1971 Brisbane Rugby League season

July 2022 July 2022 July 2022 1971 Brisbane Rugby League 8 Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley 1970 1972 The 1971 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 63rd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Eastern Suburbs 18–10 in the grand final in front of a record crowd of 37,957. This was Valleys' third consecutive grand final appearance and their second consecutive premiership. Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley211524412256 +156322Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs211407434299 +135283Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs211317382298 +84274Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs211218316309 +7255Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs219111378305 +73196Brothers 16 Past Brothers218211319310 +9187Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe215214284404 -120128Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly213117263537 -2747 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finalsEasts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs21-11Norths Devils 23 Northern Suburbs29 August 1971Lang ParkHenry AlbertValleys 23 Fortitude Valley12-8Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs5 September 1971Lang ParkRon Mison20,000Preliminary FinalEasts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs19-11Souths Magpies 23 Southern Suburbs12 September 1971Lang ParkRon Harbottle24,000Grand FinalValleys 23 Fortitude Valley18-10Easts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs19 September 1971Lang ParkRon Harbottle37,957 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:1971 in rugby league Category:1971 in Australian rugby league Category:Rugby league in Brisbane