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The 1976 [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]] was the 69th 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 [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] and [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] clubs.
The '''1976 Brisbane Rugby League season''' was the 69th season of [[Brisbane Rugby League premiership]]. Eight [[rugby league]] teams from across [[Brisbane]] competed for the premiership, which culminated in a [[grand final]] match between the [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] and [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] clubs.


== Season summary ==
== Season summary ==
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| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] || [[Langlands Park]] || [[Des Morris]] || [[Des Morris]]
| {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]] || [[Langlands Park]] || [[Des Morris]] || [[Des Morris]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] || Neumann Oval || ||
| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]] || [[Allan Border Field|Neumann Oval]] || ||
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]] || Bishop Park || ||
| {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} [[Norths Devils|Northern Suburbs]] || Bishop Park || ||
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| {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] || Corbett Park || ||
| {{leagueicon|Brothers|16}} [[Past Brothers]] || Corbett Park || ||
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] || [[Dolphin Oval]] || ||
| {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|16}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]] || [[Redcliffe Showgrounds]] || [[Barry Muir]] || [[Ian Pearce (rugby league)|Ian Pearce]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] || [[Davies Park]] || [[Wayne Bennett (rugby league)|Wayne Bennett]] ||
| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]] || [[Davies Park]] || || [[Greg Veivers]]
|-
|-
| {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] || [[Purtell Park]] || [[Ron Raper]] ||
| {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]] || [[Purtell Park]] || [[Ron Raper]] ||
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|6||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|6||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
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|7||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]
|7||style="text-align:left;"| {{leagueicon|Valleys|16}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]
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!width=7%|Crowd
!width=7%|Crowd
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Playoff'''
| colspan=7 | '''Playoffs'''
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|-
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|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|23}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
| align="left" | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} '''[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]'''
|19-12
|defeated by
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
| align="left" | {{leagueicon|Valleys|23}} [[Fortitude Valley Diehards|Fortitude Valley]]
| August 1976
|24 August 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
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|- bgcolor="#F5FAFF"
| align="left" | {{leagueicon|Wynnum|23}} [[Wynnum Manly Seagulls|Wynnum-Manly]]
|12-17
| align="left" | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} '''[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]'''
| 26 August 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
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|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Qualifying Finals'''
| colspan=7 | '''Qualifying Finals'''
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|23}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe|23}} [[Redcliffe Dolphins|Redcliffe]]
|6-14
|6-14
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} '''[[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]'''
|28 August 1976
|28 August 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|10–19
|10–19
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brothers|23}} [[Past Brothers]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brothers|23}} '''[[Past Brothers]]'''
|29 August 1976
|29 August 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
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|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
|- bgcolor="#D0E7FF"
| colspan=7 | '''Semi Finals'''
| colspan=7 | '''Semi-finals'''
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} '''[[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]'''
|11-5
|11-5
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|23}} [[Souths Magpies|Southern Suburbs]]
|4 September 1975
|4 September 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Ian Smith
|Ian Smith
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|
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} '''[[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]'''
|13-3
|13-3
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brothers|23}} [[Past Brothers]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brothers|23}} [[Past Brothers]]
|5 September 1975
|5 September 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Eddie Ward
|Eddie Ward
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brothers|23}} [[Past Brothers]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Brothers|23}} [[Past Brothers]]
|10-18
|10-18
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} '''[[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]'''
|12 September 1975
|12 September 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Bernie Pramberg
|Bernie Pramberg
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|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|23}} [[Easts Tigers|Eastern Suburbs]]
|1-16
|1-16
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} [[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]
|align=left | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|23}} '''[[Wests Panthers|Western Suburbs]]'''
|19 September 1975
|19 September 1976
|[[Lang Park]]
|[[Lang Park]]
|Bernie Pramberg
|Bernie Pramberg
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! align="centre" style="width:140px; border:3px solid black; background: orange; color: black"|Eastern Suburbs
! align="centre" style="width:140px; border:3px solid black; background: orange; color: black"|Eastern Suburbs
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| Greg McCarthy ||[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]|| Roger Kuhn
# [[Greg McCarthy (rugby league)|Greg McCarthy]]
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|[[Fullback (rugby league)|FB]]||
# [[Roger Kuhn]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Mick Reardon || [[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]|| John Callus
| 2. [[Mick Reardon]] || [[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]]|| 2. [[John Callus]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Harry Cameron (rugby league)|Harry Cameron]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]|| Bevan de Bruyn
| 3. [[Harry Cameron (rugby league)|Harry Cameron]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]|| 3. [[Bevan de Bruyn]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Steve Crear]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]|| Steve Farquhar
| 4. [[Steve Crear]] || [[Rugby league positions#Centre|CE]]|| 4. [[Steve Farquhar]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Wayne Stewart || [[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]] || Nick Nicolau
| 5. [[Wayne Stewart (rugby league)|Wayne Stewart]] || [[Rugby league positions#Wing|WG]] || 5. [[Nick Nicolau (rugby league)|Nick Nicolau]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Geoff Richardson (rugby)|Geoff Richardson]] || [[Five-eighth|FE]]|| Greg Holben
| 6. [[Geoff Richardson (rugby)|Geoff Richardson]] || [[Five-eighth|FE]]|| 6. [[Greg Holben]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Greg Oliphant]] || [[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|HB]] || Wayne Lindenberg
| 7. [[Greg Oliphant]] || [[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|HB]] || 7. [[Wayne Lindenberg]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Max Williamson || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|PR]]|| Geoff Naylor
| 13. [[Max Williamson]] || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|PR]]|| 13. [[Geoff Naylor]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Gary Prickett ||[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]|| [[John Lang (rugby league coach)|John Lang]]
| 12. [[Gary Prickett]] ||[[Hooker (rugby league)|HK]]|| 12. [[John Lang (rugby league coach)|John Lang]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Bob Green || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|PR]] || Rod Morris
| 11. [[Bob Green (rugby league)|Bob Green]] || [[Rugby league positions#Prop forward|PR]] || 11. [[Rod Morris]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| John Young || [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]] || [[Des Morris]]
| 10. [[John Young (rugby league)|John Young]] || [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]] || 10. [[Des Morris]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Rod Bradshaw || [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]] || John Payne
| 9. Rod Bradshaw || [[Rugby league positions#Second-row forward|SR]] || 9. [[John Payne (rugby league)|John Payne]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[John Ribot]] || [[Lock (rugby league)|LK]] || John Abbott
| 8. [[John Ribot]] || [[Lock (rugby league)|LK]] || 8. [[John Abbott (rugby league)|John Abbott]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Norm Carr]] || Reserves || Errol Slingsby
| 16. [[Norm Carr]] || Reserves || [[Errol Slingsby]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| Henry Williamson || Reserves || Alan Currie
| 19. [[Henry Williamson (rugby league)|Henry Williamson]] || Reserves || [[Alan Currie (rugby league)|Alan Currie]]
|- align=center
|- align=center
| [[Ron Raper]] || Coach || [[Des Morris]]
| [[Ron Raper]] || Coach || [[Des Morris]]
|}
|}


