The 1970 Brisbane Rugby League season was the 62nd season of the Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Eight teams from across Brisbane competed for the premiership, which culminated in Fortitude Valley defeating Northern Suburbs 13–11 in the grand final, ending Valleys' 13-year premiership drought. Southern Suburbs' Graeme Atherton was named the Rothmans Medalist (Best and Fairest) - the first Southern Suburbs player to win the award.
Ladder TeamPldWDLPFPAPDPts1 Past Brothers211605404265 +139322 Northern Suburbs211425418233 +185303 Southern Suburbs211308401337 +64264 Fortitude Valley211218378299 +79255 Western Suburbs211209358278 +80246 Eastern Suburbs217014304295 +9147 Redcliffe215115251402 -151118 Wynnum-Manly213018257562 -3056
Finals HomeScoreAwayMatch InformationDate and TimeVenueRefereeCrowdSemi-finals Fortitude Valley41-9 Southern Suburbs29 August 1970Lang ParkHenry Albert Northern Suburbs12-4 Past Brothers30 August 1970Lang ParkRon Mison25,000Preliminary Final Fortitude Valley15-7 Past Brothers6 September 1970Lang ParkBob Ward17,392Grand Final Fortitude Valley13-11 Northern Suburbs12 September 1970Lang ParkBob Ward30,000 Source:
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