1965 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1965 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 57th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Redcliffe defeating Fortitude Valley 15–2 to claim their first premiership in club history.
Ladder
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fortitude Valley
|
21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 321 | 223 | +98 | 30 |
| 2 |  Redcliffe
|
21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 354 | 259 | +95 | 29 |
| 3 |  Northern Suburbs
|
21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 374 | 211 | +163 | 28 |
| 4 |  Past Brothers
|
21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 316 | 227 | +89 | 26 |
| 5 |  Wynnum-Manly
|
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 300 | 358 | -58 | 16 |
| 6 |  Western Suburbs
|
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 263 | 400 | -137 | 16 |
| 7 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 212 | 333 | -121 | 13 |
| 8 |  Southern Suburbs
|
21 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 266 | 360 | -94 | 10 |
Finals
[edit]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| Past Brothers
|
22-8 | Northern Suburbs
|
28 August 1965 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | 11,500 | |
| Fortitude Valley
|
15-11 | Redcliffe
|
29 August 1965 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 10,000 | |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| Redcliffe
|
12-5 | Past Brothers
|
4 September 1965 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 16,000 | |
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Redcliffe
|
15-2 | Fortitude Valley
|
11 September 1965 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 25,309 | |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Roger Waite (25 October 2017). "A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909–2017)" (PDF). Retrieved 11 June 2022.