The 1981 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 74th 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 Southern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.
| 1981 Brisbane Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 28 – September 20, 1981 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Southern Suburbs |
| Minor premiers | Southern Suburbs |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Points scored | 2858 |
| Top points scorer(s) |  Shane McNally (200) |
| Player of the year | Chris Phelan (Rothmans Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Bruce Astill (15) |
Season summary
editTeams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Redcliffe, Southern Suburbs, Wynnum-Manly and Eastern Suburbs.
Teams
edit| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs |
Langlands Park | John Lang | Greg Holben |
 Fortitude Valley |
Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | Ross Strudwick |
 Northern Suburbs |
Bishop Park | Graham Lowe | Mark Murray |
 Past Brothers |
Corbett Park | Wayne Bennett | Jay Hoffman |
 Redcliffe |
Dolphin Oval | Arthur Beetson | Arthur Beetson |
| Southern Suburbs |
Davies Park | Bob McCarthy | Bruce Astill |
 Western Suburbs |
Purtell Park | John Lohman | Norm Carr |
 Wynnum-Manly |
Kougari Oval | Des Morris | Des Morris |
Ladder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Suburbs (P)
|
21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 352 | 147 | +205 | 29 |
| 2 | Redcliffe
|
21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 413 | 274 | +139 | 28 |
| 3 | Wynnum-Manly
|
21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 410 | 382 | +28 | 28 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs
|
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 307 | -104 | 22 |
| 5 | Fortitude Valley
|
21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 308 | 305 | +3 | 21 |
| 6 | Northern Suburbs
|
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 270 | 396 | -126 | 16 |
| 7 | Western Suburbs
|
21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 275 | 415 | -140 | 13 |
| 8 | Past Brothers
|
21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 309 | 422 | -113 | 11 |
Finals
edit| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Wynnum-Manly
|
20-9 | Eastern Suburbs
|
30 August 1981 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Redcliffe
|
21-10 | Southern Suburbs
|
6 September 1981 | Lang Park | Stan Scamp | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Southern Suburbs
|
16-12 | Wynnum-Manly
|
13 September 1981 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Redcliffe
|
9-13 | Southern Suburbs
|
20 September 1981 | Lang Park | Stan Scamp | 30,000 | ||
Grand Final
editSouthern Suburbs 13 (Tries: B. Sully, M. Reardon. Goals: M. Meninga 3. Field Goal: K. Spencer.)
References
edit- ^ 1981 BRL Grand Final - Souths v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fy6H5ywHQPo
- ^ 1981 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1981gf.php