Prior to 1922, the competition was conducted under the auspices of the Queensland Rugby League. Until the 1980s it was the premier sporting competition in Brisbane, attracting large crowds and broad media coverage. The Brisbane Rugby League however, had been in slow decline for some 15 years as large numbers of its players left to compete in the more lucrative Sydney Rugby League premiership, and began to lose popular interest with the creation of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988. The Brisbane Rugby League premiership was replaced by the Queensland Cup before the 1998 season. In 2016 the competition was reinstated with the Redcliffe Dolphins winning the competition that year.
The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRFL) was formed in 1908 by seven former rugby union players who were dissatisfied with the administration of the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU). The new organisation was attacked by both the local press and the QRU for introducing professionalism, which they claimed would destroy the sport. The "founding fathers" of the QARFL included John Fihelly, an Australian Labor Party Member of Parliament who became Minister for Railways and Deputy Premier.
The first official club competition kicked off in Brisbane on 8 May 1909. Norths played against Souths before a handful of spectators at Brisbane Cricket Ground.[1] Matches were played under the auspices of the Queensland Amateur Rugby Football League (later renamed Queensland Rugby League). The foundation clubs were:
In 1922 the Brisbane Rugby Football League (Brisbane Rugby Football League, later Brisbane Rugby League) was formed out of dissatisfaction with the way the Queensland Rugby League ran the game. Those involved took particular exception to the salary being earned by Harry Sunderland as secretary of the Queensland Rugby League. The Brisbane Rugby League took control of the local competition. Competing in the Brisbane Rugby League competition that year were Brothers, Carltons, Coorparoo, University, Valley and Past Grammars. Although the Queensland Rugby League attempted to regain control of the Brisbane Rugby League competition in 1923 and 1924, the Brisbane Rugby League remained steadfast and the dispute simmered into the next decade. so dire did the situation become, that by the late 1920s, the Queensland Rugby League commenced its own competition involving Ipswich clubs and two supporting Brisbane clubs.
Until 1932 Brisbane Exhibition Ground was the home of rugby league in the city. The complicated arrangement between the Brisbane Rugby League, Queensland Rugby League and Royal National Association (who administered the Exhibition Ground) led to Brisbane Cricket Ground being used for rugby league matches.
In 1933 district football was introduced to provide community support and player equalisation. This meant that players had to live within a certain distance of their club. Accordingly, Brisbane was divided into Eastern Suburbs (incorporating Coorparoo and Wynnum), Southern Suburbs (incorporating Carltons), Western Suburbs, Northern Suburbs (incorporating Past Grammars), Fortitude Valley and Past Brothers (whose players had to prove that they had attended a Christian Brothers school). In 1934, the University Amateur Rugby League Club folded and disappeared from the competition.
In 1953 the friction between the Queensland Rugby League and Brisbane Rugby League ended, with the Brisbane Rugby League being replaced by the Brisbane division of the Queensland Rugby League.[2] Former Brisbane Rugby League chairman and Queensland Rugby League secretary Ron McAullife eventually secured the use of Lang Park as a permanent home for rugby league in Queensland. Teams that joined the Brisbane Rugby League competition around this time were South Coast (1952–1953), Wynnum-Manly (1951) and Redcliffe (1960).
A record crowd at Lang Park of 19,824 saw Northern Suburbs defeat Fortitude Valley in the Brisbane Rugby League grand final in September 1961.[3]
In 1967 the Queensland Rugby League removed the residential qualifications for players in Brisbane Rugby League clubs, meaning that players did not have to reside in their certain suburbs to play for their teams. This reduced community support for teams, and club decisions began to be made on a more commercial basis.
This coincided with the commencement of television broadcasts of Brisbane Rugby League games in the same year. The money made from jersey sponsorships and advertising hoardings at grounds was not able to compete with poker machine money available to Sydney Rugby League clubs in the Sydney Rugby League, and an increasing number of players left the Brisbane Rugby League. This also affected the popularity of the Bulimba Cup which had been held between the cities of Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba since the 1930s.
The effect of television coverage on attendances became pronounced by the mid-1970s and crowds began to desert the Brisbane Rugby League competition. Clubs found themselves in financial hardship, and the public began to support the Sydney Rugby League which by then was being broadcast in Queensland. In 1978 the premiership trophy, the Kirks Cup was replaced by the Winfield Cup.
The Queensland Rugby League commissioned Eric White Associates to investigate the administrative structure of the game in Queensland in 1977. One of the recommendations was the creation of a statewide competition. The Winfield State League was created in 1982. The State League competition ran in parallel to the Brisbane Rugby League competition from 1982 to 1995. Also, like with Sydney's competition, Brisbane's competition was also called the Winfield Cup during the 1980s, due to sponsorship from Winfield cigarettes. The Queensland Cup would eventually replace both the State league and the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1998.
