1966 Brisbane Rugby League season
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The 1966 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 58th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in minor premiers Northern Suburbs defeating Past Brothers 9-6 in the grand final, winning their seventh premiership in eight years.
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 408 | 214 | +194 | 31 |
| 2 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 379 | 303 | +76 | 29 |
| 3 | File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 21 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 298 | 227 | +71 | 26 |
| 4 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 21 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 331 | 261 | +70 | 23 |
| 5 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 331 | 325 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 | File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 348 | 245 | +103 | 20 |
| 7 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs | 21 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 232 | 325 | -93 | 15 |
| 8 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 185 | 612 | -427 | 4 |
Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 14-10 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 27 August 1966 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | 12,000 | |
| File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 18-13 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 28 August 1966 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | ||
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 7-6 | File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 3 September 1966 | Lang Park | Ron Harbottle | 10,893 | |
| Grand Final | |||||||
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 9-6 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 10 September 1966 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 21,499 | |
Grand Final
Northern Suburbs 9 (Tries: Cattanach, Goals: Lobegeiger 2, Field goals: Brown) Past Brothers 6 (Goals: Cavanagh 2, Dowling)[1][2]
References
- ↑ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022. [self-published source]
- ↑ Brothers Vs Norths BRL Grand Final 1966, 31 August 2013, archived from the original on 11 June 2022, retrieved 11 June 2022