This page details first-grade rugby league records from the Brisbane Rugby League and its predecessor the Queensland Rugby League, from 1909 until the competition was officially downgraded in 1995. First-grade games played between premiership teams are included, but not mid-week competitions or pre-season warm-up games.
Team records
Premierships Source:
Titles Club Seasons 24 Fortitude Valley 1909, 1911 (as Valley-Toombul), 1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1924, 1931, 1933, 1937, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1955, 1957, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1979, 1988 (as Seagulls-Diehards), 1989, 1990 13 Norths Devils 1927, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1980 12 Wests Panthers 1916, 1920, 1922, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1975, 1976, 1992, 1993 9 Past Brothers 1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1987 9 Souths Magpies 1921, 1925, 1930, 1945, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1981, 1985 8 Easts Tigers 1923, 1947, 1950, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1991 3 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1982, 1984, 1986 2 Redcliffe Dolphins 1965, 1994 2 University 1928, 1929 1 Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1926 1 West End 1913 1 Natives 1912 1 Ipswich 1910
Most consecutive 6 - Norths Devils (1959 to 1964) 3 - Fortitude Valley (1917 to 1919)
Minor premierships Sources:
Tally Club Seasons 26 Fortitude Valley 1911 (as Valley-Toombul), 1914, 1917, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1955, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1990 13 Wests Panthers 1916, 1920, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1958, 1972, 1975, 1993 11 Norths Devils 1935, 1939, 1940, 1945, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1969, 1974 10 Souths Magpies 1921, 1928, 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1981, 1985, 1988 7 Easts Tigers 1925, 1927, 1946, 1947, 1976, 1991, 1992 5 Past Brothers 1956, 1957, 1968, 1970, 1987 4 Redcliffe Dolphins 1977, 1978, 1983, 1994 2 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1984, 1986 2 Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1918, 1926 1 University 1929 1 Woolloongabba 1915 1 West End 1913 1 Natives 1912 1 Ipswich 19101South Brisbane1909
Most consecutive 4 - Fortitude Valley (1941 to 1944) 3 - Norths Devils (1961 to 1963) 3 - Fortitude Valley (1936 to 1938) 3 - Wests Panthers (1932 to 1934)
Runners-up Source:
Tally Club Seasons 16 Easts Tigers 1919, 1921, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1968, 1971, 1976, 1992, 1993 15 Fortitude Valley1916, 1923, 1930, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1943, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1978 10 Past Brothers 1940, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1986 9 Wests Panthers 1915, 1927, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1950, 1956, 1991, 1994 9 Norths Devils 1931, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1967, 1970, 1990 8 Souths Magpies 1928, 1942, 1947, 1963, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 6 Redcliffe Dolphins 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1987 4 Past Brothers (Merthyr) 1917, 1918, 1920, 1924 2 Ipswich Jets 1988, 1989 2 South Brisbane 1909, 1912 1 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1985 1 West End 1914 1 Natives 1913 1 Ipswich B 1911 1 Toombul 1910
Most consecutive 3 - Fortitude Valley (1960 to 1962)
Wooden spoons Source:
Tally Club Seasons 14 Souths Magpies 1926, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1941, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1977 13 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1990, 1991 13 Wests Panthers 1918, 1923, 1929, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1974, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 11 Easts Tigers 1917, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1955, 1956, 1961, 1987 7 Norths Devils 1949, 1950, 1954, 1976, 1978, 1984, 19945 University1921, 1924, 1925, 1927, 19303 Logan City Scorpions1988, 1989, 1993 3 Past Brothers 1931, 1963, 1981 3 Fortitude Valley 1948, 1951, 19752Railways1913, 19202West End1915, 1919 1 Ipswich Jets 19921South Coast19521Wynnum19321 Past Brothers (Merthyr)19221Ipswich Starlights19161North Brisbane19141Woolloongabba19121South Brisbane United19111South Brisbane1910 1 Toombul 1909
Most consecutive 5 - Souths Magpies (1933 to 1937) 4 - Wynnum-Manly Seagulls (1970 to 1973) 3 - Souths Magpies (1958 to 1960) 3 - Easts Tigers (1938 to 1940)
Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws Sources:
Teams in bold still existed at the end of the 1st-grade competition in 1994.
