1976 Brisbane Rugby League season

June 2020 August 2019 October 2018 1976 Brisbane Rugby League 8 Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs 1975 1977 The 1976 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 69th season of Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight rugby league teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs clubs. Season summary Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top five of Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, Past Brothers, Redcliffe and Wynnum-Manly. However, Wynnum-Manly and Southern Suburbs finished the season equal on points, with Magpies defeating Seagulls in a mid-week play-off. The 1976 season's Rothmans Medallist was Northern Suburbs forward Darryl Brohman.http://www.northsdevils.com/index.php?itemid=5 Club History and Awards Norths Devils Rugby League Football Club 2007-01-07 Brohman would later sign for Sydney club Penrith and feature for Canterbury in its 1984 NSWRL grand final win. Teams Club Home ground Coach Captain Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs Langlands Park Des Morris Des Morris Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley Neumann Oval Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs Bishop Park Brothers 16 Past Brothers Corbett Park Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe Redcliffe Showgrounds Barry Muir Ian Pearce Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs Davies Park Greg Veivers Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs Purtell Park Ron Raper Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly Kougari Oval Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs 211506482313+169302 Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs211506420280+140303 Brothers 16 Past Brothers211308395260+135264 Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe2111010367378-11225 Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly218013303335-32166 Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs 218013329428-99167 Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley218013276387-111168 Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs216015291482-19112 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowd Playoffs Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs 19-12 Valleys 23 Fortitude Valley24 August 1976Lang Park Wynnum 23 Wynnum-Manly12-17 Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs 26 August 1976Lang Park Qualifying Finals Redcliffe 23 Redcliffe6-14 Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs28 August 1976Lang ParkIan Smith8,000 Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs10–19 Brothers 23 Past Brothers29 August 1976Lang ParkBernie Pramberg Semi-finals Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs11-5 Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs4 September 1976Lang ParkIan Smith Easts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs13-3 Brothers 23 Past Brothers5 September 1976Lang ParkEddie Ward Preliminary Final Brothers 23 Past Brothers10-18 Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs12 September 1976Lang ParkBernie Pramberg Grand Final Easts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs1-16 Wests Panthers 23 Western Suburbs19 September 1976Lang ParkBernie Pramberg37,000 Grand Final Western SuburbsPositionEastern Suburbs Greg McCarthyFB Roger Kuhn 2. Mick Reardon WG 2. John Callus 3. Harry Cameron CE 3. Bevan de Bruyn 4. Steve Crear CE 4. Steve Farquhar 5. Wayne Stewart WG 5. Nick Nicolau 6. Geoff Richardson FE 6. Greg Holben 7. Greg Oliphant HB 7. Wayne Lindenberg 13. Max Williamson PR 13. Geoff Naylor 12. Gary Prickett HK 12. John Lang 11. Bob Green PR 11. Rod Morris 10. John Young SR 10. Des Morris 9. Rod Bradshaw SR 9. John Payne 8. John Ribot LK 8. John Abbott 16. Norm Carr Reserves Errol Slingsby 19. Henry Williamson Reserves Alan Currie Ron Raper Coach Des Morris Western Suburbs made it two premierships in succession, after defeating favourites Eastern Suburbs in an anticlimactic decider. Easts' solitary point was a field goal by second-rower John Payne, who temporarily gave Tigers the lead in the first-half. Man of the match Gary Prickett scored the opening try for Wests, with lock John Ribot scoring the second just before half-time. Wests lead 12–1 at half-time and effectively repelled all Easts' efforts in the second-half. The match was virtually without incident. The most blatant was a high tackle by John Payne on Wests' prop, Max Williamson. Williamson had to be helped from the field, with Payne receiving a long lecture from referee Bernie Pramberg. Western Suburbs 16 (Tries: Gary Prickett, John Ribot. Goals: Wayne Stewart 5) Eastern Suburbs 1 (Field goal: John Payne)1975 BRL Grand Final - Wests v Easts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt7mrH-wsrg1976 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1976gf.php References Category:Rugby league in Brisbane Brisbane Rugby League season