1961 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1961 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 53rd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a third straight grand final matchup between Northern Suburbs and Fortitude Valley. Norths won 29-5 to claim their third consecutive premiership.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Northern Suburbs 21 16 0 5 443 248 +195 32
2   Redcliffe 21 13 0 8 430 302 +128 26
3   Fortitude Valley 21 12 1 8 407 328 +79 25
4   Western Suburbs 21 10 2 9 359 355 +4 22
5   Past Brothers 21 10 1 10 370 328 +42 21
6   Southern Suburbs 21 7 1 13 281 387 -106 15
7   Wynnum-Manly 21 7 0 14 282 529 -247 14
8   Eastern Suburbs 21 6 1 14 292 396 -104 13

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semifinals
  Fortitude Valley 30-7   Western Suburbs 9 September 1961 Lang Park Don Lancashire 8,472
  Northern Suburbs 29-5   Redcliffe 10 September 1961 Lang Park Henry Albert 16,000
Preliminary Final
  Fortitude Valley 20-14   Redcliffe 16 September 1961 Lang Park Henry Albert 10,921
Grand Final
  Northern Suburbs 29-5   Fortitude Valley 23 September 1961 Lang Park Henry Albert 19,824

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]