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| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Premiers |  Western Suburbs |
The 1976 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 69th season of Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight rugby league teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs clubs.
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top five of Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, Past Brothers, Redcliffe and Wynnum-Manly. However, Wynnum-Manly and Southern Suburbs finished the season equal on points, with Magpies defeating Seagulls in a mid-week play-off.
The 1976 season's Rothmans Medallist was Northern Suburbs forward Darryl Brohman. [1] Brohman would later sign for Sydney club Penrith and feature for Canterbury in its 1984 NSWRL grand final win.
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
 Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | ||
 Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | ||
 Past Brothers | Corbett Park | ||
 Redcliffe | Redcliffe Showgrounds | Barry Muir | Ian Pearce |
 Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | Greg Veivers | |
| Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | Ron Raper | |
 Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 482 | 313 | +169 | 30 |
| 2 | Western Suburbs | 21 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 420 | 280 | +140 | 30 |
| 3 | Past Brothers | 21 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 395 | 260 | +135 | 26 |
| 4 | Redcliffe | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 367 | 378 | -11 | 22 |
| 5 | Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 303 | 335 | -32 | 16 |
| 6 | Southern Suburbs | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 329 | 428 | -99 | 16 |
| 7 | Fortitude Valley | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 276 | 387 | -111 | 16 |
| 8 | Northern Suburbs | 21 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 291 | 482 | -191 | 12 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoffs | ||||||||
 Southern Suburbs | 19-12 |  Fortitude Valley | 24 August 1976 | Lang Park | ||||
 Wynnum-Manly | 12-17 | Southern Suburbs | 26 August 1976 | Lang Park | ||||
| Qualifying Finals | ||||||||
 Redcliffe | 6-14 | Southern Suburbs | 28 August 1976 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | 8,000 | ||
 Western Suburbs | 10–19 |  Past Brothers | 29 August 1976 | Lang Park | Bernie Pramberg | |||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| Western Suburbs | 11-5 | Southern Suburbs | 4 September 1976 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | |||
 Eastern Suburbs | 13-3 | Past Brothers | 5 September 1976 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Past Brothers | 10-18 | Western Suburbs | 12 September 1976 | Lang Park | Bernie Pramberg | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Eastern Suburbs | 1-16 | Western Suburbs | 19 September 1976 | Lang Park | Bernie Pramberg | 37,000 | ||
| Western Suburbs | Position | Eastern Suburbs |
|---|---|---|
| FB | ||
| 2. Mick Reardon | WG | 2. John Callus |
| 3. Harry Cameron | CE | 3. Bevan de Bruyn |
| 4. Steve Crear | CE | 4. Steve Farquhar |
| 5. Wayne Stewart | WG | 5. Nick Nicolau |
| 6. Geoff Richardson | FE | 6. Greg Holben |
| 7. Greg Oliphant | HB | 7. Wayne Lindenberg |
| 13. Max Williamson | PR | 13. Geoff Naylor |
| 12. Gary Prickett | HK | 12. John Lang |
| 11. Bob Green | PR | 11. Rod Morris |
| 10. John Young | SR | 10. Des Morris |
| 9. Rod Bradshaw | SR | 9. John Payne |
| 8. John Ribot | LK | 8. John Abbott |
| 16. Norm Carr | Reserves | Errol Slingsby |
| 19. Henry Williamson | Reserves | Alan Currie |
| Ron Raper | Coach | Des Morris |
Western Suburbs made it two premierships in succession, after defeating favourites Eastern Suburbs in an anticlimactic decider.
Easts' solitary point was a field goal by second-rower John Payne, who temporarily gave Tigers the lead in the first-half.
Man of the match Gary Prickett scored the opening try for Wests, with lock John Ribot scoring the second just before half-time. Wests lead 12–1 at half-time and effectively repelled all Easts' efforts in the second-half.
The match was virtually without incident. The most blatant was a high tackle by John Payne on Wests' prop, Max Williamson. Williamson had to be helped from the field, with Payne receiving a long lecture from referee Bernie Pramberg.
Western Suburbs 16 (Tries: Gary Prickett, John Ribot. Goals: 5)
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