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List of Brisbane Rugby League records

This page details first-grade rugby league records from the Brisbane Rugby League and its predecessor the Queensland Rugby League, from 1909 until the competition was officially downgraded in 1995. First-grade games played between premiership teams are included, but not mid-week competitions or pre-season warm-up games.

Team records edit

Premierships [1][2] edit

Titles Club Seasons
24   Fortitude Valley 1909, 1911 (as Valley-Toombul), 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1988 (as Seagulls-Diehards), 1989, 1990
13   Norths Devils 1927, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1980
12   Wests Panthers 1916, 1920, 1922, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1993
9   Past Brothers 1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1987
9   Souths Magpies 1921, 1925, 1930, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1981, 1985
8   Easts Tigers 1923, 1947, 1950, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1991
3   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1982, 1984, 1986
2   Redcliffe Dolphins 1965, 1994
2   University 1928, 1929
1   Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1926
1 West End 1913
1   Natives 1912
1 Ipswich 1910

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Minor Premierships [1][2] edit

Tally Club Seasons
26   Fortitude Valley 1911 (as Valley-Toombul), 1914, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1990
13   Wests Panthers 1916, 1920, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1972, 1975, 1993
11   Norths Devils 1935, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1974
10   Souths Magpies 1921, 1928, 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1981, 1985, 1988
7   Easts Tigers 1925, 1927, 1946, 1947, 1976, 1991, 1992
5   Past Brothers 1956, 1957, 1968, 1970, 1987
4   Redcliffe Dolphins 1977, 1978, 1983, 1994
2   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1984, 1986
2   Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1918, 1926
1   University 1929
1 Woolloongabba 1915
1 West End 1913
1   Natives 1912
1 Ipswich 1910
1 South Brisbane 1909

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Runners-up [1][2] edit

Tally Club Seasons
16   Easts Tigers 1919, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1992, 1993
15   Fortitude Valley 1916, 1923, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1943, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978
10   Past Brothers 1940, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1986
9   Wests Panthers 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1950, 1956, 1991, 1994
9   Norths Devils 1931, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1967, 1970, 1990
8   Souths Magpies 1928, 1942, 1947, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984
6   Redcliffe Dolphins 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1987
4   Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1917, 1918, 1920, 1924
2   Ipswich Jets 1988, 1989
2 South Brisbane 1909, 1912
1   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1985
1 West End 1914
1   Natives 1913
1 Ipswich B 1911
1 Toombul 1910

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Wooden spoons [1][2] edit

Main article: Australian rugby league wooden spooners
Tally Club Seasons
14   Souths Magpies 1926, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1977
13   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1990, 1991
13   Wests Panthers 1918, 1923, 1929, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986
11   Easts Tigers 1917, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1987
7   Norths Devils 1949, 1950, 1954, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1994
5   University 1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930
3   Logan City Scorpions 1988, 1989, 1993
3   Past Brothers 1931, 1963, 1981
3   Fortitude Valley 1948, 1951, 1975
2 Railways 1913, 1920
2 West End 1915, 1919
1   Ipswich Jets 1992
1 South Coast 1952
1 Wynnum 1932
1   Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1922
1 Ipswich Starlights 1916
1 North Brisbane 1914
1 Woolloongabba 1912
1 South Brisbane United 1911
1 South Brisbane 1910
1 Toombul 1909

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Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws [1][2] edit

Teams in bold still existed at the end of the 1st-grade competition in 1994.

