1980 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1980 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 73rd 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 Northern Suburbs and Southern Suburbs clubs.
1980 Brisbane Rugby League | |
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Duration | March 22 – September 21, 1980 |
Teams | 8 |
Premiers | ![]() |
Minor premiers | ![]() |
Matches played | 88 |
Points scored | 3116 |
Top points scorer(s) | ![]() |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Top try-scorer(s) | ![]() |
Season summary
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Southern Suburbs, Fortitude Valley, Northern Suburbs and Past Brothers.
Teams
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 452 | 261 | +191 | 32 |
2 | ![]() |
21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 434 | 257 | +177 | 31 |
3 | ![]() |
21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 342 | 326 | +16 | 28 |
4 | ![]() |
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 380 | 314 | +66 | 26 |
5 | ![]() |
21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 429 | 368 | +61 | 23 |
6 | ![]() |
21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 404 | 432 | -28 | 12 |
7 | ![]() |
21 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 328 | 523 | -195 | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 209 | 497 | -288 | 7 |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semi-finals | ||||||||
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24-17 | ![]() |
31 August 1980 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
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22-14 | ![]() |
7 September 1980 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
Preliminary Final | ||||||||
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15-14 | ![]() |
14 September 1980 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
Grand Final | ||||||||
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17-15 | ![]() |
21 September 1980 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 32,000 |
Grand Final
The Grand Final, attended by over 32,000 people, was most notable for a fight which occurred in the first half of the match. Spectators cheered while a commentator was quoted as saying "that's as bad as I've seen in a Grand Final." When play resumed, a close game finished with Norths winning 17-15.
Northern Suburbs 17 (Tries: R. Henrick, B. Dunn, P. Dutton. Goals: G. Warnock 4.)
Southern Suburbs 15 (Tries: M. Meninga, G. Moroko, B. Johnstone. Goals: M. Meninga 3.)[1][2]
References
- 1980 BRL Grand Final - Norths v Souths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6Z76NEnAaw
- 1980 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1980gf.php