1981 Brisbane Rugby League
DurationMarch 28 – September 20, 1981
Teams8
Premiers Southern Suburbs
Minor premiers Southern Suburbs
Matches played88
Points scored2858
Top points scorer(s) Shane McNally (200)
Player of the year Chris Phelan (Rothmans Medal)
Top try-scorer(s) Bruce Astill (15)

The 1981 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 74th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Southern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.

Season summary

Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Redcliffe, Southern Suburbs, Wynnum-Manly and Eastern Suburbs.

Teams

ClubHome groundCoachCaptain
Eastern SuburbsLanglands ParkJohn LangGreg Holben
Fortitude ValleyNeumann OvalRoss StrudwickRoss Strudwick
Northern SuburbsBishop ParkGraham LoweMark Murray
Past BrothersCorbett ParkWayne BennettJay Hoffman
RedcliffeDolphin OvalArthur BeetsonArthur Beetson
Southern SuburbsDavies ParkBob McCarthyBruce Astill
Western SuburbsPurtell ParkJohn LohmanNorm Carr
Wynnum-ManlyKougari OvalDes MorrisDes Morris

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Southern Suburbs (P) 21 14 1 6 352 147 +205 29
2 Redcliffe 21 14 0 7 413 274 +139 28
3 Wynnum-Manly 21 14 0 7 410 382 +28 28
4 Eastern Suburbs 21 11 0 10 411 307 -104 22
5 Fortitude Valley 21 10 1 10 308 305 +3 21
6 Northern Suburbs 21 8 0 13 270 396 -126 16
7 Western Suburbs 21 6 1 14 275 415 -140 13
8 Past Brothers 21 5 1 15 309 422 -113 11

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Wynnum-Manly 20-9 Eastern Suburbs 30 August 1981 Lang Park Eddie Ward
Redcliffe 21-10 Southern Suburbs 6 September 1981 Lang Park Stan Scamp
Preliminary Final
Southern Suburbs 16-12 Wynnum-Manly 13 September 1981 Lang Park Eddie Ward
Grand Final
Redcliffe 9-13 Southern Suburbs 20 September 1981 Lang Park Stan Scamp 30,000

Grand Final

Southern Suburbs 13 (Tries: B. Sully, M. Reardon. Goals: M. Meninga 3. Field Goal: K. Spencer.)

Redcliffe 9 (Tries: I. Pearce. Goals: I. Pearce 3.)[1][2]

References

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