| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Premiers |  Fortitude Valley |
The 1979 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 72nd season of Brisbane's semi-professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Fortitude Valley and Southern Suburbs clubs.
Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Fortitude Valley, Eastern Suburbs, Southern Suburbs and Western Suburbs.
| Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
 Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | Des Morris | Des Morris |
| Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | Ross Strudwick |
 Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | ||
 Past Brothers | Corbett Park | ||
 Redcliffe | Dolphin Oval | ||
 Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | Wayne Bennett | |
 Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | ||
 Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval |
| Home | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd | |||||
| Semi Finals | ||||||||
 Southern Suburbs | 22-13 |  Western Suburbs | 26 August 1979 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |||
 Fortitude Valley | 27-2 |  Eastern Suburbs | 2 September 1979 | Lang Park | H. Dearness | 23,000 | ||
| Preliminary Final | ||||||||
| Southern Suburbs | 18-16 | Eastern Suburbs | 9 September 1979 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 23,000 | ||
| Grand Final | ||||||||
| Fortitude Valley | 26-0 | Southern Suburbs | 16 September 1979 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | 35,000 | ||
Fortitude Valley 26 (Tries: C. Close, V. Wieland, P. McWhirter, J. McLeod. Goals: M. Neill 6. Field Goals: W. Lewis, R. Strudwick.)
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Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership |
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