1973 Brisbane Rugby League season

The 1973 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 65th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Redcliffe 15–7 in the grand final.

Season summary

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Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Fortitude Valley, Eastern Suburbs, Northern Suburbs and Redcliffe.

Ladder

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1   Fortitude Valley 21 15 1 5 393 267 +126 31
2   Eastern Suburbs 21 12 2 7 399 320 +79 26
3   Northern Suburbs 21 12 1 8 399 289 +110 25
4   Redcliffe 21 12 0 9 368 255 +113 24
5   Past Brothers 21 10 1 10 383 354 +29 21
6   Western Suburbs 21 8 1 12 354 359 -5 17
7   Southern Suburbs 21 8 1 12 309 401 -92 17
8   Wynnum-Manly 21 3 1 17 247 607 -360 7

Finals

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee
Semi-finals
  Redcliffe 25-9   Northern Suburbs 26 August 1973 Lang Park Bernie Pramberg
  Fortitude Valley 35-7   Eastern Suburbs 2 September 1973 Lang Park Henry Albert
Preliminary Final
  Redcliffe 33-8   Eastern Suburbs 9 September 1973 Lang Park Bernie Pramberg
Grand Final
  Fortitude Valley 15-7   Redcliffe 16 September 1973 Lang Park Bernie Pramberg

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]