1987 Brisbane Rugby League
DurationMarch 1 – September 20, 1987
Teams9
Premiers Past Brothers
Minor premiers Past Brothers
Matches played76
Points scored2898
Player of the year Gene Miles

The 1987 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 77th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Nine teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Redcliffe and Past Brothers clubs.

Season summary

The format of the Winfield Cup was changed once again for the 1987 season, with games between Brisbane sides in the Winfield State League no longer granting competition points for the regular season. Instead, rounds 2 to 5 of the Woolies Pre-Season Competition were once again treated as first-grade games (Round 1, in which only 2 games were played, did not give competition points).

Teams played each other twice, with 18 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Past Brothers, Northern Suburbs, Redcliffe and Wynnum-Manly. The 1987 season is significant as most Rugby League historians view it as the final season of the BRL as a true top tier competition, as the entry of the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Giants into the NSWRL Premiership in 1988 devastated the BRL by stripping it of mainstream media coverage and players.[1]

Teams

ClubHome groundCoachCaptain
Eastern SuburbsLanglands ParkShane McNallyIan Stains
IpswichNorth Ipswich ReserveTommy RaudonikisGlen Haggarth
Northern SuburbsBishop ParkGreg OliphantDarryl Duncan
Past BrothersCorbett ParkRoss StrudwickTrevor Bailey
RedcliffeDolphin OvalDarryl Van de VeldeBryan Niebling → Steve Bleakley
Seagulls-DiehardsNeumann OvalPeter McWhirterSteve HegartyMark Hohn
Southern SuburbsDavies ParkGraeme AthertonGary French
Western SuburbsPurtell ParkPeter ForemanKevin Langer → Darren Gilbert
Wynnum-ManlyKougari OvalWally LewisWally Lewis

Pre-Season

The 1987 Woolies pre-season competition took place over 5 rounds, from February 22 to March 22. Four competition points were available in each match, with one point going to the side that scored the most points in each half and two points to the winning side. Winfield Cup competition points were also available for teams that won games in rounds 2 through 5 of the pre-season. The pre-season final was held on March 29, between Brothers and Norths, both teams that had won all of their pre-season matches. The Brethren were without captain Trevor Bailey, who would also miss the Winfield State League and two rounds of the regular season. Second-row forward Gary Smith captained Brothers in Bailey's absence, the side winning 18-4 after taking the lead in the 33rd minute.

Results

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F1 F2
Eastern Suburbs Tigers X BRO

-34

SOU

-12

RED

-28

WST

+2

Ipswich Jets BRO

-2

X WST

+22

VAL

+6

NOR

-6

BRO

-10

Northern Suburbs Devils X SOU

+10

RED

+12

WST

+14

IPW

+6

WYN

+3

BRO

-14

Past Brothers IPW

+2

EST

+34

WYN

+4

X VAL

+14

IPW

+10

NOR

+14

Redcliffe Dolphins X WST

+3

NOR

-12

EST

+28

WYN

-24

Seagulls-Diehards SOU

+14

WYN

-10

X IPW

-6

BRO

-14

Southern Suburbs Magpies VAL

-14

NOR

-10

EST

+12

WYN

-14

X
Western Suburbs Panthers X RED

-3

IPW

-22

NOR

-14

EST

-2

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls X VAL

+10

BRO

-4

SOU

+14

RED

+24

NOR

-3

Team 1 2 3 4 5 F1 F2

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Northern Suburbs 4 4 0 0 1 108 66 +42 16.5
2 Past Brothers (P) 4 4 0 0 1 106 52 +54 16
3 Wynnum-Manly 4 3 0 1 1 88 44 +44 13
4 Ipswich 4 2 0 2 1 70 50 +20 10.5
5 Redcliffe 4 2 0 2 1 78 83 -5 10
6 Seagulls-Diehards 4 1 0 3 1 66 82 -16 8.5
7 Eastern Suburbs 4 1 0 3 1 46 118 -72 6.5
8 Southern Suburbs 4 1 0 3 1 70 96 -26 5.5
9 Western Suburbs 4 0 0 4 1 33 74 -41 3.5

