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Stories of the likes of Dally Messenger, Harold Horder and Frank Burge together with the histories of South Sydney, Eastern Suburbs, Norths Sydney, Newtown, Balmain and the rest are well established at NRL headquarters and throughout NSW.Throughout a series of articles, I will delve into what was happening north of the border and highlight another great rugby league competition rich in history – the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL).The story of rugby league in South East Queensland is one of struggle.
It marked another grand final for Brothers coach Bob Bax. Dally Messenger proved such a drawcard that he was invited on the All Golds tour.Rebels up in Brisbane were following a similar path, with the ‘Queensland Rugby Association’ being formed late in February 1908, just six months after their Sydney counterparts. (AAP Video)Get the best stories in the world all in one place with Disney+Cash Rate Cut: Are You Getting The Best Home Loan Deal? Natives did well to win, with their captain and their first choice halfback both being unavailable for the match. It was considered too rushed to form a proper club competition in 1908. The Ipswich Jets re-entered the competition in 1986 and are now in their 33rd year of consecutive competition.The continual shuffling of teams must have been confusing for fans, with the 1911 competition won by an amalgamated Valley-Toombul over a team called Ipswich B, while East Brisbane had dropped out. One try and seven goals in 1956 minor semi-final and six goals in the grand final. Duncan Hall had joined the club from Toowoomba and with Alex Watson Wests had two members of the Australian side that year as 47,800 spectators crowded into the Gabba to watch the Brisbane Test match against England. The Queenslanders, still learning the rules and with no week-to-week competition, were no match for the New South Welshmen. Captain 1955-1958.
Brothers led all the way but a penalty right in the front of the posts in the 77th minutes gave Wests the lead, which they clung to during a frenetic finale.In 1953, after more than 30 years, a lasting peace finally broke out between the QRL and the BRL. Man of the match 1954 grand final. The stage was set for the 1909 inaugural Brisbane Rugby League season. Teams that not only competed but participated in finals during the era include such long-forgotten names as Bulimba, Merthyr, Kurilpa, Westerns, West End, Railways, Ipswich Starlights (the first Ipswich club champions in 1910), Toowong, Woolloongabba and two teams still playing in Ipswich – Ipswich Past Brothers and West End (Ipswich). This was despite Wests comfortably winning the minor premiership, driven by their new young half Barry Muir. 1952-53 Kangaroo Tourist and played in the first ever World Cup. Simo's Rugby League Brisbane Wrap Up. However, the Tigers recovered to finish the season in second place and upset a powerful Wests team the grand final by 14-10 in what was considered one of the hardest grand finals for many years.
Finally, on 30 May Brisbane hosted its first Test match, with New Zealand emerging victorious 24 to 12 in front of 6000 spectators.A New Zealand Maori representative team toured South East Queensland through June, playing five matches. Meanwhile, powerbrokers in Sydney established the NSW Rugby League in August 1907 and signed rugby union pin-up boy Dally Messenger along with many others to launch a competition in 1908. The All Golds played a series against NSW in August 1907 before heading to Europe (using rugby union rules as the league rules had not yet been obtained by the locals).
East Brisbane and Ipswich were added to the competition. Crowds were sometimes larger at the Sunday shift workers league (where players turned out for their employers) than the Saturday BRL. Seven tries in finals. In 1887 the grammar schools in South East Queensland voted to defect from Victorian rules to rugby union, cementing its place as the state’s premier code.Less than a decade later the seeds for change were planted in the north of England when in 1895 a Northern Union was formed, splitting from the rugby establishment and allowing compensation payments to injured players. Between 1951 and 1954 Souths and Wests took turns at winning titles. Went on two Kangaroo tours and captained Australia in one Test. Another notable event was Brothers’ winger Don Alroe scoring a record eight tries in a match against Souths. From Greg Mallory’s book • Merv “Morrie” Lyons (Brothers) (Brisbane rep) – 11, four, one.
Souths went from first to last after losing their long-term coach Gordon Macrae and forward leader Mick Crocker, who joined Parramatta.Valleys went through the 1955 season undefeated, after signing international centre Ken McCaffery from Toowoomba.