The juniors, now under one administration, along with the training and playing facilities of Dolphin Oval which are a show piece of Rugby League in Queensland. Indeed the Redcliffe Dolphins are one of the great survivors of Australian rugby league. Current chairman Bob Jones said while the club was making money from gambling, after a tax change it decided it should diversify its income streams so as not to rely on gambling. We won two finals but two losses in a row put an end to dreams of back to back Qld Cups. "I remember Dessy Webb assembling the whole club before the training session kicked off and saying, 'listen, guys, things aren't travelling that well financially for the club'," Murray said. Bunny passed away in tragic circumstances in a freak road accident. Toby Elliott, 21 Position: Half/hooker Height: 180cm Weight: 83kg Favourite workout tune: Jamboree Favourite post-game meal: Macca's Worst training drill: 1 on 1 full contact Sporting hero: Shaun Johnson Background: Toby is a smart half-back that reads the game well. So his family found a new way, Dolphins the NRL's 17th franchise aim to grow the game in northern Brisbane, Dolphins' talks with Wayne Bennett to coach NRL expansion club 'progressing nicely', The NRL is set to announce its new expansion team. The great thing about the club is that they put so much back into the community. As the Vodafone Warriors' feeder club, Redcliffe has provided a platform through its Intrust Super Cup for six players to make their NRL debuts this year. One of those players was Waverley Stanley, the founding director of Yalari, a not-for-profit Indigenous education organisation. Normal services had to be brought in. The celebration of four premiership wins in 1994 was the ultimate 2021 The Dolphins are granted the licence to be the 17th NRL team. It hasbeen a 74-year-long tale of wins, losses, resurgence from bad bank balances, and the tireless devotion of generations that has culminated in a fairytale new chapter for a team once called "Shellgrit". 2006 The Dolphins again win the Queensland Cup. 2000 The Dolphins win the Queensland Cup Grand Final. Harvey who had strong Rugby Union ties and Maule who was playing for Brothers in the Brisbane competition both accepted readily and enthusiastically .So shortly after on Thursday, 27th February, 1947 the Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Football Club was born. The Redcliffe Dolphins, in a heartland of league, is one of the most successful and well-known clubs in rugby league. The modern era of the Redcliffe Dolphins began at Dolphin Park in the late 1970s. I never wanted to play for another club. It is generally agreed that the formation of the Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Football Club in 1947 was attributed to a number of Rugby League enthusiasts and players in Redcliffe but leading the way with a relentless will to succeed was Margate Bookmaker Bill McLeod. The appointment of Paul Bunn as Development Officer was the most satisfying and the acceptance of the schools in the area was most gratifying to the advancement of out code. As the years went by and the popularity of Rugby League grew in Redcliffe, the Leagues Club continued to grow as well. On 19 November 1959, Redcliffe received full district club status and was accepted into the Brisbane first grade competition.[3]. Oct 14th, 2021. Dick led an executive, which was hardworking and forward thinking and was by an energetic committee. Mark returned the first grade side to the semi-finals, however soon after he accepted the first grade coaching job with Eastern Suburbs in Sydney. Historian Greg Mallory believes that geographic separation is one of the reasons behind Redcliffe Dolphins survival and recent success, while Bob Jones reckons it has given the club a distinct character. Through the 1950s, Redcliffe also played in the Kilcoy, Murrumba and Geraghty Cup competitions. Steven Crawford Football Operations Manager Teams 580944 2022 PHINS REFEREES "Mal gave a pass to Reardon the winger, who scored in the corner. From time to time they made use of this mode of income too add further facilities to Dolphin oval and jerseys for schools within the district. Tom Gilbert 14. In 1990, he was awarded the Rothmans Medal, the premier individual award in the competition. As for the clubs long-term aspirations, Tom Maule doesnt know if hell ever see his beloved Redcliffe Dolphins play in the national league. Before the Brisbane Broncos, the club was a member of the thriving Brisbane Rugby League competition. The former front rower has been an often unheralded force near the front and centre of the Redcliffe Dolphins, throughout a proud ascent to the top of the Queensland Cup. Redcliffe Dolphins player Liam Hampson found dead in Spain Skip to main content Skip to navigation Presented By > ESPN Search You have reached ESPN's Australian edition. 