Past Brothers
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| Full name | Past Brothers Rugby League Football Club |
| Nickname(s) | Leprechaun's, Brothers |
| Colours | navy blue, white |
| Founded | 1929 |
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| Competition | Brisbane Rugby League, Queensland Cup, QRL South East Division |
| 2014 | 11th |
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| Premierships | 9 (1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1956, 1958, 1967, 1968, 1987) |
| Runners-up | 10 (1940, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1986) |
The Past Brothers Rugby League Football Club, more commonly known as 'Brothers', 'The Brethren' or as 'the Leprechauns', were a rugby league club in Brisbane, Australia, that played in the top level of football since their foundation in 1929 until 1998.
Past Brothers was founded in 1929 when former members (Tom Gorman, Gerry Allman, Stan Ross amongst others) of the Brothers Old Boys decided to found a new Club to compete in the QRL Metropolitan competition.
Brothers Old Boys remained in the BRL competition for the 1929 season before going back to Rugby in 1930, where upon the Past Brothers Club joined the BRL competition.
Past Brothers did not win their first premiership until 1935, but quickly backed it up with more in 1939, 1942 and 1943. When district football was introduced in the 1930s, Brothers clearly defied the idea as, unlike their competition counterparts Valleys, Norths, Souths, Easts and Wests, they were not a location in Brisbane. And although pressure was placed upon them by governing bodies, they were allowed to keep their unique name.
In the 1960s, while playing for Brothers, Peter Gallagher was selected as captain of Australia.
Brothers' last success was as premiers in 1987, defeating the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Grand Final. They had been runner-up to the Wynnum-Manly Seagulls the year before in 1986. By the time the Brisbane Broncos entered the New South Wales Rugby League in 1988, they were in financial trouble that only got worse as the years progressed. They were forced out of their traditional home at Corbett Park by financial administrators, and after temporarily playing out of Crosby Park, they relocated to Bray Park, renaming the club Pine Rivers Brothers. In 1998, they moved back to Brisbane under the name Brisbane Brothers and became a feeder club to the Broncos, before closing at season's end.
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