1976 Brisbane Rugby League season
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.
Sport | Rugby league |
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Number of teams | 8 |
Country | ![]() |
Premiers | ![]() |
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
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 482 | 313 | +169 | 30 |
2 | ![]() |
21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 420 | 280 | +140 | 30 |
3 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 395 | 260 | +135 | 26 |
4 | ![]() |
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 367 | 378 | -11 | 22 |
5 | ![]() |
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 303 | 335 | -32 | 16 |
6 | ![]() |
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 329 | 428 | -99 | 16 |
7 | ![]() |
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 276 | 387 | -111 | 16 |
8 | ![]() |
21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 291 | 482 | -191 | 12 |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Playoffs | ||||||||
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19-12 | ![]() |
24 August 1976 | Lang Park | ||||
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12-17 | ![]() |
26 August 1976 | Lang Park | ||||
Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
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6-14 | ![]() |
28 August 1976 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | 8,000 | ||
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10–19 | ![]() |
29 August 1976 | Lang Park | Bernie Pramberg | |||
Semi-finals | ||||||||
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11-5 | ![]() |
4 September 1976 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | |||
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13-3 | ![]() |
5 September 1976 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
Preliminary Final | ||||||||
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10-18 | ![]() |
12 September 1976 | Lang Park | Bernie Pramberg | |||
Grand Final | ||||||||
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1-16 | ![]() |
19 September 1976 | Lang Park | Bernie Pramberg | 37,000 |
Grand Final
Western Suburbs | Position | Eastern Suburbs |
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FB |
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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)
References
- "Club History and Awards". Norths Devils Rugby League Football Club. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- 1975 BRL Grand Final - Wests v Easts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7mrH-wsrg
- 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1976gf.php