Minor premiers | Redcliffe Dolphins |
Matches played | 88 |
Points scored | 2941 |
Top points scorer(s) | Ian Pearce (266) |
Player of the year | Ian Pearce (Rothmans Medal) |
The 1978 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 71st 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 Eastern Suburbs and Fortitude Valley clubs.
Season summary
[edit]Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Western Suburbs and Fortitude Valley.
Teams
[edit]Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
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Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | Johnny Rhodes | Ross Strudwick |
Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | Bob Bax | Bruce Warwick |
Past Brothers | Corbett Park | Reg Cannon | Paul Beauchamp |
Redcliffe | Redcliffe Showgrounds | Ian Pearce | Ian Pearce |
Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | Wayne Bennett | Greg Veivers |
Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | Don Oxenham | Mark Hogan |
Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval | Dennis Ward | Robert Orchard |
Ladder
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | Redcliffe | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 502 | 306 | +196 | 32 |
2 | Eastern Suburbs (P) | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 451 | 249 | +202 | 28 |
3 | Fortitude Valley | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 317 | 328 | -11 | 26 |
4 | Western Suburbs | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 339 | 306 | +33 | 22 |
5 | Southern Suburbs | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 322 | 369 | -47 | 18 |
6 | Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 305 | 378 | -73 | 16 |
7 | Past Brothers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 274 | 474 | -200 | 14 |
8 | Northern Suburbs | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 313 | 413 | -100 | 12 |
Finals
[edit]Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semi-finals | ||||||||
Fortitude Valley | 17–10 | Western Suburbs | 27 August 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 15,000 | ||
Eastern Suburbs | 21–16 | Redcliffe | 3 September 1978 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | |||
Preliminary Final | ||||||||
Fortitude Valley | 17–13 | Redcliffe | 10 September 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 18,000 | ||
Grand Final | ||||||||
Eastern Suburbs | 14–10 | Fortitude Valley | 17 September 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 30,000 |
Grand Final
[edit]Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: R. Morris, G. Holben. Goals: G. McDonald 3, W. Lindenburg.)
Fortitude Valley 10 (Tries: V. Wieland, M. Neill. Goals: M. Neill, A. Mills.)[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ 1978 BRL Grand Final - Easts v Valleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h6ymXaim8k&t=2s
- ^ 1978 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1978gf.php