List of Brisbane Rugby League records explained

This page details first-grade rugby league records from the Brisbane Rugby League and its predecessor the Queensland Rugby League, from 1909 until the competition was officially downgraded in 1995. First-grade games played between premiership teams are included, but not mid-week competitions or pre-season warm-up games.

Team records

Premierships [1] [2]

Titles Club Seasons
24 Fortitude Valley1909, 1911 (as Valley-Toombul), 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1988 (as Seagulls-Diehards), 1989, 1990
13 Norths Devils1927, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1980
12 Wests Panthers1916, 1920, 1922, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1993
9 Past Brothers1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1987
9 Souths Magpies1921, 1925, 1930, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1981, 1985
8 Easts Tigers1923, 1947, 1950, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1991
3 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls1982, 1984, 1986
2 Redcliffe Dolphins1965, 1994
21928, 1929
1 Past Brothers (Merthyr)1926
1West End 1913
1 Natives 1912
1Ipswich 1910

Most consecutive

Minor Premierships [3] [4]

Tally Club Seasons
26 Fortitude Valley1911 (as Valley-Toombul), 1914, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1990
13 Wests Panthers1916, 1920, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1972, 1975, 1993
11 Norths Devils1935, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1974
10 Souths Magpies1921, 1928, 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1981, 1985, 1988
7 Easts Tigers1925, 1927, 1946, 1947, 1976, 1991, 1992
5 Past Brothers1956, 1957, 1968, 1970, 1987
4 Redcliffe Dolphins1977, 1978, 1983, 1994
2 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls1984, 1986
2 Past Brothers (Merthyr)1918, 1926
1 University1929
1Woolloongabba 1915
1West End 1913
1 Natives 1912
1Ipswich 1910
1South Brisbane1909

Most consecutive

Runners-up [5] [6]

Tally Club Seasons
16 Easts Tigers1919, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1992, 1993
15 Fortitude Valley1916, 1923, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1943, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978
10 Past Brothers1940, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1986
9 Wests Panthers1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1950, 1956, 1991, 1994
9 Norths Devils1931, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1967, 1970, 1990
8 Souths Magpies1928, 1942, 1947, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984
6 Redcliffe Dolphins1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1987
4 Past Brothers (Merthyr)1917, 1918, 1920, 1924
2 Ipswich Jets1988, 1989
2South Brisbane 1909, 1912
1 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls1985
1West End 1914
1 Natives 1913
1Ipswich B 1911
1Toombul 1910

Most consecutive

Wooden spoons [7] [8]

See main article: Australian rugby league wooden spooners.

Tally Club Seasons
141926, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1977
131953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1990, 1991
131918, 1923, 1929, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986
111917, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1987
71949, 1950, 1954, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1994
5 University1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930
3 Logan City Scorpions1988, 1989, 1993
31931, 1963, 1981
31948, 1951, 1975
2Railways1913, 1920
2West End1915, 1919
11992
1South Coast1952
1Wynnum1932
1 Past Brothers (Merthyr)1922
1Ipswich Starlights1916
1North Brisbane1914
1Woolloongabba1912
1South Brisbane United1911
1South Brisbane1910
1Toombul 1909

Most consecutive

Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws [9] [10]

Teams in bold still existed at the end of the 1st-grade competition in 1994.

All Time Ladder
Team1st seasonLast season
1 Valley-Toombul1911191220145170.00%
2 Natives1912191322157068.18%
3 Fortitude Valley190919941,3828315064560.13%
4Ipswich B191119111063160.00%
5Toowong191419141165054.55%
6 Norths Devils192019941,2666815483753.79%
7South Brisbane19091914583127053.45%
8 Seagulls-Diehards19871988361916152.78%
9Ipswich A1910191119108152.63%
10 Past Brothers193119941,1265695193850.53%
11 Redcliffe Dolphins196019947333703451850.48%
12 South Queensland Crushers19941994221110150.00%
13 Wests Panthers191519941,3536686374849.37%
14 Easts Tigers191719941,3226366404648.11%
15 Souths Magpies191919941,2866126383647.59%
16 Past Brothers (Merthyr)1917192918286841247.25%
17 Ipswich Jets198619941718082946.78%
=18Ipswich West End191619161045140.00%
=18Wynnum191419141046040.00%
20Toombul1909191018710138.89%
21 University1920193320076116838.00%
22Bulimba191519201979336.84%
23 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls195119948523035301935.56%
=24West End19131920481629333.33%
=24North Brisbane19091914331122033.33%
=24East Brisbane19101910936033.33%
=24Kurilpa19121912936033.33%
=24West End-Grammars19201920623133.33%
=29Westerns1917191822713231.82%
=29 Brisbane Broncos1994199422715031.82%
31Woolloongabba1912191628814628.57%
32South Coast1952195235827022.86%
33 Logan City Scorpions198819941302894821.54%
34Railways1913192039830120.51%
35Wynnum District1931193228423114.29%
36Ipswich Starlights19161916917111.11%
37Wattles1916191712110108.33%
=38Bulimba-Railways19201920404000.00%
=38South Brisbane United19111911707000.00%

Result records

Largest winning margin in a Grand Final

ARL-era records

Premierships [12]

SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upMinor PremiersWooden Spoon
1995 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls32 – 24 Easts Tigers Easts Tigers Fortitude Valley
1996 Redcliffe Dolphins16 – 12 Souths MagpiesN/AN/A
1997 Redcliffe Dolphins35 – 6 Easts TigersN/AN/A

Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws [13]

All Time Ladder
Team1st seasonLast season
1 Wynnum Seagulls1995199729199165.52%
2 Pine Rivers Brothers1995199726179365.38%
3 Easts Tigers1995199728188264.29%
4 Redcliffe Dolphins1995199724159162.50%
5 South Queensland Crushers1995199522139059.09%
6 Souths Magpies19951997291712058.62%
7 Brisbane Broncos1995199522128254.55%
=8 Ipswich Jets1995199623813234.78%
=8 Wests Panthers1995199723815034.78%
10 Logan City Scorpions1995199623715130.43%
11 Norths Devils1995199728820028.57%
12 Fortitude Valley1995199522319013.64%

Pre-season records (incomplete)

Pre-season Winners [14]

Titles Club Seasons
4 Fortitude Valley1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,
2 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls1985, 1986
1 Past Brothers1987
1 Souths Magpies1984
1 Wests Panthers1983
1 Easts Tigers1978,
1 Norths Devils1977,

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Haddan, Steve . 2016 . Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987 . Hawthorne . Steve Haddan . 9780995351202.
  2. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  3. Book: Haddan, Steve . 2016 . Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987 . Hawthorne . Steve Haddan . 9780995351202.
  4. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  5. Book: Haddan, Steve . 2016 . Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987 . Hawthorne . Steve Haddan . 9780995351202.
  6. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  7. Book: Haddan, Steve . 2016 . Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987 . Hawthorne . Steve Haddan . 9780995351202.
  8. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  9. Book: Haddan, Steve . 2016 . Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987 . Hawthorne . Steve Haddan . 9780995351202.
  10. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  11. Heads . Ian . 4 October 1984 . The Emperor of Lang Park . Rugby League Week . Bauer Media Group.
  12. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  13. Web site: A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.
  14. Web site: The Glory Days of the Brisbane Rugby League (Seasons 1977 to 1987) . Waite . Roger . Roger's Website . Roger Waite . 7 October 2023.