1956 Brisbane Rugby League season

July 2022 July 20221956 Brisbane Rugby League 7 Brothers 16 Past Brothers 6th Brothers 16 Past Brothers 2nd Easts Tigers 16 Coorparoo 8th 1955 1957The 1956 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 48th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Seven teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Past Brothers defeating Western Suburbs 17-10 in the grand final. Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Brothers 16 Past Brothers181503616313 +303302Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs181404515337 +178283Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley181107458290 +168224Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly187011340543 -203145Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs186012275466 -191126Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs184212293471 -178107Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs184212321406 -8510 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdRefSemifinalsBrothers 23 Past Brothers16-8Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs25 August 1956Brisbane Cricket GroundCol Wright5,000Valleys 23 Fortitude Valley40-13Wynnum 23 Wynnum-Manly26 August 1956Lang ParkJim WallacePreliminary FinalWests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs23-9Valleys 23 Fortitude Valley5 September 1956Brisbane Exhibition GroundsNev Kelly9,588Grand FinalBrothers 23 Past Brothers18-17Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs8 September 1956Brisbane Cricket GroundCol Wright14,000 Source:Waite Roger 2017 A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf rogerswebsite.com June 2022 References Category:Rugby league in Brisbane Brisbane Rugby League season