1972 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1972 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 64th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Eastern Suburbs defeating Fortitude Valley 16–15 in the grand final, winning their first premiership since 1950.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Western Suburbs 21 17 0 4 497 271 +226 34
2 Eastern Suburbs 21 12 1 8 382 330 +52 25
3 Fortitude Valley 21 12 0 9 301 268 +33 24
4 Past Brothers 21 11 1 9 356 292 +64 23
5 Southern Suburbs 21 11 0 10 391 350 +41 22
6 Northern Suburbs 21 11 0 10 348 306 +42 22
7 Redcliffe 21 7 0 14 275 375 -100 14
8 Wynnum-Manly 21 2 0 18 186 544 -358 4

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Semi-finals
Fortitude Valley 12-6 Past Brothers 27 August 1972 Lang Park Bill McKenny
Eastern Suburbs 27-14 Western Suburbs 3 September 1972 Lang Park Henry Albert
Preliminary Final
Fortitude Valley 20-14 Western Suburbs 10 September 1972 Lang Park Dale Coogan
Grand Final
Eastern Suburbs 16-15 Fortitude Valley 17 September 1972 Lang Park Henry Albert

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]
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