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| teams = 8
| teams = 8
| premiers = {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
| premiers = {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
| minor premiers = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins]]
| matches = 88
| matches = 88
| points = 2941
| points = 2941
| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} Ian Pearce ([[Rothmans Medal]])
| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]] (266)
| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]] ([[Rothmans Medal]])
| prevseason_year = [[1977 Brisbane Rugby League season|1977]]
| prevseason_year = [[1977 Brisbane Rugby League season|1977]]
| 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 semi-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.
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.


== 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]] || [[Dolphin Oval]] || Ian Pearce || Ian Pearce
| {{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]]'''
|17–10
|17–10
|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
|15,000
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} '''[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]'''
|21–16
|21–16
|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'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} '''[[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]'''
|17–13
|17–13
|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'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} '''[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]'''
|14–10
|14–10
|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
DurationMarch 27 – September 17, 1978
Teams8
Premiers Eastern Suburbs
Minor premiers Redcliffe Dolphins
Matches played88
Points scored2941
Top points scorer(s) Ian Pearce (266)
Player of the year Ian Pearce (Rothmans Medal)
← 1977
1979 →

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

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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

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Club Home ground Coach Captain
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

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
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

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Home Score Away Match Information
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

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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

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