| 1977 Brisbane Rugby League | |
|---|---|
| Duration | March 25 – September 18, 1977 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Premiers | |
| Minor premiers | |
| Matches played | 89 |
| Points scored | 2898 |
| Player of the year | |
The 1977 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 70th season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight rugby league teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Eastern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Eastern Suburbs, Western Suburbs, Northern Suburbs and Redcliffe.
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| | Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
| | Neumann Oval | Johnny Rhodes | Ross Strudwick |
| | Bishop Park | Bob Bax | Bruce Warwick |
| | Corbett Park | John Lohman | David Wright |
| | Redcliffe Showgrounds | Ian Pearce | Ian Pearce |
| | Davies Park | Wayne Bennett | Wayne Bennett |
| | Purtell Park | Ron Raper | Bob Green |
| | Kougari Oval | Dennis Ward | Dennis Ward |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 339 | 237 | +102 | 28 |
| 2 | | 21 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 383 | 331 | +52 | 24 |
| 3 | | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 378 | 323 | +55 | 22 |
| 4 | | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 414 | 401 | +11 | 22 |
| 5 | | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 301 | 341 | -40 | 22 |
| 6 | | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 380 | 363 | +17 | 18 |
| 7 | | 21 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 259 | 376 | -117 | 18 |
| 8 | | 21 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 328 | 410 | -82 | 14 |
| Home | Score | Away | Match information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Playoff | ||||||||
| | 21-10 | | 23 August 1977 | Lang Park | Stan Scamp | |||
| Semi-finals | ||||||||
| | 21-11 | | 28 August 1977 | Lang Park | Ian Smith | |||
| | 5-4 | | 4 September 1977 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| | 9-5 | | 11 September 1977 | Lang Park | R. Thomas | |||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| | 17-13 | | 18 September 1977 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 37,000 | ||
Eastern Suburbs 17 (Tries: John Callus, Steve Farquhar, Wayne Lindenburg. Goals: Greg Holben 4)
Redcliffe 13 (Tries: Forrester Grayson. Goals: Ian Pierce 5) [1] [2]