1986 Brisbane Rugby League season

1986 Brisbane Rugby League
DurationMarch 30 – September 21, 1986
Teams9
Premiers Wynnum-Manly
Minor premiers Wynnum-Manly
Matches played76
Points scored2600
Player of the year Bryan Niebling &
Scott Tronc (Rothmans Medal)
← 1985
1987 →

The 1986 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 77th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Nine teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Wynnum-Manly and Past Brothers clubs. The season was notable as premiers Wynnum-Manly became the first club to complete a "grand slam" of all four major titles in a single BRL season, winning the pre-season competition, the Winfield State League, the Woolies Trophy (contested between the two sides leading the Winfield premiership at the end of the first round-robin), and the Winfield Cup premiership itself.

Season summary

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The format of the Winfield Cup was changed for the 1986 season, with the pre-season games no longer awarding competition points. The first round of the regular season was played on March 30, after the pre-season but before the Winfield State League. Each club then played either 3 or 4 games against another Brisbane side during the State League, followed by the remaining 13 games of the regular season. This resulted in each team playing 16 first-grade games over 18 rounds. The inclusion of the Ipswich Jets, the first team to join the BRL since Wynnum-Manly rejoined in 1951, resulted in the reintroduction of the bye. Teams that played three first-grade games during the State League received one bye in the regular season, while those that played four times received two (excluding byes for the Woolies Trophy contested between Valleys and Wynnum-Manly). The season resulted in a top four of Wynnum-Manly, Redcliffe, Past Brothers and Fortitude Valley.

Teams

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Club Home ground Coach Captain
Eastern Suburbs Langlands Park Wayne Lindenberg Larry Brigginshaw
Fortitude Valley Neumann Oval Peter McWhirter Michael Booth
Ipswich North Ipswich Reserve Tommy Raudonikis Glen Haggarth
Northern Suburbs Bishop Park Greg Oliphant Craig Grauf
Past Brothers Corbett Park Ross Strudwick Trevor Bailey
Redcliffe Dolphin Oval Darryl Van de Velde Mark Murray
Southern Suburbs Davies Park Graeme Atherton Norm Carr
Western Suburbs Purtell Park Trevor Day Tony Currie
Wynnum-Manly Kougari Oval Wally Lewis Wally Lewis

Pre-Season

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The 1986 Woolies pre-season competition took place over 5 rounds, from February 14 to March 16. Four pre-season competition points were available in each match, with one point going to the side that scored the most points in each half and two points to the winning side. Unlike previous years, no points for the regular season were awarded for wins in the pre-season competition. The pre-season final was held on March 23, between Wynnum-Manly and Brothers. The Brethren were without captain Trevor Bailey, who would also miss the Winfield State League and five rounds of the regular season. Centre Robert Grogan captained Brothers in Bailey's absence against a Wally Lewis captain-coached Wynnum-Manly side, scoring the first try of the match to give the Brethen a 4-2 lead at halftime. Wynnum-Manly would ultimately win the final 10-8 after tries from Scott Lewis and Craig Farrugia.

Results

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Team 1 2 3 4 5 F1 F2
Eastern Suburbs Tigers NOR

