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
Premierships
Titles | Club | Seasons |
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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 |
Most consecutive
- 6 - Norths Devils (1959 to 1964)
- 3 - Fortitude Valley (1917 to 1919)
Minor Premierships
Tally | Club | Seasons |
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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 |
Most consecutive
- 4 - Fortitude Valley (1941 to 1944)
- 3 - Norths Devils (1961 to 1963)
- 3 - Fortitude Valley (1936 to 1938)
- 3 - Wests Panthers (1932 to 1934)
Runners-up
Tally | Club | Seasons |
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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 |
Most consecutive
- 3 - Fortitude Valley (1960 to 1962)
Wooden spoons
Main article: Australian rugby league wooden spoonersTally | Club | Seasons |
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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 |
Most consecutive
- 5 - Souths Magpies (1933 to 1937)
- 4 - Wynnum-Manly Seagulls (1970 to 1973)
- 3 - Souths Magpies (1958 to 1960)
- 3 - Easts Tigers (1938 to 1940)
Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws
Teams in bold still existed at the end of the 1st-grade competition in 1994.
All Time Ladder | ||||||||
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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
Largest winning margin in a Grand Final
- 34 - Wynnum-Manly's 42–8 win over Southern Suburbs in 1984
ARL-era records
Premierships
Season | Premiers | Score | Runners-up | Minor Premiers | Wooden Spoon |
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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
All Time Ladder | ||||||||
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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)
Pre-season Winners
Titles | Club | Seasons |
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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
References
- ^ Haddan, Steve (2016). Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987. Hawthorne: Steve Haddan. ISBN 9780995351202.
- ^ Waite, Roger. "A History of Brisbane Rugby League (1909-2017)". Roger's Website. Roger Waite. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- Heads, Ian (4 October 1984). "The Emperor of Lang Park". Rugby League Week. Bauer Media Group.
- 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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