| Year: | 1979 |
| Competition: | Brisbane Rugby League |
| Duration: | March 24 – September 16, 1979 |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Premiers: | Fortitude Valley |
| Minor Premiers: | Eastern Suburbs |
| Matches: | 88 |
| Points: | 3120 |
| Player Of The Year: | Neville Draper (Rothmans Medal) |
| Prevseason Year: | 1978 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1980 |
The 1979 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 72nd 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 Fortitude Valley and Southern Suburbs clubs.
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Fortitude Valley, Eastern Suburbs, Southern Suburbs and Western Suburbs.
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Morris | ||||
| Ross Strudwick | ||||
| Bishop Park | Mark Murray | |||
| Corbett Park | Reg Cannon | David Sinclair | ||
| Ian Pearce | ||||
| → Bruce Astill | ||||
| Don Oxenham | Norm Carr | |||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortitude Valley (P) | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 549 | 263 | +286 | 35 | |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 435 | 315 | +120 | 28 | |
| 3 | Southern Suburbs | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 374 | 312 | +62 | 26 | |
| 4 | Western Suburbs | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 381 | 310 | +71 | 25 | |
| 5 | Northern Suburbs | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 337 | 418 | -81 | 18 | |
| 6 | Redcliffe | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 286 | 426 | -140 | 14 | |
| 7 | Past Brothers | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 350 | 488 | -138 | 11 | |
| 8 | Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 284 | 464 | -180 | 11 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=17% | Date and time | width=17% | Venue | width=11% | Referee | width=7% | Crowd | ||
| Semi-finals | |||||||||
| align=left | Southern Suburbs | 22-13 | align=left | Western Suburbs | 26 August 1979 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | ||
| align=left | Fortitude Valley | 27-2 | align=left | Eastern Suburbs | 2 September 1979 | Lang Park | H. Dearness | 23,000 | |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||||
| align=left | Southern Suburbs | 18-16 | align=left | Eastern Suburbs | 9 September 1979 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 23,000 | |
| Grand Final | |||||||||
| align=left | Fortitude Valley | 26-0 | align=left | Southern Suburbs | 16 September 1979 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 35,000 | |
Fortitude Valley 26 (Tries: C. Close, V. Wieland, P. McWhirter, J. McLeod. Goals: M. Neill 6. Field Goals: W. Lewis, R. Strudwick.)