Regular Season Results

Team P2 P3 P4 P5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 GF
Eastern Suburbs Tigers BRO

-34

SOU

-12

RED

-28

WST

+2

NOR

-4

IPW

-16

WYN

-28

X VAL

-52

BRO

-50

SOU

-40

RED

-30

WST

-2

NOR

-30

IPW

-22

WYN

-10

X VAL

-2

Ipswich Jets X WST

+22

VAL

+6

NOR

-6

BRO

-12

EST

+16

SOU

-4

WYN

-16

RED

+14

X WST

+14

VAL

+2

NOR

-4

BRO

-28

EST

+22

SOU

+2

WYN

-16

RED

-2

Northern Suburbs Devils SOU

+10

RED

+12

WST

+14

IPW

+6

EST

+4

WYN

+12

X VAL

+7

BRO

-8

SOU

0

RED

-18

WST

+16

IPW

+4

EST

+30

WYN

+10

X VAL

+2

BRO

-10

BRO

-9

RED

-8

Past Brothers EST

+34

WYN

+4

X VAL

+14

IPW

+12

SOU

-4

RED

-22

WST

+36

NOR

+8

EST

+50

WYN

-4

X VAL

+9

IPW

+28

SOU

+24

RED

+12

WST

+4

NOR

+10

NOR

+9

X RED

+18

Redcliffe Dolphins WST

+3

NOR

-12

EST

+28

WYN

-24

X VAL

+12

BRO

+22

SOU

+13

IPW

-14

WST

+44

NOR

+18

EST

+30

WYN

-5

X VAL

+3

BRO

-12

SOU

+36

IPW

+2

WYN

+23

NOR

+8

BRO

-18

Seagulls-Diehards WYN

-10

X IPW

-6

BRO

-14

SOU

+21

RED

-12

WST

+38

NOR

-7

EST

+52

WYN

+9

X IPW

-2

BRO

-9

SOU

-6

RED

-3

WST

+16

NOR

-2

EST

+2

Southern Suburbs Magpies NOR

-10

EST

+12

WYN

-14

X VAL

-21

BRO

+4

IPW

+4

RED

-13

WST

+34

NOR

0

EST

+40

WYN

+5

X VAL

+6

BRO

-24

IPW

-2

RED

-36

WST

+14

Western Suburbs Panthers RED

-3

IPW

-22

NOR

-14

EST

-2

WYN

-31

X VAL

-38

BRO

-36

SOU

-34

RED

-44

IPW

-14

NOR

-16

EST

+2

WYN

-10

X VAL

-16

BRO

-4

SOU

-14

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls VAL

+10

BRO

-4

SOU

+14

RED

+24

WST

+31

NOR

-12

EST

+28

IPW

+16

X VAL

-9

BRO

+4

SOU

-5

RED

+5

WST

+10

NOR

-10

EST

+10

IPW

+16

X RED

-23

Team P2 P3 P4 P5 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 F1 F2 GF
  • X - Bye
  • Y - Team played a non-first grade State League match
  • Opponent for round listed above margin

Ladder

Team Pld W D L B PF PA PD Pts
1 Past Brothers (P) 16 13 0 3 2 442 227 +215 30
2 Northern Suburbs 16 12 1 3 2 340 249 +91 29
3 Redcliffe 16 11 0 5 2 404 262 +142 26
4 Wynnum-Manly 16 11 0 5 2 354 226 +128 26
5 Southern Suburbs 16 8 1 7 2 311 310 +1 21
6 Ipswich 16 8 0 8 2 325 315 +10 20
7 Seagulls-Diehards 16 6 0 10 2 373 304 +69 16
8 Western Suburbs 16 1 0 15 2 164 462 -298 6
9 Eastern Suburbs 16 1 0 15 2 185 543 -358 6

Source:[2]

Woolies Trophy

The 1987 Woolies Trophy match was held on August 2, as part of round 15 of the regular season. The Trophy was contested by Northern Suburbs and Wynnum-Manly, the teams that led the competition after the end of round 9.