All Time Ladder
Pos Team 1st season Last season Pld W L D W%
1   Valley-Toombul 1911 1912 20 14 5 1 70.00%
2   Natives 1912 1913 22 15 7 0 68.18%
3   Fortitude Valley 1909 1994 1,382 831 506 45 60.13%
4 Ipswich B 1911 1911 10 6 3 1 60.00%
5 Toowong 1914 1914 11 6 5 0 54.55%
6   Norths Devils 1920 1994 1,266 681 548 37 53.79%
7 South Brisbane 1909 1914 58 31 27 0 53.45%
8   Seagulls-Diehards 1987 1988 36 19 16 1 52.78%
9 Ipswich A 1910 1911 19 10 8 1 52.63%
10   Past Brothers 1931 1994 1,126 569 519 38 50.53%
11   Redcliffe Dolphins 1960 1994 733 370 345 18 50.48%
12   South Queensland Crushers 1994 1994 22 11 10 1 50.00%
13   Wests Panthers 1915 1994 1,353 668 637 48 49.37%
14   Easts Tigers 1917 1994 1,322 636 640 46 48.11%
15   Souths Magpies 1919 1994 1,286 612 638 36 47.59%
16   Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1917 1929 182 86 84 12 47.25%
17   Ipswich Jets 1986 1994 171 80 82 9 46.78%
=18 Ipswich West End 1916 1916 10 4 5 1 40.00%
=18 Wynnum 1914 1914 10 4 6 0 40.00%
20 Toombul 1909 1910 18 7 10 1 38.89%
21   University 1920 1933 200 76 116 8 38.00%
22 Bulimba 1915 1920 19 7 9 3 36.84%
23   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1951 1994 852 303 530 19 35.56%
=24 West End 1913 1920 48 16 29 3 33.33%
=24 North Brisbane 1909 1914 33 11 22 0 33.33%
=24 East Brisbane 1910 1910 9 3 6 0 33.33%
=24 Kurilpa 1912 1912 9 3 6 0 33.33%
=24 West End-Grammars 1920 1920 6 2 3 1 33.33%
=29 Westerns 1917 1918 22 7 13 2 31.82%
=29   Brisbane Broncos 1994 1994 22 7 15 0 31.82%
31 Woolloongabba 1912 1916 28 8 14 6 28.57%
32 South Coast 1952 1952 35 8 27 0 22.86%
33   Logan City Scorpions 1988 1994 130 28 94 8 21.54%
34 Railways 1913 1920 39 8 30 1 20.51%
35 Wynnum District 1931 1932 28 4 23 1 14.29%
36 Ipswich Starlights 1916 1916 9 1 7 1 11.11%
37 Wattles 1916 1917 12 1 10 1 08.33%
=38 Bulimba-Railways 1920 1920 4 0 4 0 00.00%
=38 South Brisbane United 1911 1911 7 0 7 0 00.00%

Result records edit

Largest winning margin in a Grand Final edit

ARL-era records edit

Premierships [2] edit

Season Premiers Score Runners-up Minor Premiers Wooden Spoon
1995   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 32 – 24   Easts Tigers   Easts Tigers   Fortitude Valley
1996   Redcliffe Dolphins 16 – 12   Souths Magpies N/A N/A
1997   Redcliffe Dolphins 35 – 6   Easts Tigers N/A N/A

Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws [2] edit

All Time Ladder
Pos Team 1st season Last season Pld W L D W%
1   Wynnum Seagulls 1995 1997 29 19 9 1 65.52%
2   Pine Rivers Brothers 1995 1997 26 17 9 3 65.38%
3   Easts Tigers 1995 1997 28 18 8 2 64.29%
4   Redcliffe Dolphins 1995 1997 24 15 9 1 62.50%
5   South Queensland Crushers 1995 1995 22 13 9 0 59.09%
6   Souths Magpies 1995 1997 29 17 12 0 58.62%
7   Brisbane Broncos 1995 1995 22 12 8 2 54.55%
=8   Ipswich Jets 1995 1996 23 8 13 2 34.78%
=8   Wests Panthers 1995 1997 23 8 15 0 34.78%
10   Logan City Scorpions 1995 1996 23 7 15 1 30.43%
11   Norths Devils 1995 1997 28 8 20 0 28.57%
12   Fortitude Valley 1995 1995 22 3 19 0 13.64%


Pre-season records (incomplete) edit

Pre-season Winners [4] edit

Titles Club Seasons
4   Fortitude Valley 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982,
2   Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1985, 1986
1   Past Brothers 1987
1   Souths Magpies 1984
1   Wests Panthers 1983
1   Easts Tigers 1978,
1   Norths Devils 1977,

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e Haddan, Steve (2016). Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987. Hawthorne: Steve Haddan. ISBN 9780995351202.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Waite, Roger. "A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017)". Roger's Website. Roger Waite. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
  3. ^ Heads, Ian (4 October 1984). "The Emperor of Lang Park". Rugby League Week. Bauer Media Group.
  4. ^ Waite, Roger. "The Glory Days of the Brisbane Rugby League (Seasons 1977 to 1987)" (PDF). Roger's Website. Roger Waite. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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