1961 Brisbane Rugby League season

July 2022 July 2022 The 1961 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 53rd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a third straight grand final matchup between Northern Suburbs and Fortitude Valley. Norths won 29-5 to claim their third consecutive premiership. Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs211605443248 +195322Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe211308430302 +128263Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley211218407328 +79254Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs211029359355 +4225Brothers 16 Past Brothers2110110370328 +42216Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs217113281387 -106157Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly217014282529 -247148Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs216114292396 -10413 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemifinalsValleys 23 Fortitude Valley30-7Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs9 September 1961Lang ParkDon Lancashire8,472Norths Devils 23 Northern Suburbs29-5Redcliffe 23 Redcliffe10 September 1961Lang ParkHenry Albert16,000Preliminary FinalValleys 23 Fortitude Valley20-14Redcliffe 23 Redcliffe16 September 1961Lang ParkHenry Albert10,921Grand FinalNorths Devils 23 Northern Suburbs29-5Valleys 23 Fortitude Valley23 September 1961Lang ParkHenry Albert19,824 Source:http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) Roger Waite 2017 rogerswebsite.com June 2022Higgison Mike Fantastic Footy Flashback: 1961 http://www.qrl.com.au/?s=article-display&id=42435 qrl.com.au Queensland Rugby League 24 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20140107120509/http://www.qrl.com.au/?s=article-display&id=42435 7 January 2014 References Category:1961 in rugby league Category:1961 in Australian rugby league Category:Rugby league in Brisbane