All-time ladder Team1st seasonLast season 1 Valley-Toombul1911191220145170.00%2 Natives1912191322157068.18%3 Fortitude Valley19091994 1,3828315064560.13%4Ipswich B191119111063160.00%5Toowong191419141165054.55%6 Norths Devils19201994 1,2666815483753.79%7South Brisbane19091914583127053.45%8 Seagulls-Diehards 19871988 36 19 16 152.78%9Ipswich A1910191119108152.63%10 Past Brothers 19311994 1,126 569 519 3850.53%11 Redcliffe Dolphins 19601994 733 370 345 1850.48%12 South Queensland Crushers19941994221110150.00%13 Wests Panthers19151994 1,3536686374849.37%14 Easts Tigers19171994 1,3226366404648.11%15 Souths Magpies19191994 1,2866126383647.59%16 Past Brothers (Merthyr)19171929 18286841247.25%17 Ipswich Jets 19861994 171 80 82 946.78%=18Ipswich West End191619161045140.00%=18Wynnum191419141046040.00%20Toombul1909191018710138.89%21 University19201933 20076116838.00%22Bulimba191519201979336.84%23 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 19511994 852 303 530 1935.56%=24West End19131920 481629333.33%=24North Brisbane19091914331122033.33%=24East Brisbane19101910936033.33%=24Kurilpa19121912936033.33%=24West End-Grammars19201920623133.33%=29Westerns1917191822713231.82%=29 Brisbane Broncos1994199422715031.82%31Woolloongabba1912191628814628.57%32South Coast 19521952 35 8 27 022.86%33 Logan City Scorpions 19881994 130 28 94 821.54%34Railways1913192039830120.51%35Wynnum District1931193228423114.29%36Ipswich Starlights19161916917111.11%37Wattles1916191712110108.33%=38Bulimba-Railways19201920404000.00%=38South Brisbane United19111911707000.00%
Result records
Largest winning margin in a Grand Final 34 - Wynnum-Manly's 42–8 win over Southern Suburbs in 1984
ARL-era records
Premierships SeasonPremiersScoreRunners-upMinor premiersWooden Spoon1995 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls32 – 24 Easts Tigers Easts Tigers Fortitude Valley1996 Redcliffe Dolphins16 – 12 Souths MagpiesN/AN/A1997 Redcliffe Dolphins35 – 6 Easts TigersN/AN/A
Team wins, losses, win percentage and draws
All-time ladder Team1st seasonLast season 1 Wynnum Seagulls 19951997 29 19 9 165.52% 2 Pine Rivers Brothers 19951997 26 17 9 365.38% 3 Easts Tigers19951997 28 18 8 264.29% 4 Redcliffe Dolphins 19951997 24 15 9 162.50%5 South Queensland Crushers1995199522139059.09% 6 Souths Magpies19951997 29 17 12 058.62%7 Brisbane Broncos1995199522128254.55% =8 Ipswich Jets 19951996 23 8 13 234.78% =8 Wests Panthers19951997 23 8 15 034.78% 10 Logan City Scorpions 19951996 23 7 15 130.43% 11 Norths Devils19951997 28 8 20 028.57% 12 Fortitude Valley19951995 22 3 19 013.64%
Pre-season records (incomplete)
Pre-season winners Titles Club Seasons 4 Fortitude Valley 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 2 Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1985, 1986 1 Past Brothers 1987 1 Souths Magpies 1984 1 Wests Panthers 1983 1 Easts Tigers 1978, 1 Norths Devils 1977,
See also
List of National Rugby League records List of Queensland Cup records
References