1965 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1965 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 57th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Redcliffe defeating Fortitude Valley 15–2 to claim their first premiership in club history.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Fortitude Valley 21 15 0 6 321 223 +98 30
2   Redcliffe 21 14 1 6 354 259 +95 29
3   Northern Suburbs 21 14 0 7 374 211 +163 28
4   Past Brothers 21 13 0 8 316 227 +89 26
5   Wynnum-Manly 21 8 0 13 300 358 -58 16
6   Western Suburbs 21 8 0 13 263 400 -137 16
7   Eastern Suburbs 21 6 1 14 212 333 -121 13
8   Southern Suburbs 21 5 0 16 266 360 -94 10

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
  Past Brothers 22-8   Northern Suburbs 28 August 1965 Lang Park Don Lancashire 11,500
  Fortitude Valley 15-11   Redcliffe 29 August 1965 Lang Park Henry Albert 10,000
Preliminary Final
  Redcliffe 12-5   Past Brothers 4 September 1965 Lang Park Henry Albert 16,000
Grand Final
  Redcliffe 15-2   Fortitude Valley 11 September 1965 Lang Park Henry Albert 25,309

Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Roger Waite (25 October 2017). "A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909–2017)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2022.