1969 Brisbane Rugby League season explained

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

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Northern Suburbs211605335205+13032
2 Fortitude Valley211317343271+7227
3 Western Suburbs211218343278+6525
4 Eastern Suburbs211128319268+5124
5 Past Brothers211119388290+9823
6 Wynnum-Manly218112287364-7717
7 Redcliffe216114272354-8213
8 Southern Suburbs214116214471-2579

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Semi-finals
Western Suburbs23-13 Eastern Suburbs30 August 1969Lang ParkHenry Albert
Northern Suburbs16-14 Fortitude Valley31 August 1969Lang ParkDon Lancashire
Preliminary Final
Fortitude Valley17-14 Western Suburbs6 September 1969Lang ParkDon Lancashire20,000
Grand Final
Northern Suburbs14-2 Fortitude Valley13 September 1969Lang ParkDon Lancashire34,752

Grand Final

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

Fortitude Valley 2 (Goals: Clarke)[1]

References

  1. Web site: A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) . Roger . Waite . 2017 . rogerswebsite.com.