1983 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1983 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 75th 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 Eastern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.
| 1983 Brisbane Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 22 – September 18, 1983 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | Eastern Suburbs |
| Minor premiers | Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Points scored | 2140 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Shane McNally (152) |
| Player of the year | Trevor Paterson (Rothmans Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Mitch Brennan (14) |
← 1982 1984 → | |
Season summary edit
Teams played each other twice, with 14 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Fortitude Valley, Southern Suburbs.
Teams edit
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | John Lang | Larry Brigginshaw |
| Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | Wally Lewis |
| Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | Barry Muir | Greg Conescu |
| Past Brothers | Corbett Park | Tommy Raudonikis | Tommy Raudonikis |
| Redcliffe | Dolphin Oval | John Barber | Mark Murray |
| Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | Bob McCarthy | Bruce Astill |
| Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | Ron Raper | Dave Moffett |
| Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval | Des Morris | David Green |
Ladder edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redcliffe | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 262 | 175 | +87 | 21 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs (P) | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 334 | 224 | +110 | 20 |
| 3 | Southern Suburbs | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 286 | 227 | +59 | 18 |
| 4 | Wynnum-Manly | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 335 | 305 | +30 | 15 |
| 5 | Fortitude Valley | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 214 | 214 | +0 | 15 |
| 6 | Past Brothers | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 192 | 297 | -105 | 9 |
| 7 | Northern Suburbs | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 205 | 291 | -86 | 8 |
| 8 | Western Suburbs | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 156 | 251 | -95 | 6 |
Finals edit
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
| Wynnum-Manly | 8-22 | Fortitude Valley | 24 August 1983 | Lang Park | ||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 30-22 | Southern Suburbs | 28 August 1983 | Lang Park | Harry Dearness | 11,500 | ||
| Eastern Suburbs | 11-5 | Redcliffe | 4 September 1983 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 10-28 | Redcliffe | 11 September 1983 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 14-6 | Redcliffe | 18 September 1983 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 25,000 | ||
Grand Final edit
Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: B. Tengdahl, B. Backer. Goals: S. McNally 3.)
Winfield State League edit
The 1983 Winfield State League was the second season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the inaugural season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name. Fortitude Valley won the title with a 21-12 win over Easts Tigers in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane.
References edit
- ^ 1983 BRL Grand Final - Easts v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY6CVXaICTM
- ^ 1983 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final