1978 Brisbane Rugby League season
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Sport | Rugby league |
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Number of teams | 8 |
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Premiers | ![]() |
The 1978 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 71st season of Brisbane's semi-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.
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
Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
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Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
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Neumann Oval | ||
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Bishop Park | ||
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Corbett Park | ||
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Dolphin Oval | ||
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Davies Park | Wayne Bennett | |
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Purtell Park | ||
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Kougari Oval |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
Semi Finals | ||||||||
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17–10 | ![]() |
27 August 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 15,000 | ||
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21–16 | ![]() |
3 September 1978 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | |||
Preliminary Final | ||||||||
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17–13 | ![]() |
10 September 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 18,000 | ||
Grand Final | ||||||||
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14–10 | ![]() |
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
- ^ 1978 BRL Grand Final - Easts v Valleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h6ymXaim8k&t=2s
- ^ 1978 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1978gf.php