1971 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1971 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 63rd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Eastern Suburbs 18–10 in the grand final in front of a record crowd of 37,957. This was Valleys' third consecutive grand final appearance and their second consecutive premiership.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Fortitude Valley 21 15 2 4 412 256 +156 32
2   Southern Suburbs 21 14 0 7 434 299 +135 28
3   Eastern Suburbs 21 13 1 7 382 298 +84 27
4   Northern Suburbs 21 12 1 8 316 309 +7 25
5   Western Suburbs 21 9 1 11 378 305 +73 19
6   Past Brothers 21 8 2 11 319 310 +9 18
7   Redcliffe 21 5 2 14 284 404 -120 12
8   Wynnum-Manly 21 3 1 17 263 537 -274 7

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
  Eastern Suburbs 21-11   Northern Suburbs 29 August 1971 Lang Park Henry Albert
  Fortitude Valley 12-8   Southern Suburbs 5 September 1971 Lang Park Ron Mison 20,000
Preliminary Final
  Eastern Suburbs 19-11   Southern Suburbs 12 September 1971 Lang Park Ron Harbottle 24,000
Grand Final
  Fortitude Valley 18-10   Eastern Suburbs 19 September 1971 Lang Park Ron Harbottle 37,957

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]