1959 Brisbane Rugby League season
Appearance
The 1959 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 51st season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Seven teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Northern Suburbs defeating Past Brothers 24-18 to claim their first premiership since 1950.
Ladder
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
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1 | ![]() |
18 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 465 | 272 | +193 | 26 |
2 | ![]() |
18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 401 | 343 | +58 | 21 |
3 | ![]() |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 320 | 307 | +13 | 20 |
4 | ![]() |
18 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 383 | 415 | -32 | 20 |
5 | ![]() |
18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 431 | 398 | +33 | 17 |
6 | ![]() |
18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 327 | 397 | -70 | 12 |
7 | ![]() |
18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 317 | 514 | -197 | 10 |
Finals
Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
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Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
Semi Finals | |||||||
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15-11 | ![]() |
5 September 1959 | Lang Park | Jim Wallace | 10,516 | |
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26-14 | ![]() |
6 September 1959 | Lang Park | Col Wright | 18,000 | |
Preliminary Final | |||||||
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12-3 | ![]() |
12 September 1959 | Lang Park | Nev Kelly | 9,941 | |
Grand Final | |||||||
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24-18 | ![]() |
19 September 1959 | Lang Park | Jim Wallace | 18,921 |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]