1968 Brisbane Rugby League season explained

The 1968 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 60th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Past Brothers defeating Eastern Suburbs 21–4 in the grand final, winning their second consecutive premiership.

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Past Brothers211605381233+14832
2 Eastern Suburbs211506363244+11930
3 Fortitude Valley211416355263+9229
4 Northern Suburbs211119365295+7023
5 Redcliffe2111010357312+4522
6 Wynnum-Manly218112310346-3617
7 Western Suburbs215016265390-12510
8 Southern Suburbs212118178491-3135

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd
Semi-finals
Past Brothers19-13 Eastern Suburbs31 August 1968Lang ParkPat McGrory
Fortitude Valley18-15 Northern Suburbs1 September 1968Lang ParkBob Ward18,000
Preliminary Final
Eastern Suburbs12-9 Fortitude Valley7 September 1968Lang ParkPat McGrory
Grand Final
Past Brothers21-4 Eastern Suburbs13 September 1968Lang ParkPat McGrory36,188

Grand Final

Past Brothers 21 (Tries: Wayne Abdy 2, John Smith, Eric Gelling, Pat Maguire Goals: Nev Harman 3)

Eastern Suburbs 4 (Goals: Peter Lobegeiger 2)[1]

References

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