1970 Brisbane Rugby League season
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The 1970 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 62nd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Northern Suburbs 13–11 in the grand final, ending Valleys' 13-year premiership drought. Southern Suburbs' Graeme Atherton was named the Rothmans Medalist (Best and Fairest) - the first Southern Suburbs player to win the award.
Ladder
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 404 | 265 | +139 | 32 |
| 2 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 21 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 418 | 233 | +185 | 30 |
| 3 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 401 | 337 | +64 | 26 |
| 4 | File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 21 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 378 | 299 | +79 | 25 |
| 5 | File:Wests Panthers Colours.svg Western Suburbs | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 358 | 278 | +80 | 24 |
| 6 | File:Balmain colours.svg Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 304 | 295 | +9 | 14 |
| 7 | File:Redcliffe colours.svg Redcliffe | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 251 | 402 | -151 | 11 |
| 8 | File:Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 257 | 562 | -305 | 6 |
Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 41-9 | File:Western Suburbs colours.svg Southern Suburbs | 29 August 1970 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | ||
| File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 12-4 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 30 August 1970 | Lang Park | Ron Mison | 25,000 | |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 15-7 | File:Brothers Colours.svg Past Brothers | 6 September 1970 | Lang Park | Bob Ward | 17,392 | |
| Grand Final | |||||||
| File:Valleys colours.svg Fortitude Valley | 13-11 | File:Norths Devils colours.svg Northern Suburbs | 12 September 1970 | Lang Park | Bob Ward | 30,000 | |
Source:[1]
References
- ↑ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]