2022 Players | QRL Players / Hostplus Cup All Teams Trending Tyrone Roberts Five-Eighth Devils Alan White Halfback Capras Jaleel Seve-Derbas 2nd Row Seagulls Wyatt Reynolds Prop Falcons Ryan Jeffery Lock Falcons Tom Farr Centre WM Seagulls Josh Chudleigh Hooker Blackhawks Callum Eggerling Hooker Magpies Whyatt Barnes Lock Pride Ezra Mam Halfback From this humble beginning in the City league, the club progressed to 1958 and 1959 having Third and Reserve grade. Features include: * Playable Games! Graham said the 24-18 victory against the Western Suburbs Panthers was a huge event for the Redcliffe Peninsula. Dolphins Past Players Reunion Calling all PAST AND PRESENT SENIOR PLAYERS AND COACHES The night will be a great chance to catchup + Celebrate 1981 & honour the Reserve Grade and Third Grade . At the end of the season Barry qualified at the New South Wales Narrabeen base as a grade 2 coach. It is to be replaced by a statewide competition. This gave the players additional exposure to players from other areas and certainly helped in the consolidation of the clubs progression into the Brisbane competition. Former DolphinIan Grahamsaid he remembered once seeing an old car bonnet surface from below the pitch, while others recall tripping on the odd piece of tyre which had also worked its way up. Redcliffes team manager and number one supporter, Jon Sloan, sends him updates and memorabilia, and McInnes regularly watches grainy old footage from the BRL on YouTube. The Redcliffe and District Rugby League Football Club may have only been in the Brisbane Rugby League first grade competition since 1960, but the club has a very proud history, which dates back to 1947. To give you an idea of the toll it took, at the start of the season I was at 16 stone 10, and I finished it at 12 stone six. The players were then told that there was no guarantee they could be paid for the remainder of the season and if they wanted to leave the club before it ended, they could and would be paid up until that point. The Dolphins become the NRL's first expansion team since Gold Coast, who joined the premiership in 2007. Welcome to Redcliffe Leagues Club | Corner Klingner & Ashmole Roads, Redcliffe QLD 4020 | 07 3203 7333 | Elite Rewards. A team which made its home on the site of a redeveloped dump. He came to the Dolphins from Rockhampton BRL Player of the Year 1971, Courier-Mail Player of the Year 1973. Beetson also returned to Redcliffe as player-coach in 1981, and for years ran the local Moreton Bay Hotel. Dudley Argus brought the Club from ?The Consolidating Years? The club could arguably be called the club of the decade. I played all 1947 with the Brothers club in the Brisbane Rugby League, and on Sunday with Redcliffe in the Sandgate competition, says Maule. When construction work at Parliament House dried up, an increasingly hungry and broke Graham borrowed money to get his car fixed and headed home to make history. They had a proud history to begin with! "It was self-contained back then and it was tribal. In return for the Old Boys building a solid can booth at the northern end of the ground, they were granted to sell liquor on a commission basis. The club has lost three grand finals in the past decade, and has not won the competition since 2006. Dick Turner and John Fallon arranged commercial finance and the responsibility of the submission for funding through the C.E.P was undertaken successfully by Kevin Benson. The assets of Langdon Park clubhouse and a percentage of floodlights came in for lengthy discussions with the council, but were eventually resolved amicably. All the way back in 2012, the NRL flagged the possibility for expansion in 2023. Under the control of full-time junior coordinator Bob Crossley, this transition period was achieved with as little disruption as necessary and firm policies were in place for coaches and managers to be guided by. Civoniceva played his club football for the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 1998, 2000 and 2006 NRL Premierships . This season, the ground hosted multiple NRL games and was the home ground for the A-League's Brisbane Roar. The group of mates have posted dozens of photos from their adventure-packed travels in the past month . He has been a member of the Redcliffe Leagues Club since 1980. I played all my senior football at Redcliffe, says Stanley. They were challenged firstly by Redcliffe in only their second season. Andrew Dawson said Dick ?Tosser? He approached two local men Tom Maule and Hughie Harvey to their interest in helping form and play with a new Rugby League based in Redcliffe. The