The 1978 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 71st season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Eastern Suburbs and Fortitude Valley clubs.
| 1978 Brisbane Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 27 – September 17, 1978 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Eastern Suburbs |
| Minor premiers |  Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Matches played | 88 |
| Points scored | 2941 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Ian Pearce (266) |
| Player of the year | Ian Pearce (Rothmans Medal) |
Season summary
editTeams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Western Suburbs and Fortitude Valley.
Teams
edit| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
 Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | Johnny Rhodes | Ross Strudwick |
 Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | Bob Bax | Bruce Warwick |
 Past Brothers | Corbett Park | Reg Cannon | Paul Beauchamp |
| Redcliffe | Redcliffe Showgrounds | Ian Pearce | Ian Pearce |
 Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | Wayne Bennett | Greg Veivers |
 Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | Don Oxenham | Mark Hogan |
 Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval | Dennis Ward | Robert Orchard |
Ladder
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redcliffe | 21 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 502 | 306 | +196 | 32 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs (P) | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 451 | 249 | +202 | 28 |
| 3 | Fortitude Valley | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 317 | 328 | -11 | 26 |
| 4 | Western Suburbs | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 339 | 306 | +33 | 22 |
| 5 | Southern Suburbs | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 322 | 369 | -47 | 18 |
| 6 | Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 305 | 378 | -73 | 16 |
| 7 | Past Brothers | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 274 | 474 | -200 | 14 |
| 8 | Northern Suburbs | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 313 | 413 | -100 | 12 |
Finals
edit| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 17–10 | Western Suburbs | 27 August 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 15,000 | ||
| Eastern Suburbs | 21–16 | Redcliffe | 3 September 1978 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 17–13 | Redcliffe | 10 September 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 18,000 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 14–10 | Fortitude Valley | 17 September 1978 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 30,000 | ||
Grand Final
editEastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: R. Morris, G. Holben. Goals: G. McDonald 3, W. Lindenburg.)
Fortitude Valley 10 (Tries: V. Wieland, M. Neill. Goals: M. Neill, A. Mills.)[1][2]
References
edit- ^ 1978 BRL Grand Final - Easts v Valleys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h6ymXaim8k&t=2s
- ^ 1978 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1978gf.php