1969 Brisbane Rugby League season

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The 1969 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 61st season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Northern Suburbs defeating Fortitude Valley 14–2 in the grand final.

This was the Norths' 8th premiership in an 11-year span and the 8th occasion the BRL grand final featured a Norths-Valleys match up.

Ladder[edit]

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Northern Suburbs 21 16 0 5 335 205 +130 32
2 Fortitude Valley 21 13 1 7 343 271 +72 27
3 Western Suburbs 21 12 1 8 343 278 +65 25
4 Eastern Suburbs 21 11 2 8 319 268 +51 24
5 Past Brothers 21 11 1 9 388 290 +98 23
6 Wynnum-Manly 21 8 1 12 287 364 -77 17
7 Redcliffe 21 6 1 14 272 354 -82 13
8 Southern Suburbs 21 4 1 16 214 471 -257 9

Finals[edit]

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Western Suburbs 23-13 Eastern Suburbs 30 August 1969 Lang Park Henry Albert
Northern Suburbs 16-14 Fortitude Valley 31 August 1969 Lang Park Don Lancashire
Preliminary Final
Fortitude Valley 17-14 Western Suburbs 6 September 1969 Lang Park Don Lancashire 20,000
Grand Final
Northern Suburbs 14-2 Fortitude Valley 13 September 1969 Lang Park Don Lancashire 34,752

Grand Final[edit]

Northern Suburbs 14 (Tries: Metassa, Massie, Goals: Gordon 3, Field Goals: Spring)

Fortitude Valley 2 (Goals: Clarke)[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.[self-published source]
  2. ^ 1969 BRL Grand Final Highlights Norths 14 v Valleys 2, retrieved 10 June 2022