The 1971 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 63rd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Eastern Suburbs 18–10 in the grand final in front of a record crowd of 37,957. This was Valleys' third consecutive grand final appearance and their second consecutive premiership.
Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Fortitude Valley211524412256 +156322 Southern Suburbs211407434299 +135283 Eastern Suburbs211317382298 +84274 Northern Suburbs211218316309 +7255 Western Suburbs219111378305 +73196 Past Brothers218211319310 +9187 Redcliffe215214284404 -120128 Wynnum-Manly213117263537 -2747
Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finals Eastern Suburbs21-11 Northern Suburbs29 August 1971Lang ParkHenry Albert Fortitude Valley12-8 Southern Suburbs5 September 1971Lang ParkRon Mison20,000Preliminary Final Eastern Suburbs19-11 Southern Suburbs12 September 1971Lang ParkRon Harbottle24,000Grand Final Fortitude Valley18-10 Eastern Suburbs19 September 1971Lang ParkRon Harbottle37,957 Source:
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