1963 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1963 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 55th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Northern Suburbs defeating Southern Suburbs 18-8 to claim their fifth consecutive premiership.
Ladder
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northern Suburbs | 21 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 518 | 244 | +274 | 33 |
| 2 |  Southern Suburbs | 21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 356 | 247 | +109 | 27 |
| 3 |  Redcliffe | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 255 | 267 | -12 | 25 |
| 4 |  Western Suburbs | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 345 | 318 | +27 | 24 |
| 5 |  Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 324 | 265 | +59 | 23 |
| 6 |  Fortitude Valley | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 318 | 275 | +43 | 22 |
| 7 |  Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 230 | 479 | -249 | 8 |
| 8 |  Past Brothers | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 196 | 442 | -246 | 6 |
Finals
[edit]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| Redcliffe | 10-5 | Western Suburbs | 7 September 1963 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | ||
| Southern Suburbs | 23-3 | Northern Suburbs | 8 September 1963 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | ||
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| Northern Suburbs | 22-13 | Redcliffe | 14 September 1963 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | ||
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Northern Suburbs | 18-8 | Southern Suburbs | 21 September 1963 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | 18,000 | |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]