1962 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1962 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 54th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Northern Suburbs defeating Fortitude Valley 22-0 to claim their fourth consecutive premiership.
Ladder
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Northern Suburbs
|
21 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 404 | 276 | +128 | 31 |
| 2 |  Southern Suburbs
|
21 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 336 | 273 | +63 | 27 |
| 3 |  Eastern Suburbs
|
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 325 | 352 | -27 | 22 |
| 4 |  Fortitude Valley
|
21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 295 | 279 | +16 | 22 |
| 5 |  Redcliffe
|
21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 333 | 318 | +15 | 20 |
| 6 |  Western Suburbs
|
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 337 | 395 | -58 | 16 |
| 7 |  Past Brothers
|
21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 319 | 374 | -55 | 16 |
| 8 |  Wynnum-Manly
|
21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 250 | 325 | -75 | 14 |
Finals
[edit]| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | ||||
| Semi-finals | |||||||
| Fortitude Valley
|
13-9 | Eastern Suburbs
|
1 September 1962 | Lang Park | Don Lancashire | 8,000 | |
| Northern Suburbs
|
21-6 | Southern Suburbs
|
2 September 1962 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 11,500 | |
| Preliminary Final | |||||||
| Fortitude Valley
|
15-9 | Southern Suburbs
|
8 September 1962 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 10,000 | |
| Grand Final | |||||||
| Northern Suburbs
|
22-0 | Fortitude Valley
|
15 September 1962 | Lang Park | Henry Albert | 17,000 | |
Source:[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. [self-published source]