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1961 Brisbane Rugby League season

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The 1961 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 53rd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a third straight grand final matchup between Northern Suburbs and Fortitude Valley. Norths won 29-5 to claim their third consecutive premiership.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Northern Suburbs 21 16 0 5 443 248 +195 32
2 Redcliffe 21 13 0 8 430 302 +128 26
3 Fortitude Valley 21 12 1 8 407 328 +79 25
4 Western Suburbs 21 10 2 9 359 355 +4 22
5 Past Brothers 21 10 1 10 370 328 +42 21
6 Southern Suburbs 21 7 1 13 281 387 -106 15
7 Wynnum-Manly 21 7 0 14 282 529 -247 14
8 Eastern Suburbs 21 6 1 14 292 396 -104 13

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
Fortitude Valley 30-7 Western Suburbs 9 September 1961 Lang Park Don Lancashire 8,472
Northern Suburbs 29-5 Redcliffe 10 September 1961 Lang Park Henry Albert 16,000
Preliminary Final
Fortitude Valley 20-14 Redcliffe 16 September 1961 Lang Park Henry Albert 10,921
Grand Final
Northern Suburbs 29-5 Fortitude Valley 23 September 1961 Lang Park Henry Albert 19,824

Source:[1]

References

  1. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]