Western Suburbs made it two premierships in succession, after defeating favourites Eastern Suburbs in a anti-climatic decider.
Western Suburbs made it two premierships in succession, after defeating favourites Eastern Suburbs in an anticlimactic decider.


Easts' solitary point was a field goal by second-rower John Payne, who temporarily gave Tigers the lead in the first-half.
Easts' solitary point was a field goal by second-rower John Payne, who temporarily gave Tigers the lead in the first-half.


Man of the match Gary Prickett scored the opening try for Wests, with lock John Ribot scoring the second just before half-time. Wests lead 12-1 at half-time and effectively repelled all Easts' efforts in the second-half.
Man of the match Gary Prickett scored the opening try for Wests, with lock John Ribot scoring the second just before half-time. Wests lead 12–1 at half-time and effectively repelled all Easts' efforts in the second-half.


The match was virtually without incident. The most blatant was a high tackle by John Payne on Wests' prop, Max Williamson. Williamson had to be helped from the field, with Payne greceiving a long lecture from referee Bernie Pramberg.
The match was virtually without incident. The most blatant was a high tackle by John Payne on Wests' prop, Max Williamson. Williamson had to be helped from the field, with Payne receiving a long lecture from referee Bernie Pramberg.


'''Western Suburbs''' 16 (Tries: Gary Prickett, John Ribot. Goals: 5)
'''Western Suburbs''' 16 (Tries: Gary Prickett, John Ribot. Goals: 5)
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'''Eastern Suburbs''' 1 (Field goal: John Payne)<ref>1975 BRL Grand Final - Wests v Easts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7mrH-wsrg</ref><ref>1976 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1976gf.php</ref>
'''Eastern Suburbs''' 1 (Field goal: John Payne)<ref>1975 BRL Grand Final - Wests v Easts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7mrH-wsrg</ref><ref>1976 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1976gf.php</ref>


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


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[[Category:1976 in Australian rugby league|Brisbane Rugby League season]]

Revision as of 00:49, 18 June 2023

Brisbane Rugby League
SportRugby league
Number of teams8
Land Australien
Premiers Western Suburbs

The 1976 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 69th season of Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight rugby league teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs clubs.

