Brisbane Rugby League 1979, Grand Final

Valleys vs Souths

Sunday, September 16, 1979
Venue: Lang Park, Milton
Crowd: 35,000
ValleysSouths
260
Tries:Tries:
V Wieland, J McLeod,Nil
C Close, P McWhirter
Goals:Goals:
M Neill (6), W Lewis (FG),Nil
R Strudwick (FG)
Teams*
Alan Mills1Tony Gibson
Vic Wieland2Mick Gramm
Chris Close3Mal Meninga
Peter Falvey4Bruce Astill
Mick Neill5Allan Brackin
Peter McWhirter6Chris Kealey
Ross Strudwick7John Salter
Wally Lewis8Bill Argeros
John McLeod9Brian Weir
Ian Sommer10Ashley Lumby
Tom Duggan11Bob Kellaway
Paul Richards12David Gould
Alastair McInnes13Dave Brown
Marc Svenson14Mal Connell
*Teams are in order of listing/positions – players not necessarily in the right numbers
Source: FVFC, internal documentation; Haddan, S (2016), ‘Our Game: The Celebration of Brisbane Rugby League 1909-1987’, Data#3, page 288; Rugby League Week, 20 September, page 31.

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