Match details

1987 Woolies Trophy
2 August 1987
Northern Suburbs 22 12 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls
Tries: 3
C Grauf rugby ball 2'
M Booth rugby ball 12'
G Dowling rugby ball 64'
Goals: 5
G Harvey rugby goalposts icon 2', 27', 43', 47', 64'
1st: 12 12
2nd: 10 0
Tries: 1
C Scott rugby ball 15'
Goals: 4
B Samuelson rugby goalposts icon 8', 15', 24', 33'
Lang Park, Brisbane
Referee: Eddie Ward

Finals

Home Score Away Match Information
Date and Time Venue Referee Crowd
Semi-finals
Redcliffe 30-7 Wynnum-Manly 30 August 1987 Lang Park Eddie Ward 9,800
Past Brothers 25-16 Northern Suburbs 6 September 1987 Lang Park Ian Irwin 7,500
Preliminary Final
Redcliffe 24-16 Northern Suburbs 13 September 1987 Lang Park Eddie Ward 7,612
Grand Final
Past Brothers 26-8 Redcliffe 20 September 1987 Lang Park Eddie Ward 25,000

Grand Final

1987 BRL Grand Final
20 September 1987
Past Brothers 26 8 Redcliffe
Tries: 5
T Bailey rugby ball 13'
J Kilroy rugby ball 31'
M Coyne rugby ball 39'
T Rea rugby ball 47'
C Mohr rugby ball 74'
Goals: 3/5
T Rea rugby goalposts icon 39', 47', 74'
1st: 14 0
2nd: 12 8
Tries: 1
J Sandy rugby ball 71'
Goals: 2/3
B Keogh rugby goalposts icon 43', 71' (2/2)
T Benson (0/1)
Lang Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eddie Ward

Brothers Position Redcliffe
  1. Clinton Mohr
FB
  1. Greg Donnelly
2. Joe KilroyWG2. Shane Knuth
3. Robert GroganCE3. Rohan Teevan
4. Jeff BurnsCE4. Steve Cherry
5. Mark CoyneWG5. Robin Thorne
6. Peter GillFE6. Trevor Benson
7. Greg SmithHB7. Jamie Sandy
8. Brett Le ManLK8. Steve Bleakley (c)
9. Tony ReaSR9. Bob Keogh
10. Gary SmithSR10. Ashhley Tupea
11. Steve CarterPR11. Brian Niebling
12. Trevor Bailey (c)HK12. Greg Conescu
13. Jim StaffordPR13. Dave Brown
Reserve
Reserve
Ross StrudwickCoachDarryl Van De Velde

[3][4][5]

Winfield State League

The 1987 Winfield State League was the inaugural season of the Queensland Rugby League's statewide competition. A total of 14 teams competed in the season, 8 of which were BRL Premiership clubs. The remaining six were regional teams from across the state, hence the State League name. Wynnum Manly, Redcliffe, Brisbane Brothers and Toowoomba were the semi-finalists. Toowoomba were only the second non-Brisbane side to make the state league finals, but lost by 22 points to Wynnum-Manly in the semi-finals. The Seagulls faced Redcliffe in the State League Final for the second year in a row, winning 36-14.

References

  1. Page 6, THE POST-BRONCOS BRISBANE RUGBY LEAGUE COMPETITION - http://www.rogerswebsite.com/rl/Post-BroncosHistory.pdf
  2. Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com.
  3. 1987 BRL Grand Final - Brothers v Redcliffe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOkkHCowzck&t=297s
  4. 1987 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final https://web.archive.org/web/20041225094700/http://queensland.rleague.com/flashback/1987gf.php
  5. 1987 BRL season on Rugby League Project https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/brisbane-rugby-league-1987/results.html
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