The 1966 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 58th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in minor premiers Northern Suburbs defeating Past Brothers 9-6 in the grand final, winning their seventh premiership in eight years.

Ladder

Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts
1 Northern Suburbs 21 15 1 5 408 214 +194 31
2 Past Brothers 21 14 1 6 379 303 +76 29
3 Fortitude Valley 21 12 2 7 298 227 +71 26
4 Redcliffe 21 11 1 9 331 261 +70 23
5 Southern Suburbs 21 10 0 11 331 325 +6 20
6 Eastern Suburbs 21 10 0 11 348 245 +103 20
7 Western Suburbs 21 7 1 13 232 325 -93 15
8 Wynnum-Manly 21 2 0 19 185 612 -427 4

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Northern Suburbs 14-10 Past Brothers 27 August 1966 Lang Park Don Lancashire 12,000
Fortitude Valley 18-13 Redcliffe 28 August 1966 Lang Park Henry Albert
Preliminary Final
Past Brothers 7-6 Fortitude Valley 3 September 1966 Lang Park Ron Harbottle 10,893
Grand Final
Northern Suburbs 9-6 Past Brothers 10 September 1966 Lang Park Henry Albert 21,499

Grand Final

Northern Suburbs 9 (Tries: Cattanach, Goals: Lobegeiger 2, Field goals: Brown)

Past Brothers 6 (Goals: Cavanagh 2, Dowling)[1][2]

References

  1. Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  2. Brothers Vs Norths BRL Grand Final 1966, retrieved 11 June 2022
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