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Brisbane Rugby League Honour Roll

As at 1 June 2026, the honour roll is current up to and including the 1984 season.

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Premiership seasons

YearPremierRunner-upMinor PremMost TriesMost Points
1909ValleysSouth BrisbaneValleys12
Norm McGregor,
Valleys		42
Norm McGregor,
Valleys
1910IpswichToombulIpswich11
Charlie Woodhead,
North Brisbane		49
Gordon Hooker,
Valleys
1911Valley-ToombulIpswich BIpswich B10
Geordie Roussell,
South Brisbane		71
Gordon Hooker,
Valley-Toombul
1912NativesSouth BrisbaneNativesInsufficient data.Insufficient data.
1913West EndSouth BrisbaneWest End13
Dobbin Hickey,
Natives		61
Dobbin Hickey,
Natives
1914ValleysWest EndValleys6
Geordie Roussell,
South Brisbane		35
Charlie Fredericks,
Valleys
1915ValleysWestsValleys8
Geordie Roussell,
Woolloongabba		33
Barry Love,
Bulimba
1916WestsValleysWests15
Dobbin Hickey,
Wests		71
Dobbin Hickey,
Wests
1917ValleysMerthyrValleys7
Nev Broadfoot,
Westerns		28
Sam Hull,
Valleys
1918ValleysMerthyrMerthyr8
Ossie Hardy,
Wests		29
George Green,
Merthyr
1919ValleysCoorparooValleys12
Ossie Hardy,
Wests		50
Sam Hull,
Valleys
1920WestsBrothersWests16
Bill McVinish,
Wests		58
Bill Ehlers,
Coorparoo
1921CarltonCoorparooCarlton10
Charlie Thorogood,
Coorparoo		82
Charlie Thorogood,
Coorparoo
1922WestsCoorparooWests14
Norm Potter,
Wests		97
Cec Aynsley,
Wests
1923CoorparooValleysCoorparoo8
Ossie Hardy,
Valleys		60
Charlie Thorogood,
Coorparoo
1924ValleysBrothersValleys10
C Ferguson,
Grammars		44
Gerald Allman,
Brothers
1925CarltonCoorparooCoorparoo15
Harold Horder,
Coorparoo		81
Harold Horder,
Coorparoo
1926BrothersCoorparooBrothers12
Tom Boast,
Valleys		76
W McDougall,
University
1927GrammarsWestsCoorparoo13
Eric Harris,
Wests		55
G Markwell,
Wests
1928UniversityCarltonCarlton11
Eric Harris,
Wests		49
George Lockie,
University
1929UniversityCoorparooUniversity13
Tom Boast,
Valleys		134
George Lockie,
University
1930CarltonValleysCarlton14
Roy Boxall,
Valleys &
Jack Shields,
Valleys		128
Jack Shields,
Valleys
1931ValleysGrammarsValleys17
Bill Carter,
Coorparoo		126
Jack Shields,
Valleys
1932WestsGrammarsWests20
Jack Ohlrich,
Valleys		78
George Lockie,
University
1933ValleysWestsWests15
Harry St Ledger,
Norths		90
Jack Shields,
Valleys
1934NorthsWestsWests11
Edward Collins,
Norths		66
C Chambers,
Wests
1935BrothersValleysNorths15
Harry Hunter,
Valleys		59
Jack Little,
Valleys
1936WestsValleysWests10
Ron Cooper,
Norths		69
Nev Smith,
Valleys
1937ValleysWestsValleys19
N Gollan,
Wests		83
Bob Williamson,
Valleys
1938NorthsValleysValleys13
Ron Cooper,
Norths		113
Bob Williamson,
Valleys
1939BrothersNorthsNorths18
Len Dawson,
Brothers		108
Bob Williamson,
Valleys
1940NorthsBrothersNorths16
Edward Collins,
Norths		75
Jack Stapleton,
Norths &
Danny O’Connor,
Valleys
1941ValleysNorthsValleys11
Jack Bates,
Valleys		92
Danny O’Connor,
Valleys
1942BrothersSouthsValleys7
Alby Nilsson,
Souths &
Jack O’Malley,
Brothers &
Len Walker,
Valleys		59
Bernie Johnson,
Souths
1943BrothersValleysValleys9
Jack Otago,
Norths		80
Les Ridgewell,
Brothers
