1984 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1984 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 76th season of Brisbane's semi-professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Wynnum-Manly and Southern Suburbs clubs.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country | Australia |
| Premiers | Wynnum-Manly |
Season summary
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Wynnum-Manly, Southern Suburbs, Fortitude Valley and Redcliffe.
Teams
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | ||
| Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | |
| Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | ||
| Past Brothers | Corbett Park | ||
| Redcliffe | Dolphin Oval | ||
| Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | ||
| Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | ||
| Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval | David Green |
Finals
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 18-16 | Redcliffe | 9 September 1984 | Lang Park | David Manson | |||
| Wynnum-Manly | 46-22 | Southern Suburbs | 16 September 1984 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 13,500 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 8-14 | Southern Suburbs | 22 September 1984 | Lang Park | David Manson | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Wynnum-Manly | 42-8 | Southern Suburbs | 30 September 1984 | Lang Park | David Manson | 25,000 | ||
Grand Final
Wynnum-Manly 42 (Tries: D. Green 2, W. Green, B. French, B. Walsh, W. Lewis, G. Miles, G. Dowling. Goals: W. Green 5.)
Southern Suburbs 8 (Tries: H. Abbott. Goals: M. Meninga 2.)[1][2]
Winfield State League
The 1984 Winfield State League was the third season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name. The finals were straight final four series held at QRL headquarters at Lang Park, with Wynnum-Manly and Souths winning their respective semi finals. In the final, the Seagulls defeated Magpies 21-10 to win the first of four straight Winfield State League titles.
References
- ^ 1984 BRL Grand Final - Wynnum-Manly v Souths https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5Wp8GIyx7c&t=2s
- ^ 1984 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final