title: 1981 Brisbane Rugby League season
text: # 1981 Brisbane Rugby League season
  
  The 1981 Brisbane Rugby League premiership was the 74th season of Brisbane's professional rugby league football competition. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in a grand final match between the Southern Suburbs and Redcliffe clubs.
  
  ## Season summary
  
  Teams played each other three times, with 21 rounds of competition played. It resulted in a top four of Redcliffe, Southern Suburbs, Wynnum-Manly and Eastern Suburbs.
  
  ### Teams
  
  | Club | Home ground | Coach | Captain |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Eastern Suburbs | Langlands Park | John Lang | Greg Holben |
  | Fortitude Valley | Neumann Oval | Ross Strudwick | Ross Strudwick |
  | Northern Suburbs | Bishop Park | Graham Lowe | Mark Murray |
  | Past Brothers | Corbett Park | Wayne Bennett | Jay Hoffman |
  | Redcliffe | Dolphin Oval | Arthur Beetson | Arthur Beetson |
  | Southern Suburbs | Davies Park | Bob McCarthy | Bruce Astill |
  | Western Suburbs | Purtell Park | John Lohman | Norm Carr |
  | Wynnum-Manly | Kougari Oval | Des Morris | Des Morris |
  
  ### Ladder
  
  | | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Southern Suburbs (P) | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 352 | 147 | +205 | 29 |
  | 2 | Redcliffe | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 413 | 274 | +139 | 28 |
  | 3 | Wynnum-Manly | 21 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 410 | 382 | +28 | 28 |
  | 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 21 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 411 | 307 | -104 | 22 |
  | 5 | Fortitude Valley | 21 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 308 | 305 | +3 | 21 |
  | 6 | Northern Suburbs | 21 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 270 | 396 | -126 | 16 |
  | 7 | Western Suburbs | 21 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 275 | 415 | -140 | 13 |
  | 8 | Past Brothers | 21 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 309 | 422 | -113 | 11 |
  
  ## Finals
  
  | Home | Score | Away | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information | Match Information |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Home | Score | Away | Date and Time | Venue | Referee | Crowd |
  | Semi-finals |||||||
  | Wynnum-Manly | 20-9 | Eastern Suburbs | 30 August 1981 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |
  | Redcliffe | 21-10 | Southern Suburbs | 6 September 1981 | Lang Park | Stan Scamp | |
  | Preliminary Final |||||||
  | Southern Suburbs | 16-12 | Wynnum-Manly | 13 September 1981 | Lang Park | Eddie Ward | |
  | Grand Final |||||||
  | Redcliffe | 9-13 | Southern Suburbs | 20 September 1981 | Lang Park | Stan Scamp | 30,000 |
  
  ## Grand Final
  
  Southern Suburbs 13 (Tries: B. Sully, M. Reardon. Goals: M. Meninga 3. Field Goal: K. Spencer.)
  
  Redcliffe 9 (Tries: I. Pearce. Goals: I. Pearce 3.)
  
  