1944ValleysNorthsValleys8
Charlie Jones,
Norths &
Jack Otago,
Norths		54
Ron Bateman,
Norths
1945SouthsNorthsNorths14
Robin Smith,
Valleys		90
Bernie Johnson,
Souths
1946ValleysEastsEasts12
Len Kenny,
Valleys		80
Danny O’Connor,
Valleys
1947EastsSouthsEasts12
Jack Schatz,
Easts		80
Jim Doonar,
Easts
1948WestsEastsWests14
Ray Neilsen,
Souths		68
Jack White,
Wests
1949SouthsEastsSouths13
Ray Neilsen,
Souths		111
Ian Jones,
Souths
1950EastsWestsWests10
Mick Irwin,
Wests		96
Jack White,
Wests
1951SouthsEastsSouths16
Wally McDonald,
Wests		147
Bruce Baker,
Easts
1952WestsBrothersWests18
Keith McPherson,
Wests		143
Pat Mohr,
Wests &
Dinny Dall,
Brothers
1953SouthsEastsSouths36
Garry Barnett,
Valleys		184
Norm Pope,
Valleys
1954WestsBrothersWests20
Geoff McAllister,
Easts		181
Dinny Dall,
Brothers
1955ValleysBrothersValleys25
John Davies,
Valleys		156
Norm Pope,
Valleys
1956BrothersWestsBrothers28
Frank Mellit,
Brothers		208
Norm Pope,
Valleys
1957ValleysBrothersBrothers26
Frank Mellit,
Brothers		252
Norm Pope,
Valleys
1958BrothersValleysWests36
Barry Erickson,
Wests		167
Darryl Stevens,
Wests
1959NorthsBrothersNorths25
Noel Garvey,
Brothers		154
Norm Pope,
Valleys
1960NorthsValleysValleys29
Bob Gray,
Valleys		184
Norm Pope,
Valleys
1961NorthsValleysNorths23
Jim Sutton,
Norths		179
Ken McCrohon,
Redcliffe
1962NorthsValleysNorths30
Fonda Metassa,
Norths		157
Kev Lohman,
Redcliffe
1963NorthsSouthsNorths27
Bob Cook,
Norths		161
Bob Cook,
Norths
1964NorthsBrothersValleys19
Gary Balkin,
Brothers		180
Stan McDonald,
Souths
1965RedcliffeValleysValleys21
Fonda Metassa,
Norths		171
Jim Paskins,
Valleys
1966NorthsBrothersNorths17
Wayne Abdy,
Brothers		194
P Lobegeiger,
Norths
1967BrothersNorthsValleys16
Brian Milburn,
Brothers		195
Des Mannion,
Valleys
1968BrothersEastsBrothers15
Kevin Martin,
Valleys		233
P Lobegeiger,
Easts
1969NorthsValleysNorths13
Rob Thompson,
Wests		199
P Lobegeiger,
Easts
1970ValleysNorthsBrothers16
Graham Cronk,
Brothers		198
P Lobegeiger,
Norths
1971ValleysEastsValleys15
Richie Twist,
Wests &
Darryl Abraham,
Valleys		187
Norm Clarke,
Valleys
1972EastsValleysWests15
Eric Robinson,
Wests &
Paul Gayler,
Valleys		189
Wayne Stewart,
Wests
1973ValleysRedcliffeValleys17
Ian Dauth,
Brothers		199
Ian Dauth,
Brothers
1974ValleysBrothersNorths14
Greg Thomas,
Brothers		206
Ian Dauth,
Brothers
1975WestsRedcliffeWests16
Greg McCarthy,
Wests		255
Bruce Warwick,
Norths
1976WestsEastsEasts19
John Callus,
Easts		226
Ian Dauth,
Brothers
1977EastsRedcliffeRedcliffe14
Mitch Brennan,
Souths		202
Ian Pearce,
Redcliffe
1978EastsValleysRedcliffe22
Peter Leis,
Redcliffe		281
Ian Pearce,
Redcliffe
1979ValleysSouthsValleys19
Peter Falvey,
Valleys &
Wally Lewis,
Valleys		260
Mick Neill,
Valleys
1980NorthsSouthsValleys19
Bruce Astill,
Souths		245
Mal Meninga,
Souths
1981SouthsRedcliffeSouths15
Bruce Astill,
Souths		200
Shane McNally,
Easts
1982Wynnum-ManlySouthsValleys12
Wayne Challis,
Souths &
Terry Butler,
Wynnum-Manly		116
Gary Warnock,
Norths
1983EastsRedcliffeRedcliffe14
Mitch Brennan,
Redcliffe		152
Shane McNally,
Easts
1984Wynnum-ManlySouthsWynnum-Manly19
Mal Meninga,
Souths		174
Mal Meninga,
Souths

