1976 BRL Grand Final - Wests v Easts

Here's a highlights package of the 1976 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final played between the Wests Panthers and Easts Tigers.
The Panthers secured back-to-back premierships, with a convincing 16-1 victory over the Tigers after leading 9-1 at the break.
Close to 40,000 fans were on hand for the match played at Lang Park in Brisbane.

[@gibbopg]

The Panthers had a great back line in the 70's. My favourite team...

[@fifiwoof1969]

LOVE the scoreline.

[@darynandersonproductions]

Great game the mighty Panthers!! how the game has changed.

[@StFidjnr]

@ 7:02 so does instant replay

[@wazzahouserock]

Wests were strong as well in the 90s then before you could blink they were gone. Their partnership with the Broncos was the kiss of death.

[@christopherdale7017]

The Western Suburbs Panthers my team and always will be.

[@TokeE420]

Brisbane clubs should have been allowed to join the nrl instead of forming the broncos.
Its sad how Brisbane has just as many Rugby League clubs as Melbourne an AFL city.

[@owenrees7544]

Spot on

[@lodiamoore7933]

Agree.

[@jacqueopaolo5707]

Hear,hear absolutely.

[@zaco21_]

Clubs would have to had to Change their logos and nicknames if they joined the NSWRL.

[@danieleyre8913]

The Broncos was about the old NSWRL killing off the BRL, which was emerging as a serious competitor and expanding from 8 to 12 teams and attracting interest from an increasing amount of league fans beyond Queensland, and making the most money out of Queensland’s talent. The NSWRL invited a team from Brisbane to their competition, the negotiations with the QRL go nowhere, then a private consortium with millions behind them emerged with their own bid and sign the best squad from the BRL. Then the Queensland media over-reported the Broncos and ignored the BRL, the BRL clubs start losing gate revenues and the TV coverage loses advertising revenues and the Brisbane clubs can’t hold on to their players. Over time the competition just died out.
And stupid Brisbanite’s just let this happen and worship the Broncos! I agree that it is absurd how a city with more than 2.5 million people and where league enjoys mainstream popularity has only the one club, while there’s a club for crappy little Cronulla-Sutherland, a backwater on the outskirts of Sydney, and a club for both Melbourne/Victoria and Auckland/New Zealand where rugby league is a minor sport. The greater Brisbane should either have 4-5 teams in the NRL, or should just have its own independent professional competition again.