The 1988 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 67th season of Brisbane's semi-professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Seagulls-Diehards and Ipswich clubs.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Premiers |  Seagulls-Diehards |
Season summary edit
A new team, the Logan Scorpions, were admitted to the competition, bringing its total to ten teams. Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top five of Souths, Easts, Seagulls-Diehards and Ipswich.[1]
Teams edit
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern Suburbs |
Langlands Park | Des Morris | |
| Seagulls-Diehards |
Neumann Oval | Ross Henrick | Peter Coyne |
 Ipswich |
North Ipswich Reserve | Tommy Raudonikis | |
 Logan |
Meakin Park | John Barber | |
 Northern Suburbs |
Bishop Park | Greg Oliphant | |
 Past Brothers |
Corbett Park | Greg Holben | |
 Redcliffe |
Dolphin Oval | Graham Olling | |
 Southern Suburbs |
Davies Park | Geoff Naylor | |
 Western Suburbs |
Purtell Park | Barry Muir | |
 Wynnum-Manly |
Kougari Oval | John Dowling |
Ladder edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Suburbs
|
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 358 | 314 | +44 | 26 |
| 2 | Seagulls-Diehards
|
18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 431 | 322 | +109 | 23 |
| 3 | Ipswich
|
18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 365 | 275 | +90 | 23 |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs
|
18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 394 | 277 | +117 | 21 |
| 5 | Past Brothers
|
18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 283 | 244 | +39 | 20 |
| 6 | Northern Suburbs
|
18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 317 | 277 | +40 | 19 |
| 7 | Western Suburbs
|
18 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 240 | 287 | -47 | 19 |
| 8 | Redcliffe
|
18 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 306 | 276 | +30 | 16 |
| 9 | Wynnum-Manly
|
18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 230 | 409 | -179 | 8 |
| 10 | Logan
|
18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 202 | 425 | -223 | 5 |
Source:[2]
Finals edit
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Ipswich
|
11-10 | Easts
|
28 August 1988 | Lang Park | ||||
| Seagulls-Diehards
|
25-14 | Souths
|
4 September 1988 | Lang Park | ||||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Souths
|
6-20 | Ipswich Jets
|
10 September 1988 | Lang Park | ||||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Seagulls-Diehards
|
17-14 | Ipswich Jets
|
18 September 1988 | Lang Park | ||||
Source:[3]
References edit
- ^ "The Post-Broncos Brisbane Rugby League Competition - Club football in Brisbane from 1988 to 2021" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
- ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]
- ^ "Queensland Rugby League". queensland.rleague.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2006. Retrieved 19 April 2022.