BRL Pike Cup

This was variously the One-Round Cup, Pike Cup and Peter Scott Memorial Trophy. It was the big mid-season cup final; a serious thing, and because it was an adjunct to the premiership, it’s considered equivalent to a premiership game. It often doubled as a league game, though often it didn’t. From the early 1950s, following the league expanding to a three-round format, the Pike Cup Final was played after the second round, with the President’s Cup (see below) played after the first. The advent of the State League in 1982 saw the President’s Cup (by then, the Woolies Trophy) become the mid-season cup final, with the Pike Cup ceasing.

YearNameWinnerRunner-upLink
1918One-Round CupWestsMerthyrCup Final
1919One-Round CupValleysWestsCup Final
1920Not played due to
two-phase league
season.		N/AN/AN/A
1921One-Round CupCoorparooValleysCup Final
1922The first round
was played for
challenge rights		WestsValleysDecided by
first-past-the-post
1923Pike CupBrothersCoorparooCup Final
1924Pike CupBrothersValleysCup Final
1925Pike CupBrothersWestsCup Final
1926Pike CupBrothersUniversityCup Final
1927Pike CupGrammarsBrothersCup Final
1928Pike CupUniversityCarltonCup Final
1929Pike CupCoorparooUniversityCup Final
1930Pike CupCarltonValleysCup Final
1931Pike CupValleysWestsCup Final
Final Replay
1932Pike CupWestsGrammarsCup Final
1933Pike CupValleysWestsCup Final
1934Pike CupWestsNorthsCup Final
1935Pike CupNorthsValleysCup Final
1936Pike CupValleysWestsCup Final
1937Pike CupValleysWestsCup Final
1938Pike CupNorthsValleysCup Final
1939Pike CupBrothersNorthsCup Final
1940Pike CupNorthsValleysCup Final
1941Pike CupNorthsWestsCup Final
1942Pike CupValleysNorthsCup Final
1943Pike CupBrothersValleysCup Final
1944Pike CupNorthsSouthsCup Final
1945Pike CupNorthsSouthsCup Final
1946Pike CupSouthsValleysCup Final
1947Pike CupEastsValleysCup Final
1948Pike CupWestsBrothersCup Final
1949Pike CupSouthsEastsCup Final
1950Pike CupWestsSouthsCup Final
1951Pike CupNorthsSouthsCup Final
1952Pike CupWestsBrothersCup Final
1953Pike CupSouthsBrothersCup Final
1954Pike CupWestsValleysCup Final
1955Pike CupValleysWestsCup Final
1956Pike CupBrothersWestsCup Final
1957Pike CupBrothersValleysCup Final
1958Pike CupValleysWestsCup Final
1959Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		NorthsBrothersCup Final
1960Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		EastsValleysCup Final
1961Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		NorthsRedcliffeCup Final
1962Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		SouthsNorthsCup Final
1963Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		NorthsSouthsCup Final
1964Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysNorthsCup Final
1965Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysBrothersCup Final
1966Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		NorthsBrothersCup Final
1967Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysNorthsCup Final
1968Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysBrothersCup Final
1969Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		EastsNorthsCup Final
1970Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		BrothersWestsCup Final
1971Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysSouthsCup Final
1972Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		WestsSouthsCup Final
1973Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysEastsCup Final
1974Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		ValleysNorthsCup Final
1975Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		NorthsWestsCup Final
1976Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		EastsBrothersCup Final
1977Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		RedcliffeNorthsCup Final
1978Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		EastsRedcliffeCup Final
1979Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		EastsValleysCup Final
1980Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		SouthsValleysCup Final
1981Peter Scott
Memorial Trophy		RedcliffeWynnum-ManlyCup Final

