The Reds proved any doubters wrong under the guidance of head coach Ewen McKenzie
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The Courier Mail's Andrew Slack looks at the greatest day in the Reds' history.
"To this point, it had been the greatest day in Queensland's rugby history. Somewhere in Fiji presumably, Mrs Samo was heavily pregnant with Radike when the then "Maroons" smashed New South Wales 42-4 at Ballymore in late May, 1976.
"The resurgence of the game in this state had a starting point.
"The code now has a new greatest day and a new starting point. A barren 15 years of professional rugby matters no more.
"Not only have the 2011 Reds exorcised a decade and a half of disappointment, they've done it in a manner that has the game back in the good books."
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