The 1956 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 48th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Seven teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Past Brothers defeating Western Suburbs 17-10 in the grand final.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Past Brothers 18 15 0 3 616 313 +303 30
2 Western Suburbs 18 14 0 4 515 337 +178 28
3 Fortitude Valley 18 11 0 7 458 290 +168 22
4 Wynnum-Manly 18 7 0 11 340 543 -203 14
5 Southern Suburbs 18 6 0 12 275 466 -191 12
6 Northern Suburbs 18 4 2 12 293 471 -178 10
7 Eastern Suburbs 18 4 2 12 321 406 -85 10

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd Ref
Semifinals
Past Brothers 16-8 Western Suburbs 25 August 1956 Brisbane Cricket Ground Col Wright 5,000
Fortitude Valley 40-13 Wynnum-Manly 26 August 1956 Lang Park Jim Wallace
Preliminary Final
Western Suburbs 23-9 Fortitude Valley 5 September 1956 Brisbane Exhibition Grounds Nev Kelly 9,588
Grand Final
Past Brothers 18-17 Western Suburbs 8 September 1956 Brisbane Cricket Ground Col Wright 14,000

Source:[1]

References

  1. Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
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