-22

VAL

-19

X BRO

-10

RED

-16

Fortitude Valley Diehards X EST

+19

IPW

+30

WYN

-4

SOU

+1

BRO

-2

Ipswich Jets X BRO

-18

VAL

-30

SOU

-22

WYN

-16

Northern Suburbs Devils EST

+22

X RED

-10

WST

+6

BRO

-22

Past Brothers X IPW

+18

SOU

+11

EST

+10

NOR

+22

VAL

+2

WYN

-2

Redcliffe Dolphins WST

-10

WYN

+13

NOR

+10

X EST

+16

WYN

-7

Southern Suburbs Magpies X WST

+19

BRO

-11

IPW

+22

VAL

-1

Western Suburbs Panthers RED

+10

SOU

-19

WYN

-20

NOR

-6

X
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls X RED

-13

WST

+20

VAL

+4

IPW

+16

RED

+7

BRO

+2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F1 F2

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Past Brothers 4 4 0 0 1 101 40 +61 16.5
2 Wynnum-Manly (P) 4 3 0 1 1 72 47 +25 14.5
3 Fortitude Valley 4 3 0 1 1 92 46 +46 13.5
4 Redcliffe 4 3 0 1 1 59 30 +29 12.5
5 Southern Suburbs 4 2 0 2 1 73 44 +29 12
6 Northern Suburbs 4 2 0 2 1 62 66 -4 9
7 Western Suburbs 4 1 0 3 1 38 71 -33 7
8 Eastern Suburbs 4 0 0 4 1 28 95 -67 3
9 Ipswich 4 0 0 4 1 42 128 -86 2

Regular Season Results

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Team 1 ST1 ST2 ST3 ST4 ST5 ST6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WT 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 GF
Eastern Suburbs Tigers IPW

