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| year = 1981
| year = 1981
| competition = Brisbane Rugby League
| competition = Brisbane Rugby League
| duration = March 28 – September 20, 1980
| duration = March 28 – September 20, 1981
| teams = 8
| teams = 8
| premiers = {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
| premiers = {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
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| matches = 88
| matches = 88
| points = 2858
| points = 2858
| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Chris Phelan]] ([[Rothmans Medal]])
| top point scorer = {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Shane McNally]] (200)
| top try scorer = {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Bruce Astill]] (15)
| player of the year = {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Chris Phelan]] ([[Rothmans Medal]])
| prevseason_year = [[1980 Brisbane Rugby League season|1980]]
| prevseason_year = [[1980 Brisbane Rugby League season|1980]]
| nextseason_year = [[1982 Brisbane Rugby League season|1982]]
| nextseason_year = [[1982 Brisbane Rugby League season|1982]]
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! Club !! Home ground !! Coach !! Captain
! Club !! Home ground !! Coach !! Captain
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| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] || [[Langlands Park]] || [[John Lang (rugby league)|John Lang]] || [[Greg Holben]]
| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] || [[Langlands Park]] || [[John Lang (Australian rugby league)|John Lang]] || [[Greg Holben]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] || [[Allan Border Field|Neumann Oval]] ||[[Ross Strudwick]] || [[Ross Strudwick]]
| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] || [[Allan Border Field|Neumann Oval]] ||[[Ross Strudwick]] || [[Ross Strudwick]]
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| style="text-align:left;" |{{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
| style="text-align:left;" |'''{{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] (P)'''
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| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals'''
| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} '''[[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]'''
|20-9
|20-9
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
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|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} '''[[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]'''
|21-10
|21-10
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
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| colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Final'''
| colspan=7 | '''Preliminary Final'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} '''[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]'''
|16-12
|16-12
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|16}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|9-13
|9-13
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} '''[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]'''
|20 September 1981
|20 September 1981
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]

Latest revision as of 12:11, 1 November 2024

1981 Brisbane Rugby League
DurationMarch 28 – September 20, 1981
Teams8
Premiers Southern Suburbs
Minor premiers Southern Suburbs
Matches played88
Points scored2858
Top points scorer(s) Shane McNally (200)
Player of the year Chris Phelan (Rothmans Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Bruce Astill (15)
← 1980
1982 →

The 1981 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 74th 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 Southern Suburbs and Redcliffe 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 Redcliffe, Southern Suburbs, Wynnum-Manly and Eastern Suburbs.

Teams

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Club Home ground Coach Captain
Eastern Suburbs Langlands Park John Lang Greg Holben
Fortitude Valley Neumann Oval Ross Strudwick Ross Strudwick
Northern Suburbs Bishop Park Graham Lowe Mark Murray
Past Brothers Corbett Park Wayne Bennett Jay Hoffman
Redcliffe Dolphin Oval Arthur Beetson Arthur Beetson
Southern Suburbs Davies Park Bob McCarthy Bruce Astill
Western Suburbs Purtell Park John Lohman Norm Carr
Wynnum-Manly Kougari Oval Des Morris Des Morris

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Southern Suburbs (P) 21 14 1 6 352 147 +205 29
2 Redcliffe 21 14 0 7 413 274 +139 28
3 Wynnum-Manly 21 14 0 7 410 382 +28 28
4 Eastern Suburbs 21 11 0 10 411 307 -104 22
5 Fortitude Valley 21 10 1 10 308 305 +3 21
6 Northern Suburbs 21 8 0 13 270 396 -126 16
7 Western Suburbs 21 6 1 14 275 415 -140 13
8 Past Brothers 21 5 1 15 309 422 -113 11

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Wynnum-Manly 20-9 Eastern Suburbs 30 August 1981 Lang Park Eddie Ward
Redcliffe 21-10 Southern Suburbs 6 September 1981 Lang Park Stan Scamp
Preliminary Final
Southern Suburbs 16-12 Wynnum-Manly 13 September 1981 Lang Park Eddie Ward
Grand Final
Redcliffe 9-13 Southern Suburbs 20 September 1981 Lang Park Stan Scamp 30,000

Grand Final

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Southern Suburbs 13 (Tries: B. Sully, M. Reardon. Goals: M. Meninga 3. Field Goal: K. Spencer.)

Redcliffe 9 (Tries: I. Pearce. Goals: I. Pearce 3.)[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ 1981 BRL Grand Final - Souths v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6H5ywHQPo
  2. ^ 1981 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1981gf.php
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