1957 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1957 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 49th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Seven teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Past Brothers 18-17 in the grand final.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Past Brothers 18 17 0 1 555 284 +271 34
2   Fortitude Valley 18 13 1 4 481 256 +225 27
3   Western Suburbs 18 9 0 9 463 440 +23 18
4   Northern Suburbs 18 8 1 9 466 371 +95 17
5   Eastern Suburbs 18 7 1 10 413 401 +12 15
6   Southern Suburbs 18 5 0 13 379 535 -156 10
7   Wynnum-Manly 18 2 1 15 306 536 -230 5

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
  Western Suburbs 12-8   Northern Suburbs 31 August 1957 Brisbane Cricket Ground Nev Kelly 7,000
  Past Brothers 20-12   Fortitude Valley 1 September 1957 Lang Park Col Wright 20,000
Preliminary Final
  Fortitude Valley 18-12   Western Suburbs 7 September 1957 Brisbane Cricket Ground Jim Wallace 9,381
Grand Final
  Fortitude Valley 18-17   Past Brothers 14 September 1957 Brisbane Cricket Ground Nev Kelly 16,151

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]