introduction of poker machines certainly created ?A new ball game? Tickets are $60 per person and include access to the Corporate Area at the top of the Des Webb Stand, a three hour food and beverage package and a RedPhins gift. There was something about the dyed-in-the-wool, salt of the earth, grassroots connotation that came with being a Dolphins fan.". a first grade premiership. Once again the Dolphins rose to the challenge making the grand final. Mark Nicholls 11. In the early '90s, he was playing with the Canberra Raiders under then-captain Craig Bellamy. ? Weve had quite a few meetings with the NRL, just to let them know that we were keen and ready to go. "We have done that and we continue to do that.". In 1998 the goalposts for the competition again moved with the introduction of feeder clubs into the competition from the Brisbane Broncos, Melbourne Storm, Townsville Cowboys and Adelaide Rams. A system was then set up whereby for the first time in Queensland, Queenslanders could qualify at Redcliffe. Dick Turner became President in 1971 after Alf Charlish relinquished the chair, an office he had held with distinction since 1965. premiership. and across the Arafura Sea to Papua New Guinea, A mans gotta have a hobby: Long summers with my dad, Redcliffe supporter and actor William McInnes, video of Bevan Bleakleys try in the 1975 grand final. James Ackerman of Redcliffe Dophins takes on the defence during the InTrust Super Cup grand final against Wynnum Manly Seagulls in 2012. With financial support from local, state and federal governments, the club is currently building a $15m boutique stadium that former player and current president Bob Jones believes will secure the Dolphins future. The original colours were gold and then blue, before maroon and white was set upon in 1952. The Dolphins were officially unveiled as the NRL's 17th team . Redcliffe Dolphins player Liam Hampson was a rising Queensland rugby league star. For the second time in three years the club was the BRL first grade premiers. (Supplied: Redcliffe Dolphins) Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article abc.net.au/news/qld-redcliffe-dolphins-nrl-rugby-league/100543074 Copy link Share in 2009 he broke the record for most international matches for Australia of any forward in history. To access all the features of this site you need to Log In or Sign Up. September 11 1994 will go down as possibly the greatest day in the club?s history. New guidelines from Canada say there's not, Child abuser superannuation loophole to be closed by federal government, 'I didn't want to retire': Nadal driven by pride as he plays through injury in Australian Open loss. Above all, the dream of the 50?s that all players should have the right to represent at higher levels has now been extended for their entry, if so desired, into the highest level of competition in the land. Throughout the 1960s, a number of famous players came through the ranks of the Dolphins to represent Queensland and Australia, including Trevor Harken and Arthur Beetson. The '84 grand final team whichlost to Wynnum included at least seven international players. If we were going to go in the NRL, it would be as the Dolphins, said Jones. A general view of Moreton Bay Stadium, home of the Redcliffe Dolphins. Over the years the club has embraced more skilful players, not just the hard men, but one thing has stayed the same: Redcliffe people are loyal to their own. Willie Atkins #230. PH (07) 3203 7333. Whenever theyre ready.. The Club, while now enjoying the financial benefits of the Leagues Club, can provide all the equipment and coaching aids for the betterment of all players. Here is how the Dolphins are shaping up for 2023. 2018 The Dolphins take out the Queensland Cup again, now known as the Intrust Super Cup. Such is Redcliffes dominance that it could be described as both the perennial bridesmaids and the powerhouse of the competition. The decision to accept the Club came with conditions. The club even hosted a trip interstate for him to study playing arenas in New South Wales, particularly through Manly President Bill Cameron valuable information was gained. However, another ?change of direction? The Redcliffe Dolphins odds might not favour them to push deep into the 2023 season, but they undoubtedly have some serious talent on their books. Download Team App now and search for Redcliffe Dolphins Juniors to enjoy our team app on the go. Moreton Bay Regional Council sent a letter to ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys after the Dolphins refused to add a geographical reference to their name, having dropped "Redcliffe" for the NRL side. The Redcliffe Dolphins have had connections with 26 Queensland Origin players. The result three