1986 Brisbane Rugby League season

July 2022 July 2022 1986 Brisbane Rugby League March 30 – September 21, 1986 9 Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly 76 2600 Redcliffe 16 Bryan Niebling &Souths Magpies 16 Scott Tronc (Rothmans Medal) 1985 1987 The 1986 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 77th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Nine teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Wynnum-Manly and Past Brothers clubs. The season was notable as premiers Wynnum-Manly became the first club to complete a "grand slam" of all four major titles in a single BRL season, winning the pre-season competition, the Winfield State League, the Woolies Trophy (contested between the two sides leading the Winfield premiership at the end of the first round-robin), and the Winfield Cup premiership itself. Season summary The format of the Winfield Cup was changed for the 1986 season, with the pre-season games no longer awarding competition points. The first round of the regular season was played on March 30, after the pre-season but before the Winfield State League. Each club then played either 3 or 4 games against another Brisbane side during the State League, followed by the remaining 13 games of the regular season. This resulted in each team playing 16 first-grade games over 18 rounds. The inclusion of the Ipswich Jets, the first team to join the BRL since Wynnum-Manly rejoined in 1951, resulted in the reintroduction of the bye. Teams that played three first-grade games during the State League received one bye in the regular season, while those that played four times received two (excluding byes for the Woolies Trophy contested between Valleys and Wynnum-Manly). The season resulted in a top four of Wynnum-Manly, Redcliffe, Past Brothers and Fortitude Valley. Teams Club Home ground Coach Captain Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs Langlands Park Wayne Lindenberg Larry Brigginshaw Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley Neumann Oval Peter McWhirter Michael Booth Ipswich 16 Ipswich North Ipswich Reserve Tommy Raudonikis Glen Haggarth Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs Bishop Park Greg Oliphant Craig Grauf Brothers 16 Past Brothers Corbett Park Ross Strudwick Trevor Bailey Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Dolphin Oval Darryl Van de Velde Mark Murray Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs Davies Park Graeme Atherton Norm Carr Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs Purtell Park Trevor Day Tony Currie Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly Kougari Oval Wally Lewis Wally Lewis Pre-season The 1986 Woolies pre-season competition took place over 5 rounds, from February 14 to March 16. Four pre-season competition points were available in each match, with one point going to the side that scored the most points in each half and two points to the winning side. Unlike previous years, no points for the regular season were awarded for wins in the pre-season competition. The pre-season final was held on March 23, between Wynnum-Manly and Brothers. The Brethren were without captain Trevor Bailey, who would also miss the Winfield State League and five rounds of the regular season. Centre Robert Grogan captained Brothers in Bailey's absence against a Wally Lewis captain-coached Wynnum-Manly side, scoring the first try of the match to give the Brethen a 4-2 lead at halftime. Wynnum-Manly would ultimately win the final 10-8 after tries from Scott Lewis and Craig Farrugia. Results Team12345F1F2Eastern Suburbs TigersNOR -22VAL -19XBRO -10RED -16Fortitude Valley DiehardsXEST +19IPW +30WYN -4SOU +1BRO -2Ipswich JetsXBRO -18VAL -30SOU -22WYN -16Northern Suburbs DevilsEST +22XRED -10WST +6BRO -22Past BrothersXIPW +18SOU +11EST +10NOR +22VAL +2WYN -2Redcliffe DolphinsWST -10WYN +13NOR +10XEST +16WYN -7Southern Suburbs MagpiesXWST +19BRO -11IPW +22VAL -1Western Suburbs PanthersRED +10SOU -19WYN -20NOR -6XWynnum-Manly SeagullsXRED -13WST +20VAL +4IPW +16RED +7BRO +2Team12345F1F2 Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1Brothers 16 Past Brothers4400110140 +6116.52Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly (P)430117247 +2514.53Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley430119246 +4613.54Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe430115930 +2912.55Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs420217344 +29126Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs420216266 -497Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs410313871 -3378Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs400412895 -6739Ipswich 16 Ipswich4004142128 -862 Regular season results Team1ST1ST2ST3ST4ST5ST66789101112WT131415161718F1F2GFEastern Suburbs TigersIPW +6SOU -18NOR +20YWYN -26YWST -2BRO -2RED +8VAL -14XWST -7NOR -24SOU +6XWYN -34IPW +4BRO -40RED -28VAL -14XFortitude Valley DiehardsXYRED +10BRO +14WST +14YNOR -4WYN +8SOU +36EST +14IPW +10RED -10WST +6BRO -5WYN -16NOR -12XWYN -18SOU -4EST +14IPW +24BRO -2Ipswich JetsEST -6YWST +9NOR +19YRED -12YSOU +8WYN -16BRO -28VAL -10XRED -28NOR -19XWST +12EST -4SOU -2WYN -32BRO -22VAL -24Northern Suburbs DevilsWYN -20YEST -20IPW -19YSOU +10VAL +4WST +20BRO -34XRED -11SOU -1EST +24IPW +19XVAL +12WYN -7WST +4BRO -14XRED -14Past BrothersWST +14WYN -12YVAL -14RED -34YYEST +2NOR +34IPW +28SOU -7WYN -8XVAL +5XRED -3WST +12EST +40NOR +14IPW +22SOU +8VAL +2RED +12WYN -8Redcliffe DolphinsSOU +5WST +2VAL -10YBRO +34IPW +12YXEST -8WYN +20NOR +11VAL +10IPW +28WST +28XBRO +3SOU +20XEST +28WYN -7NOR +14WYN -20BRO -12Southern Suburbs MagpiesRED -5EST +18YWYN -2YNOR -10YIPW -8VAL -36WST -26BRO +7NOR +1WYN -20EST -6XXRED -20IPW +2VAL +4WST +14BRO -8Western Suburbs PanthersBRO -14RED -2IPW -9YVAL -14YEST +2NOR -20XSOU +26WYN -22EST +7VAL -6RED -28XIPW -12BRO -12NOR -4XSOU -14WYN -18Wynnum-Manly SeagullsNOR +20BRO +12YSOU +2EST +26YYVAL -8IPW +16RED -20WST +22BRO +8SOU +20XVAL +16EST +34NOR +7VAL +18IPW +32RED +7WST +18RED +20XBRO +8Team1ST1ST2ST3ST4ST5ST66789101112WT131415161718F1F2GF X - Bye Y - Team played a non-first grade State League match Opponent for round listed above margin Ladder TeamPldWDLBPFPAPDPts1Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly (P)1613132385185 +200302Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe1613032365175 +190303Brothers 16 Past Brothers1610062332231 +101244Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley1610062309212 +97245Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs168082222255 -33206Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs1661102236331 -95167Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs1651112217382 -165148Ipswich 16 Ipswich1640122234391 -157129Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs1630132214352 -13810 Source:https://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) Roger Waite 2017 rogerswebsite.com June 2022 Woolies Trophy The 1986 Woolies Trophy match was held on July 13, between rounds 12 and 13 of the regular season. The Trophy was contested by Wynnum-Manly and Fortitude Valley, the teams that led the competition after the end of round 9, with the other sides having an extra bye. Match details #eeeeee 1986 Woolies Trophy 13 July 1986 20 – 4 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Wynnum 16 Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley Diehards 4S Lewis 3G Miles 11B Lindner 47B Naylor 66 2C Scott 11 26 2M Booth 8 20 Lang Park, Brisbane Eddie Ward 12 – 4 8 – 0 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Semi-finals Brothers 16 Past Brothers 10-8 Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley31 August 1986Lang ParkEddie Ward8,000 Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly 26-6 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe7 September 1986Lang ParkIan Irwin Preliminary Final Brothers 16 Past Brothers 14-2 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe14 September 1986Lang ParkDavid Manson8,000 Grand Final Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly 14-6 Brothers 16 Past Brothers 21 September 1986Lang ParkEddie Ward25,000 Grand Final #eeeeee 1986 BRL Grand Final 21 September 1986 14 – 6 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls Wynnum 16 Brothers 16 Past Brothers 2W Lewis 68P Attell 75 3/5C Scott 7 9 59 1P Gill 24 1/1T Bailey 24 Lang Park, Brisbane Eddie Ward 4 – 6 10 – 0 22,500 Steve Carter BrothersPositionWynnum Manly Clinton MohrFB Colin Scott 2. Vince O'Brien WG 2. Scott Lewis 3. Robert Grogan CE 3. Brent Naylor 14. John Tapp CE 4. Gene Miles 4. Jeff Burns WG 5. Scott Nichols 6. Peter Gill FE 6. Wally Lewis (C./C.) 7. Greg Smith HB 7. Peter Dawes 8. Dan Stains LK 8. Bob Lindner 9. Shane McErLean SR 9.Ian French 10. Gary Smith SR 10. Mel Green 11. Ray Baumber PR 11. Darryl Jenner 12. Trevor Bailey (c) HK 12. Craig Farrugia 13. Steve Carter PR 13. Greg Dowling 5. Joe Kilroy Reserve Phil Attell 16. B Williams Reserve R Rateri Ross Strudwick Coach Wally Lewis 1986 BRL Grand Final - Wynnum-Manly v Brothers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkkHCowzck&t=297s1986 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1986gf.php Winfield State League 1986 Winfield State League The 1986 Winfield State League was the inaugural 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 Seagulls would pull off a massive victory in the semi-finals against Ipswich, before defeating Redcliffe by a large margin in the Grand Final to win their third consecutive Winfield State League title. References Category:Rugby league in Brisbane Brisbane Rugby League season