+6

SOU

-18

NOR

+20

Y WYN

-26

Y WST

-2

BRO

-2

RED

+8

VAL

-14

X WST

-7

NOR

-24

SOU

+6

X WYN

-34

IPW

+4

BRO

-40

RED

-28

VAL

-14

X
Fortitude Valley Diehards X Y RED

+10

BRO

+14

WST

+14

Y NOR

-4

WYN

+8

SOU

+36

EST

+14

IPW

+10

RED

-10

WST

+6

BRO

-5

WYN

-16

NOR

-12

X WYN

-18

SOU

-4

EST

+14

IPW

+24

BRO

-2

Ipswich Jets EST

-6

Y WST

+9

NOR

+19

Y RED

-12

Y SOU

+8

WYN

-16

BRO

-28

VAL

-10

X RED

-28

NOR

-19

X WST

+12

EST

-4

SOU

-2

WYN

-32

BRO

-22

VAL

-24

Northern Suburbs Devils WYN

-20

Y EST

-20

IPW

-19

Y SOU

+10

VAL

+4

WST

+20

BRO

-34

X RED

-11

SOU

-1

EST

+24

IPW

+19

X VAL

+12

WYN

-7

WST

+4

BRO

-14

X RED

-14

Past Brothers WST

+14

WYN

-12

Y VAL

-14

RED

-34

Y Y EST

+2

NOR

+34

IPW

+28

SOU

-7

WYN

-8

X VAL

+5

X RED

-3

WST

+12

EST

+40

NOR

+14

IPW

+22

SOU

+8

VAL

+2

RED

+12

WYN

-8

Redcliffe Dolphins SOU

+5

WST

+2

VAL

-10

Y BRO

+34

IPW

+12

Y X EST

-8

WYN

+20

NOR

+11

VAL

+10

IPW

+28

WST

+28

X BRO

+3

SOU

+20

X EST

+28

WYN

-7

NOR

+14

WYN

-20

BRO

-12

Southern Suburbs Magpies RED

-5

EST

+18

Y WYN

-2

Y NOR

-10

Y IPW

-8

VAL

-36

WST

-26

BRO

+7

NOR

+1

WYN

-20

EST

-6

X X RED

-20

IPW

+2

VAL

+4

WST

+14

BRO

-8

Western Suburbs Panthers BRO

-14

RED

-2

IPW

-9

Y VAL

-14

Y EST

+2

NOR

-20

X SOU

+26

WYN

-22

EST

+7

VAL

-6

RED

-28

X IPW

-12

BRO

-12

NOR

-4

X SOU

-14

WYN

-18

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls NOR

+20

BRO

+12

Y SOU

+2

EST

+26

Y Y VAL

-8

IPW

+16

RED

-20

WST

+22

BRO

+8

SOU

+20

X VAL

+16

EST

+34

NOR

+7

VAL

+18

IPW

+32

RED

+7

WST

+18

RED

+20

X BRO

+8

Team 1 ST1 ST2 ST3 ST4 ST5 ST6 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 WT 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 GF
  • X - Bye
  • Y - Team played a non-first grade State League match
  • Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Wynnum-Manly (P) 16 13 1 3 2 385 185 +200 30
2 Redcliffe 16 13 0 3 2 365 175 +190 30
3 Past Brothers 16 10 0 6 2 332 231 +101 24
4 Fortitude Valley 16 10 0 6 2 309 212 +97 24
5 Northern Suburbs 16 8 0 8 2 222 255 -33 20
6 Southern Suburbs 16 6 1 10 2 236 331 -95 16
7 Eastern Suburbs 16 5 1 11 2 217 382 -165 14
8 Ipswich 16 4 0 12 2 234 391 -157 12
9 Western Suburbs 16 3 0 13 2 214 352 -138 10

Source:[1]

Woolies Trophy

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The 1986 Woolies Trophy match was held on July 13, between rounds 12 and 13 of the regular season. The Trophy was contested by Wynnum-Manly and Fortitude Valley, the teams that led the competition after the end of round 9, with the other sides having an extra bye.

Match details

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1986 Woolies Trophy
13 July 1986
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 20 – 4 Fortitude Valley Diehards
Tries: 4
S Lewis rugby ball 3'
G Miles rugby ball 11'
B Lindner rugby ball 47'
B Naylor rugby ball 66'
Goals: 2
C Scott rugby goalposts icon 11', 26'
 1st: 12 – 4
2nd: 8 – 0
 Goals: 2
M Booth rugby goalposts icon 8', 20'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: Eddie Ward


Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Past Brothers 10-8 Fortitude Valley 31 August 1986 Lang Park Eddie Ward 8,000
Wynnum-Manly 26-6 Redcliffe 7 September 1986 Lang Park Ian Irwin
Preliminary Final
Past Brothers 14-2 Redcliffe 14 September 1986 Lang Park David Manson 8,000
Grand Final
Wynnum-Manly 14-6 Past Brothers 21 September 1986 Lang Park Eddie Ward 25,000

Grand Final

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1986 BRL Grand Final
21 September 1986
Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 14 – 6 Past Brothers
Tries: 2
W Lewis rugby ball 68'
P Attell rugby ball 75'
Goals: 3/5
C Scott rugby goalposts icon 7', 9', 59'
 1st: 4 – 6
2nd: 10 – 0
 Tries: 1
P Gill rugby ball 24'
Goals: 1/1
T Bailey rugby goalposts icon 24'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,500
Referee: Eddie Ward
Player of the Match: Steve Carter


Brothers Position Wynnum Manly
Clinton Mohr FB Colin Scott
Vince O'Brien WG Scott Lewis
Robert Grogan CE Brent Naylor
John Tapp CE Gene Miles
Jeff Burns WG Scott Nichols
Peter Gill FE Wally Lewis (C./C.)
Greg Smith HB Peter Dawes
Dan Stains LK Bob Lindner
Shane McErLean SR Ian French
Gary Smith SR Mel Green
Ray Baumber PR Darryl Jenner
Trevor Bailey (c) HK Craig Farrugia
Steve Carter PR Greg Dowling
Joe Kilroy Reserve Phil Attell
B Williams Reserve R Rateri
Ross Strudwick Coach Wally Lewis

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Winfield State League

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Main article: 1986 Winfield State League

The 1986 Winfield State League was the inaugural season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name. The Seagulls would pull off a massive victory in the semi-finals against Ipswich, before defeating Redcliffe by a large margin in the Grand Final to win their third consecutive Winfield State League title.

References

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  1. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]
  2. ^ 1986 BRL Grand Final - Wynnum-Manly v Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkkHCowzck&t=297s
  3. ^ 1986 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1986gf.php
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