1970 Brisbane Rugby League season

July 2022 July 2022 July 2022 1970 Brisbane Rugby League 8 Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley Brothers 16 Past Brothers 1969 1971 The 1970 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 62nd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Northern Suburbs 13–11 in the grand final, ending Valleys' 13-year premiership drought. Southern Suburbs' Graeme Atherton was named the Rothmans Medalist (Best and Fairest) - the first Southern Suburbs player to win the award. Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Brothers 16 Past Brothers211605404265 +139322Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs211425418233 +185303Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs211308401337 +64264Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley211218378299 +79255Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs211209358278 +80246Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs217014304295 +9147Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe215115251402 -151118Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly213018257562 -3056 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finalsValleys 23 Fortitude Valley41-9Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs29 August 1970Lang ParkHenry AlbertNorths Devils 23 Northern Suburbs12-4Brothers 23 Past Brothers30 August 1970Lang ParkRon Mison25,000Preliminary FinalValleys 23 Fortitude Valley15-7Brothers 23 Past Brothers6 September 1970Lang ParkBob Ward17,392Grand FinalValleys 23 Fortitude Valley13-11Norths Devils 23 Northern Suburbs12 September 1970Lang ParkBob Ward30,000 Source:http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) Roger Waite 2017 rogerswebsite.com June 2022 References Category:1970 in rugby league Category:1970 in Australian rugby league Category:Rugby league in Brisbane