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Past Brothers
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CLUB
DETAILS
Full Name: Past Brothers Rugby League Club.
Nickname: The Brethren or Leprechauns.
Colours: Blue and White (Butcher Stripes).
Former Home Grounds: Corbett Park, Crosby Park (1989 to 1992 & 1998), Lang Park (1993), Bray
Park (1994 to 1997) and ANZ Stadium (1998).
Former Name: Merthyrs.
First Season in BRL: 1917.
Last Year in BRL & Qld Cup: 1998.
Reason why they left: Financial reasons. Brothers
had been struggling financially since the introduction of the
Brisbane Broncos in 1988 and it eventually took its toll in
1998. The Brethren tried to relocate to Pine Rivers then affiliated
with the Broncos but to no avail. However, seemly out of financial
trouble, Brothers tried for applications into the 2000 and 2001
Queensland Cup competition but both were rejected by the QRL.
Brothers and Valleys joined forces in 2002 to form Brothers-Valleys.
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BRISBANE
RUGBY LEAGUE PREMIERSHIPS
First Grade (10): 1926-35-39-42-43-56-58-67-68-87
Reserve Grade (7): 1928-55-73-79-85-86-87
Third Grade (5): 1935-47-53-86-90
Colts Grade (1): 1991
Club Championship (5): 1953-70-85-86-87
REPRESENTATIVE HONOURS
Qld Residents (8): Rob Cannon, Gavin Darwin, Chris Essex, Brett Green,
Matt Fisher, Eric Kennedy, Scott Maguire, Justin Murphy.
Qld State of Origin (2): Bob Kellaway, Gary Smith
Australian Internationals (9): Eddie Brosnan, Noel Cavanagh,
Brian Davies, Peter Gallagher, John Gleeson, Tom Gorman, Dennis
Manteit, Mark Thomas, David Wright
Test Captains (3): Brian Davies, Peter Gallagher, Tom Gorman
QUEENSLAND CUP RECORDS
Largest Win: 62-4 v Bundaberg
at Salter Oval, 1998
Worst Loss: 44-0 v Souths at Davies Park, 1996
Win-Loss
Record
Played: 58
Won: 31
Lost: 27
Finals
Record
Played: 3
Lost: 3
RECORD SINCE 1988
Queensland Cup
1996: 7th
1997: 12th
1998: Semi-finalists
Brisbane Rugby League First Grade
1988: 5th
1989: 9th
1990: 6th
1991: 8th
1992: 7th
1993: 9th
1994: 8th
1995: Preliminary finalists
1996: Semi-finalists
1997: Eliminated in preliminary rounds
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