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
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 443 | 248 | +195 | 32 |
2 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 430 | 302 | +128 | 26 |
3 | ![]() |
21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 407 | 328 | +79 | 25 |
4 | ![]() |
21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 359 | 355 | +4 | 22 |
5 | ![]() |
21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 370 | 328 | +42 | 21 |
6 | ![]() |
21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 281 | 387 | -106 | 15 |
7 | ![]() |
21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 282 | 529 | -247 | 14 |
8 | ![]() |
21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 292 | 396 | -104 | 13 |
Finals
[edit]Startseite | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
Semifinals | |||||||
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30-7 | ![]() |
9 September 1961 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | 8,472 | |
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29-5 | ![]() |
10 September 1961 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 16,000 | |
Preliminary Final | |||||||
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20-14 | ![]() |
16 September 1961 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 10,921 | |
Grand Final | |||||||
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29-5 | ![]() |
23 September 1961 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 19,824 |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]