The 1983 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 75th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Eastern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.
| 1983 Brisbane Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | May 22 – September 18, 1983 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers |  Eastern Suburbs |
| Minor premiers |  Redcliffe Dolphins |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Points scored | 2140 |
| Top points scorer(s) | Shane McNally (152) |
| Player of the year | Trevor Paterson (Rothmans Medal) |
| Top try-scorer(s) | Mitch Brennan (14) |
Season summary edit
Teams played each other twice, with 14 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Fortitude Valley, Southern Suburbs.
Teams edit
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Suburbs |
Langlands Park | John Lang | Larry Brigginshaw |
 Fortitude Valley |
Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | Wally Lewis |
 Northern Suburbs |
Bishop Park | Barry Muir | Greg Conescu |
 Past Brothers |
Corbett Park | Tommy Raudonikis | Tommy Raudonikis |
| Redcliffe |
Dolphin Oval | John Barber | Mark Murray |
 Southern Suburbs |
Davies Park | Bob McCarthy | Bruce Astill |
 Western Suburbs |
Purtell Park | Ron Raper | Dave Moffett |
 Wynnum-Manly |
Kougari Oval | Des Morris | David Green |
Ladder edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Redcliffe
|
14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 262 | 175 | +87 | 21 |
| 2 | Eastern Suburbs (P)
|
14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 334 | 224 | +110 | 20 |
| 3 | Southern Suburbs
|
14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 286 | 227 | +59 | 18 |
| 4 | Wynnum-Manly
|
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 335 | 305 | +30 | 15 |
| 5 | Fortitude Valley
|
14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 214 | 214 | +0 | 15 |
| 6 | Past Brothers
|
14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 192 | 297 | -105 | 9 |
| 7 | Northern Suburbs
|
14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 205 | 291 | -86 | 8 |
| 8 | Western Suburbs
|
14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 156 | 251 | -95 | 6 |
Finals edit
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
| Wynnum-Manly
|
8-22 | Fortitude Valley
|
24 August 1983 | Lang Park | ||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley
|
30-22 | Southern Suburbs
|
28 August 1983 | Lang Park | Harry Dearness | 11,500 | ||
| Eastern Suburbs
|
11-5 | Redcliffe
|
4 September 1983 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley
|
10-28 | Redcliffe
|
11 September 1983 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs
|
14-6 | Redcliffe
|
18 September 1983 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 25,000 | ||
Grand Final edit
Eastern Suburbs 14 (Tries: B. Tengdahl, B. Backer. Goals: S. McNally 3.)
Winfield State League edit
The 1983 Winfield State League was the second season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the inaugural season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name. Fortitude Valley won the title with a 21-12 win over Easts Tigers in the final at Lang Park in Brisbane.
References edit
- ^ 1983 BRL Grand Final - Easts v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY6CVXaICTM
- ^ 1983 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1983gf.php