1973 Brisbane Rugby League season explained

The 1973 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 65th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Redcliffe 15–7 in the grand final.

Season summary

Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Fortitude Valley, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs and Redcliffe.

Ladder

TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts
1 Fortitude Valley211515393267+12631
2 Eastern Suburbs211227399320+7926
3 Northern Suburbs211218399289+11025
4 Redcliffe211209368255+11324
5 Past Brothers2110110383354+2921
6 Western Suburbs218112354359-517
7 Southern Suburbs218112309401-9217
8 Wynnum-Manly213117247607-3607

Finals

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
Date and TimeVenueReferee
Semi-finals
Redcliffe25-9 Northern Suburbs26 August 1973Lang ParkBernie Pramberg
Fortitude Valley35-7 Eastern Suburbs2 September 1973Lang ParkHenry Albert
Preliminary Final
Redcliffe33-8 Eastern Suburbs9 September 1973Lang ParkBernie Pramberg
Grand Final
Fortitude Valley15-7 Redcliffe16 September 1973Lang ParkBernie Pramberg
Source:[1]

Notes and References

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