In the 1980s, two further teams were added to the Brisbane Rugby League competition: Ipswich (1986) and Logan (1987).
In 1986 the New South Wales Rugby League decided to allow a team from Brisbane to enter the Sydney Rugby League premiership. The Brisbane Broncos debuted in the Sydney Rugby League premiership in 1988. As the Broncos began to represent Brisbane at rugby league in the public eye the Brisbane Rugby League competition entered the terminal phase of its decline. Indeed, 1987, the year before the Broncos commenced playing, was the last year that a Brisbane Rugby League player would be selected to play for Queensland in the State of Origin series.
The Brisbane Rugby League premiership was fully superseded by the Queensland Cup competition in 1998. Redcliffe won the last Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final in 1997 defeating Easts 35–6.
On September 26, 2014, the South East Queensland Division announced that they will be scrapping the existing FOGS Cup structure and reforming the Brisbane Rugby League as the state's secondary competition.[4]
The Brisbane Rugby League was also represented by a representative side whose players were selected from Brisbane Rugby League clubs' first grade teams.
Season | Grand Final Information | Second Grade | Third Grade |
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Premiers | Score | Runners-Up |
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1922 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs* | 20–9 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons |
1923 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo | 13–2 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Past Grammars | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1924 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 11–8 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Christian Brothers | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons* | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1925 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons | 24–5 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Cooparoo | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Past Grammars |
1926 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Christian Brothers | 6–5 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Cooparoo | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs* | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley* |
1927 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Past Grammars | 13–11 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Past Grammars | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo |
1928 | University | 10–7 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Christian Brothers | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1929 | University | 12–11 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo* |
1930 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons | 19–8 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Coorparoo | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs* |
1931 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 27–9 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Past Grammars | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons* | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs* |
1932 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 8–7 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Past Grammars | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Carltons | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1933 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 9–3 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs* | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1934 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 7–4 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs* | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1935 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 11–9 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers |
1936 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 13–12 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1937 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 9–7 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1938 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 16–10 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1939 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 11–9 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs |
1940 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 17–11 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1941 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 13–7 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1942 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 20–11 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Queensland|16}} Brisbane Railway | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1943 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 13–7 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1944 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 16–12 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1945 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | 21–11 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1946 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 5–2 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs |
1947 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 15–2 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers |
1948 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 14–8 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1949 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | 22–8 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs |
1950 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 14–10 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1951 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | 20–10 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1952 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 15–14 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs |
1953 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | 21–4 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers |
1954 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 35–18 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs |
1955 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley* | 17–7 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1956 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 17–10 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1957 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 18–17 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1958 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 22–7 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1959 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 24–18 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1960 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 18–5 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1961 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 29–5 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1962 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 22–0 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1963 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 18–8 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1964 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 13–4 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1965 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | 15–2 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs |
1966 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 9–6 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs |
1967 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 6–2 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs |
1968 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 21–4 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs |
1969 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 14–2 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1970 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 13–11 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1971 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 18–10 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs* |
1972 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 16–15 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly |
1973 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 15–7 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs* |
1974 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 9–2 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley |
1975 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 26–24 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly |
1976 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 16–1 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly |
1977 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 17–13 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs |
1978 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 14–10 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs |
1979 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 26–0 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly |
1980 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | 17–15 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1981 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | 13–9 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe |
1982 | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly | 17–3 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1983 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 14–6 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs |
1984 | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly | 42–8 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe |
1985 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | 10–8 | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs |
1986 | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly | 14–6 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | | |
1987 | {{leagueicon|Past Brothers|16}} Past Brothers | 26–8 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | | |
1988 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fort. Valley-Tweed | 17–14 | {{leagueicon|Ipswich Jets|16}} Ipswich | | |
1989 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 28–4 | {{leagueicon|Ipswich Jets|16}} Ipswich | | |
1990 | {{leagueicon|Fortitude Valley Diehards|16}} Fortitude Valley | 17–16 | {{leagueicon|Norths Devils|16}} Northern Suburbs | | |
1991 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | 25–10 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | | |
1992 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 40–10 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | | |
1993 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | 18–12 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | | |
1994 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | 24–18 | {{leagueicon|Wests Panthers|16}} Western Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe |
1995 | {{leagueicon|Wynnum-Manly|16}} Wynnum-Manly | 32–24 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | | |
1996 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | 16–12 | {{leagueicon|Souths Magpies|16}} Southern Suburbs | | |
1997 | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | 35–6 | {{leagueicon|Easts Tigers|16}} Eastern Suburbs | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe | {{leagueicon|Redcliffe Dolphins|16}} Redcliffe |
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