BRL President’s Cup

The President’s Cup and its predecessors was played for a number years as a pre-season cup competition. While some semi-finals and finals doubled as early-season premiership matches, it did not have a consequential relationship to the premiership, like the Pike Cup. After the BRL expanded to a three-round format (i.e. each team played every other team three times) in 1953, the President’s Cup was played after the first round, with the finalists determined by league position. Stand-alone President’s Cup finals from 1953 are considered equivalent to premiership games.

YearNameWinnerRunner-upLink
1953President’s CupSouthsNorthsCup Final
1954President’s CupWestsBrothersCup Final
1955President’s CupWestsValleysCup Final
1956President’s CupWestsBrothersCup Final
1957President’s CupValleysBrothersCup Final
1958President’s CupWestsValleysCup Final
1959President’s CupWynnum-ManlyNorthsCup Final
1960President’s CupWestsValleysCup Final
1961President’s CupNorthsRedcliffeCup Final
1962President’s CupNorthsEastsCup Final
1963President’s CupNorthsWynnum-ManlyCup Final
1964President’s CupBrothersValleysCup Final
1965President’s CupNorthsBrothersCup Final
1966President’s CupBrothersRedcliffeCup Final
1967President’s CupNorthsBrothersCup Final
1968President’s CupBrothersValleysCup Final
1969President’s CupWestsEastsCup Final
1970President’s CupSouthsBrothersCup Final
1971President’s CupValleysEastsCup Final
1972President’s CupWestsBrothersCup Final
1973President’s CupValleysEastsCup Final
1974President’s CupValleysRedcliffeCup Final
1975President’s CupRedcliffeNorthsCup Final
1976President’s CupBrothersWestsCup Final
1977President’s CupRedcliffeBrothersCup Final
1978President’s CupEastsRedcliffeCup Final
1979President’s CupValleysSouthsCup Final
1980President’s CupValleysSouthsCup Final
1981Woolies TrophyWynnum-ManlyRedcliffeCup Final
1982Woolies TrophyValleysSouthsCup Final
1983Woolies TrophyEastsSouthsCup Final
1984Woolies TrophyWynnum-ManlySouthsCup Final

BRL League Cup 1930

The 1930 BRL League Cup was a one-off tournament played immediately after the end of the BRL-QRL dispute, which had raged throughout most of the 1920s, and which reintegrated Brothers who had chosen to play in the breakaway QRL league in 1930. It was a short round-robin league format followed by semi-finals and a final, and was the closest thing the BRL ever had to the NSWRL City Cup – almost a second season. The games are deemed equivalent to league matches for this reason. Full details are on the 1930 season page.

YearNameWinnerRunner-upLink
1930League CupValleysGrammarsCup Final

Woolies ‘Preseason’ Cup

In 1984, ’85 and ’87 the qualifying rounds of the ‘preseason’ cup were played as part of the premiership season. Oddly, it was still referred to as a preseason cup. The semi-finals and finals were played outside the premiership, though because they had a consequential relationship to the premiership, like the Pike and President’s Cups, these are deemed equivalent to premiership games.

YearNameWinnerRunner-upLink
1984Woolies CupSouthsWynnum-ManlyDetails

Queensland State League

The State League was a forerunner to the Queensland Cup. The format of the State League and its relationship to the premiership changed quite a bit during its history. Broadly speaking, the competition was roughly equivalent to the Amco Cup, in so far as that in most seasons it pitted clubs against regional representative teams. It is considered a first-class competition, though its games are not equivalent to premiership fixtures (other than those which doubled as premiership fixtures).

YearNameWinnerRunner-upLinks
1982State LeagueEastsRedcliffeCup Final
1983State LeagueValleysEastsCup Final
1984State LeagueWynnum-ManlySouthsCup Final

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