1963 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1963 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 55th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Northern Suburbs defeating Southern Suburbs 18-8 to claim their fifth consecutive premiership.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Northern Suburbs 21 16 1 4 518 244 +274 33
2   Southern Suburbs 21 13 1 7 356 247 +109 27
3   Redcliffe 21 12 1 8 255 267 -12 25
4   Western Suburbs 21 12 0 9 345 318 +27 24
5   Wynnum-Manly 21 11 1 9 324 265 +59 23
6   Fortitude Valley 21 10 2 9 318 275 +43 22
7   Eastern Suburbs 21 3 2 16 230 479 -249 8
8   Past Brothers 21 3 0 18 196 442 -246 6

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
  Redcliffe 10-5   Western Suburbs 7 September 1963 Lang Park Don Lancashire
  Southern Suburbs 23-3   Northern Suburbs 8 September 1963 Lang Park Henry Albert
Preliminary Final
  Northern Suburbs 22-13   Redcliffe 14 September 1963 Lang Park Don Lancashire
Grand Final
  Northern Suburbs 18-8   Southern Suburbs 21 September 1963 Lang Park Don Lancashire 18,000

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]