1978 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1978 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 71st 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 Eastern Suburbs and Fortitude Valley clubs.

1978 Brisbane Rugby League
DurationMarch 27 – September 17, 1978
Teams8
Premiers Eastern Suburbs
Minor premiers Redcliffe Dolphins
Matches played88
Points scored2941
Top points scorer(s) Ian Pearce (266)
Player of the year Ian Pearce (Rothmans Medal)

Season summary

Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Western Suburbs and Fortitude Valley.

Teams
ClubHome groundCoachCaptain
Eastern SuburbsLanglands ParkDes MorrisDes Morris
Fortitude ValleyNeumann OvalJohnny RhodesRoss Strudwick
Northern SuburbsBishop ParkBob BaxBruce Warwick
Past BrothersCorbett ParkReg CannonPaul Beauchamp
RedcliffeRedcliffe ShowgroundsIan PearceIan Pearce
Southern SuburbsDavies ParkWayne BennettGreg Veivers
Western SuburbsPurtell ParkDon OxenhamMark Hogan
Wynnum-ManlyKougari OvalDennis WardRobert Orchard

Ladder
Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Redcliffe 21 16 0 5 502 306 +196 32
2 Eastern Suburbs (P) 21 14 0 7 451 249 +202 28
3 Fortitude Valley 21 13 0 8 317 328 -11 26
4 Western Suburbs 21 11 0 10 339 306 +33 22
5 Southern Suburbs 21 9 0 12 322 369 -47 18
6 Wynnum-Manly 21 8 0 13 305 378 -73 16
7 Past Brothers 21 7 0 14 274 474 -200 14
8 Northern Suburbs 21 6 0 15 313 413 -100 12

Finals
Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Fortitude Valley 17–10 Western Suburbs 27 August 1978 Lang Park Eddie Ward 15,000
Eastern Suburbs 21–16 Redcliffe 3 September 1978 Lang Park Ian Smith
Preliminary Final
Fortitude Valley 17–13 Redcliffe 10 September 1978 Lang Park Eddie Ward 18,000
Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs 14–10 Fortitude Valley 17 September 1978 Lang Park Eddie Ward 30,000

Grand Final


Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: R. Morris, G. Holben. Goals: G. McDonald 3, W. Lindenburg.)

Fortitude Valley 10 (Tries: V. Wieland, M. Neill. Goals: M. Neill, A. Mills.)[1][2]

References
  1. 1978 BRL Grand Final - Easts v Valleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h6ymXaim8k&t=2s
  2. 1978 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1978gf.php
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