wins to the mighty Dolphins. As the hooter sounded the majority of the 18,000 crowd dressed in red and white got to their feet as one. The Redcliffe club, although losing some outstanding players, should be very proud of the system they have in place, which leads their most promising products into the ?Big Time?. It started at 11.00am when the siren sounded to start the Colt?s grand final through to 4.30pm the end of the A grade grand final. The club suffered a major setback in March 1966, when Secretary Don McLennan resigned after a proposal of acquiring 11 acres of freehold land in the heart of Redcliffe was rejected by the management of the club. But once again the players showed that famous Dolphin spirit and lifted to beat a fast finishing Souths side. Best and Fairest: Col Weier Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Clu "The Sydney clubs were flourishing on the back of poker machines, and we had that mass exodus of our best players going to Sydney which was the main route to Origin, so those days were pretty bleak," Murray said. In the late 1980s, the Dolphins, like many BRL clubs, went through tough times financially. The club, now known as Redcliffe Dolphins, has grown into the most successful side in all of Queensland and one of the largest enterprises in the Moreton Bay region, with a shopping centre on the premises and more than 200 employees. At the other end of the 60's (1969) Trevor Harken became the first home grown junior to come through the grades and play for Queensland. The club entered 3 teams in the first season an u-17, reserve grade and first grade teams in the Sandgate Suburban Rugby League competition which was played on Sundays, in those days the Brisbane Rugby League competition was played on a Saturday. "I would've been disappointed if I wasn't involved in that piece of Redcliffe's history," he said. Peninsula Power Football Club is a football (soccer) club in Redcliffe. The Redcliffe Dolpjhins Under-8s team in 1997, featuring current Manly and Queensland player Daly Cherry-Evans, holding the ball in the front row. Suffice to say the club only barely kept it?s doors open and it?s creditors at bay until the advent of poker machines in 1992, but proudly the club was always able to meet it?s financial commitments. It's hard to believe its humble beginnings when you visit the site today. Join our mailing list for all the latest news and views from the world of Rugby League. ?I couldn?t believe I would have to go to my grave without seeing it again,? He said he can still feel each grand final loss from the '80s era with the heartbreak he felt as he watched on. ? Alf worked tirelessly as President of the club until he resigned in 1971. Redcliffe Dolphins has revealed plans for a $12 million stadium at Dolphin Oval. was a wing of the original Moreton Bay hotel, transported for use as dressing rooms and a clubhouse. Second Grade: 1962 (premiers), 1964, 1965, 1966 (premiers), and 1968, 1969 AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time which is 10 hours ahead of GMT (Greenwich Mean Time), abc.net.au/news/qld-redcliffe-dolphins-nrl-rugby-league/100543074, Get breaking news alerts directly to your phone with our app, Help keep family & friends informed by sharing this article, Dolphins' coach 'super excited' for future, Aviation industry awaits answers why Qantas issued 'unusual' mayday alert, Are the climate wars really over? Under-17 and reserve grade teams win the grand finals in their debut year. The Geraghty Cup was won by the club in 1954-55-56 and is still on display in the clubhouse at Dolphin Oval today. This committee which was dubbed by Barry Muller as the ?Golden Five? 1947 The Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Club club is founded, in an effort to promote the game of rugby league in the Peninsula area. The appointment of Ken McCrohon, the 1956 and 1957 Australian fullback, as player-coach was seen by the Brisbane Rugby League as authenticity that the club wanted to further its standards. Redcliffe Dolphins players. That's our focus. To be based at Redcliffe . They were still cheaper than procurable at the time from the eastern states.? The area was offered to the club for 10,000 pounds. The Dolphins have a rich 73-year history and have produced a plethora of greats including Petero Civoniceva, Brent Tate and Peter Leis. The Dolphins have been accepted by the Australian Rugby League to compete in the 2023 NRL premiership competition. A lot of the elderly ladies supported the club year in, year out, whether we were getting flogged or winning premierships.. Games were played against Ipswich, Southport and Toowoomba, but it soon become apparent that, although they relished the idea of being able to prove and