Season summary

Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top five of Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, Past Brothers, Redcliffe and Wynnum-Manly. However, Wynnum-Manly and Southern Suburbs finished the season equal on points, with Magpies defeating Seagulls in a mid-week play-off.

The 1976 season's Rothmans Medallist was Northern Suburbs forward Darryl Brohman.[1] Brohman would later sign for Sydney club Penrith and feature for Canterbury in its 1984 NSWRL grand final win.

Teams

Club Home ground Coach Captain
Eastern Suburbs Langlands Park Des Morris Des Morris
Fortitude Valley Neumann Oval
Northern Suburbs Bishop Park
Past Brothers Corbett Park
Redcliffe Redcliffe Showgrounds Barry Muir Ian Pearce
Southern Suburbs Davies Park Greg Veivers
Western Suburbs Purtell Park Ron Raper
Wynnum-Manly Kougari Oval

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Eastern Suburbs 21 15 0 6 482 313 +169 30
2 Western Suburbs 21 15 0 6 420 280 +140 30
3 Past Brothers 21 13 0 8 395 260 +135 26
4 Redcliffe 21 11 0 10 367 378 -11 22
5 Wynnum-Manly 21 8 0 13 303 335 -32 16
6 Southern Suburbs 21 8 0 13 329 428 -99 16
7 Fortitude Valley 21 8 0 13 276 387 -111 16
8 Northern Suburbs 21 6 0 15 291 482 -191 12

Finals

Startseite Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Playoffs
Southern Suburbs 19-12 Fortitude Valley 24 August 1976 Lang Park
Wynnum-Manly 12-17 Southern Suburbs 26 August 1976 Lang Park
Qualifying Finals
Redcliffe 6-14 Southern Suburbs 28 August 1976 Lang Park Ian Smith 8,000
Western Suburbs 10–19 Past Brothers 29 August 1976 Lang Park Bernie Pramberg
Semi-finals
Western Suburbs 11-5 Southern Suburbs 4 September 1976 Lang Park Ian Smith
Eastern Suburbs 13-3 Past Brothers 5 September 1976 Lang Park Eddie Ward
Preliminary Final
Past Brothers 10-18 Western Suburbs 12 September 1976 Lang Park Bernie Pramberg
Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs 1-16 Western Suburbs 19 September 1976 Lang Park Bernie Pramberg 37,000

Grand Final

Western Suburbs Position Eastern Suburbs
  1. Greg McCarthy
 FB
  1. Roger Kuhn
2. Mick Reardon WG 2. John Callus
3. Harry Cameron CE 3. Bevan de Bruyn
4. Steve Crear CE 4. Steve Farquhar
5. Wayne Stewart WG 5. Nick Nicolau
6. Geoff Richardson FE 6. Greg Holben
7. Greg Oliphant HB 7. Wayne Lindenberg
13. Max Williamson PR 13. Geoff Naylor
12. Gary Prickett HK 12. John Lang
11. Bob Green PR 11. Rod Morris
10. John Young SR 10. Des Morris
9. Rod Bradshaw SR 9. John Payne
8. John Ribot LK 8. John Abbott
16. Norm Carr Reserves Errol Slingsby
19. Henry Williamson Reserves Alan Currie
Ron Raper Coach Des Morris

Western Suburbs made it two premierships in succession, after defeating favourites Eastern Suburbs in an anticlimactic decider.

Easts' solitary point was a field goal by second-rower John Payne, who temporarily gave Tigers the lead in the first-half.

Man of the match Gary Prickett scored the opening try for Wests, with lock John Ribot scoring the second just before half-time. Wests lead 12–1 at half-time and effectively repelled all Easts' efforts in the second-half.

The match was virtually without incident. The most blatant was a high tackle by John Payne on Wests' prop, Max Williamson. Williamson had to be helped from the field, with Payne receiving a long lecture from referee Bernie Pramberg.

Western Suburbs 16 (Tries: Gary Prickett, John Ribot. Goals: 5)

Eastern Suburbs 1 (Field goal: John Payne)[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Club History and Awards". Norths Devils Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
  2. ^ 1975 BRL Grand Final - Wests v Easts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7mrH-wsrg
  3. ^ 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1976gf.php
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