1966 Brisbane Rugby League season explained

The 1966 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 58th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in minor premiers Northern Suburbs defeating Past Brothers 9-6 in the grand final, winning their seventh premiership in eight years.

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Northern Suburbs211515408214+19431
2 Past Brothers211416379303+7629
3 Fortitude Valley211227298227+7126
4 Redcliffe211119331261+7023
5 Southern Suburbs2110011331325+620
6 Eastern Suburbs2110011348245+10320
7 Western Suburbs217113232325-9315
8 Wynnum-Manly212019185612-4274

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Semi-finals
Northern Suburbs14-10 Past Brothers27 August 1966Lang ParkDon Lancashire12,000
Fortitude Valley18-13 Redcliffe28 August 1966Lang ParkHenry Albert
Preliminary Final
Past Brothers7-6 Fortitude Valley3 September 1966Lang ParkRon Harbottle10,893
Grand Final
Northern Suburbs9-6 Past Brothers10 September 1966Lang ParkHenry Albert21,499

Grand Final

Northern Suburbs 9 (Tries: Cattanach, Goals: Lobegeiger 2, Field goals: Brown)

Past Brothers 6 (Goals: Cavanagh 2, Dowling)[1]

References

  1. Web site: A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) . Roger . Waite . 2017 . rogerswebsite.com . 11 June 2022 . 11 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220411090037/http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf . live .