enjoy themselves as representative players, the country players found it extremely difficult comply with the additional but, more particularly the added burden of travelling the long distances required. The 17-team competition sees the NRL become a 26-round competition with every team . Wayne Bennett has officially been confirmed as The Dolphins head coach and will lead the Redcliffe-based team into their inaugural NRL season in 2023 after signing a four-year deal. The repayment of this loan was not necessary as in 1983 the Old Boys turned it into a grant. Ive been connected with the club ever since in one way or another.. Bulletin Latest Headlines direct to your inbox, LeagueUnlimited | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. But if the NRL do eventually come calling, he is convinced his club can stand the heat in the kitchen. But when the Broncos entered the expanded New South Wales competition in 1988, the BRL went into extreme decline. Rocco Berry (#258), Reece Walsh (#259), Edward Kosi (#260), Taniela Otukolo (#261), Viliami Vailea (#264) and Jackson Frei (#265) all played for the Dolphins before stepping up to the NRL. With this in mind Don McLennan was given the responsibility of becoming joint secretary and soon organised representative games for the district team. Being an Indigenous person didnt make any difference, you were just accepted for who you are and for your ability as a rugby league player.. Former Redcliffe player and coachMark Murray said thatduring the 1988 season, the club had to tell the players it couldn't afford to pay them. Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis? So thats dramatic it was a whole change of culture.. Most Consistent Forward: Nev Edwards "Nobody left the club. Now 92, he believes that he is the sole surviving member from that inaugural club meeting. ". Although Bob Jones concedes that expansion is not a high priority for the NRL, he also believes the market is saturated in Sydney and that there is room for a second team in Brisbane. He said the club has grown and become financially stable but remained focused on the sport. Everyone played out the season and as it turned out, everyone did get paid for that year, which is a credit to the club," he said. In 1972, Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day. That ride began in 1996, and has culminated in Redcliffe assuming the mantle as the state competition's most successful club. The Redcliffe Dolphins hung on and in 1994 won their first premiership in nearly three decades. I started out with one not-completely healed shoulder and finished the season with two bad shoulders. Redcliffe Dolphins players more_vert. The clubs application to enter third and Second Grade teams into the Brisbane Rugby League was only successful after persistent lobbying from Secretary Don McLennan and Club officials. Under his leadership in 2022 the Dolphins made the grand final in both QRL grades contested - the Hostplus Cup and under-21s Hastings-Deerings Colts competitions. It was in 1976 that the club made it?s most significant contribution to the game of Rugby League in Queensland. To McCall's delight, Arthur Beetson once left a bloodied thumbprint in his autograph book. The clubhouse had a nice bar area already established, but to meet the requirements of the liquor laws in relation to licensed premises, alterations had to be firstly carried out to meet the those pressures and later in the decade to accommodate the growth in membership of the club. The awards winners for that historic season were The success of the Dolphins on the football field has been mirrored by the success of the Leagues Club in the community. Between 1986 and 1996 Stanley played 113 first-grade games for the Dolphins and captained the club to the premiership in 1994. Rugby league fans can now ensure they are part of history with one-game memberships available from tomorrow that include guaranteed seats at two of the biggest matches of the 2023 NRL season. Felise Kaufusi 12. In the 2000s, a new National Rugby League team based on the Gold Coast proposed calling itself the Gold Coast Dolphins. "It was quite advanced back then and we put that all into the game plan and it really turned things around defensively," he said. "We've been able to get things done and accomplish things, but they don't happen overnight. Redcliffe Dolphins Club Website Club Stats Overview / Founded: - Members: 10,000 Nickname: Dolphins Stadium: Dolphin Stadium Competition Record / Premierships 6 Minor Premierships 6 Runner Up 6 Total Wins 111 Total Losses 71 Win Percentage 58% 2022 Season / Points Scored 578 Points Conceded 407 Completion Rate 74% Tackle Efficiency 87.1% And Brian Winney has seen everyone of them play in the red and white jersey. