1966 Brisbane Rugby League season

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

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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

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Home  | Score  | Away  | Match Information

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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

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

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

## References

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1. ^ Waite, Roger (2017). "A history of Brisbane rugby league (1909-2017)" (PDF). rogerswebsite.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022. [self-published source]
2. ^ Brothers Vs Norths BRL Grand Final 1966, 31 August 2013, archived from the original on 11 June 2022, retrieved 11 June 2022

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