1975 Brisbane Rugby League season
1975 Brisbane Rugby League season
The 1975 season was the 67th Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from Brisbane competed, playing each other three times for a total of 21 rounds. The top five were Western Suburbs, Northern Suburbs, Redcliffe, Eastern Suburbs and Wynnum-Manly. Western Suburbs were the minor premiers and went on to win the premiership.
Player of the year was Steve Calder of Northern Suburbs (Rothmans Medal). Top try-scorer was Wayne Bennett.
Grand final
Western Suburbs 26 defeated Redcliffe 24. Western Suburbs’ tries came from H. Cameron, R. Bradshaw, G. McCarthy and G. Heading, with a goal by W. Stewart. Redcliffe’s tries were by T. Obst, I. Pearce, G. Russell and B. Bleakley, with I. Pearce kicking 6 goals. With seconds remaining, Redcliffe were trailing and launched a bomb, but fans filled Lang Park and the ball went into touch, ending the final play. Western Suburbs claimed their first premiership in 21 years (since 1954).
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