Brisbane Rugby League (QARL) 1912 season
League table
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drew | For | Against | Diff | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natives | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 59 | 77 | 14 |
| Valley-Toombul | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 142 | 64 | 78 | 12* |
| South Brisbane | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 108 | 71 | 37 | 10* |
| Kurilpa | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 72 | 111 | -39 | 4 |
| Woolloongabba | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 165 | -153 | 0 |
Rounds
Premiership Final
| Stage | Date | Teams | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | 17 August 1912 | Natives vs South Brisbane | Details |
From the ashes (part 1)
Natives, based somewhere around Red Hill and not to be confused with the extant Brisbane Natives club, were formed by former Norths and South United player Hughie Mullins from the ashes of his former teams. Something had gone horribly wrong at Norths in 1911, and Mullins (by then at South United) was very likely involved in some way.
Whatever, Natives dominated in 1912, and they weren’t just retreads – they debuted, among others, the great Dobbin Hickey who would go on to score freely for Toowong and Wests after Natives’ demise.
At the other end of the table, Woolloongabba produced one of the all-time stinkers, while Kurilpa who briefly enticed Test five-eighth Bill Farnsworth north, won only two games, both against Woolloongabba. Oddly enough, players from ‘Gabbas and Kurilpa formed a significant part of the West End team who went on to win the premiership in 1913.
Unfortunately, there are scant surviving details about the 1912 regular season, with the Brisbane Courier largely ignoring the league game, Truth its usual dotty self, the excellent Ipswich Times covering its local league, and the Daily Standard not yet up and running. We know the results from 1912, but not always much else.
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