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. Formed in 2000 from a merger between Margate and Redcliffe Soccer Clubs, the team competes in . Dolphins set to win Bennett with Redcliffe to be unveiled as NRL's 17th team BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Coach Wayne Bennett gives a smile as he watches on during a South Sydney Rabbitohs . Dozens of jerseys worn by Dolphins alumni adorn the walls of the clubhouse, from Tom Maules tattered old representative jumper to the Queensland and Kangaroos jerseys of the modern era. "When they did the redevelopment, they cut out half those hills and you would still see rubbish bags, so it has come a long way from there," Graham said. . The emergence of the Junior Development Scheme, giving the opportunity for specialised coaching and advanced training techniques to our home-grown juniors, laid the foundation for them to improve their skills and advance into a playing field never before available to them so readily, the New South Wales competition. 1968 The club takes on the name that has made it famous across Queensland, Australia and now the globe The Dolphins. The club begins its history in the Sandgate Suburban League. We'll kick it off with the rumour (basically confirmed at this point) that Wayne Bennett will be the inaugural coach of the Dolphins on a three year deal. Parent lists expand_more. The Redcliffe Dolphins have preliminary designs for the stadium, which will include covered grandstand sections on the . As we came to the end of 1995 which will be remembered as the most tumultuous years in the history of this game we came to the end of the BRL competition as we know it. The Dolphins have a rich history beginning in 1947 that has led to an NRL berth in 2023. Kenneath Bromwich 13. But the team still only finished one game short of yet another grand final and can be very proud of their efforts. The writing of the club?s history wouldn?t be complete without mentioning possibly the saddest day in the proud club?s history when in late 1993 the club received the news of the tragic death of the club?s favourite son Ian ?Bunny? "He just came and gave me a bear hug. Source: Getty Images This year promises to be a big one for the Dolphins, and not only because of the 70th anniversary celebrations. 1962 Redcliffe wins its first Brisbane Rugby League title, the reserve grade premiership. Guided for decades now by a board of substance, it is a solid, reputable, profitable and highly respected club with a wonderful history and a proven success formula for the development of talented players. Available from the Redcliffe leagues Club A Isaak Ah Mau Sam Anderson (rugby league) Lauta Atoi B Arthur Beetson Barry Berrigan Wayne Bond Mitch Brennan Rory Bromley Tom Butterfield Greg Byrnes C Dane Campbell Robert Campbell (rugby league) Luke Capewell Daly Cherry-Evans Mark Christensen (rugby league) Petero Civoniceva Trent Clayton Chris Close Greg Conescu Gavin Cooper Steve Crear "There is something about the peninsula and the lay of the land around Moreton Daily Stadium that just harnessed the passion of a city a tribe I supposed that loved it's footy," McCall said. In 1972, Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day. Then I went to the grand final in 1988 and there were 13,000. The 1996 season saw the introduction of the Channel Nine Queensland Cup competition running across the full season instead of as in the past only half a dozen games early on in the season. In that first season our club won the under 17 and reserve grade competitions and the first grade team got knocked out in the semi finals. When he was chosen for Australia he received a telegram and 25 pounds from the club. Redcliffe Dolphins' top 75 players revealed in its 75th year Tony Obst, Peter Leis, Artie Beetson, Ian Pearce, Wally Fullerton-Smith | The Courier Mail Redcliffe Dolphins' top 75 players revealed in its 75th year Who is the Redcliffe Dolphins greatest player? They knew they were in for a really torrid time. The club received 1500 pounds as a transfer fee. In his book A mans gotta have a hobby: Long summers with my dad, Redcliffe supporter and actor William McInnes remembered the BRL as the expression of a different Brisbane; a little rougher maybe, certainly more of a small town, but a town that was richer in the way its people interacted. What these kids done today takes care of 30 years of unfinished business for some of us old blokes. Not as a feeder club, or as a partner in a new Brisbane franchise, but as a team in its own right. Once we heard that, Barry Muir said, lets not disappoint them.. Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club Inc. 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