1968 Brisbane Rugby League season

July 2022 July 2022 The 1968 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 60th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Past Brothers defeating Eastern Suburbs 21–4 in the grand final, winning their second consecutive premiership. Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1Brothers 16 Past Brothers211605381233 +148322Easts Tigers 16 Eastern Suburbs211506363244 +119303Valleys 16 Fortitude Valley211416355263 +92294Norths Devils 16 Northern Suburbs211119365295 +70235Redcliffe 16 Redcliffe2111010357312 +45226Wynnum 16 Wynnum-Manly218112310346 -36177Wests Panthers 16 Western Suburbs215016265390 -125108Souths Magpies 16 Southern Suburbs212118178491 -3135 Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finalsBrothers 23 Past Brothers19-13Easts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs31 August 1968Lang ParkPat McGroryValleys 23 Fortitude Valley18-15Norths Devils 23 Northern Suburbs1 September 1968Lang ParkBob Ward18,000Preliminary FinalEasts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs12-9Valleys 23 Fortitude Valley7 September 1968Lang ParkPat McGroryGrand FinalBrothers 23 Past Brothers21-4Easts Tigers 23 Eastern Suburbs13 September 1968Lang ParkPat McGrory36,188 Grand Final Past Brothers 21 (Tries: Wayne Abdy 2, John Smith, Eric Gelling, Pat Maguire Goals: Nev Harman 3) Eastern Suburbs 4 (Goals: Peter Lobegeiger 2)http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/AHistoryofBrisbaneRugbyLeague.pdf A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017) Roger Waite 2017 rogerswebsite.com June 20221968 BRL Grand Final Highlights Brothers 21 v Easts 4 13 March 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjl4kCadOXQ en 2022-06-10 References Category:1968 in rugby league Category:1968 in Australian rugby league Category:Rugby league in Brisbane