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 This was a strong competition for the boys to be introduced into often playing without the full compliment of players. Originally worn by teams in the early 1980s when Village Motors came on board as Major Sponsor, the jersey has been released in 2019 to celebrate the ongoing partnership between the Dolphins and Village Motors. Indeed the Redcliffe Dolphins are one of the great survivors of Australian rugby league. He has been a member of the Redcliffe Leagues Club since 1980. The list consists of 115 members. If the club saw fit to name the projected oval after Mr.Kreb?s wife a reduction in the purchase price would have been considered. With no gravity flow for the sewerage to Klingner Road, expensive pumps had to be acquired, power for floodlighting had to go underground to the main oval and the tunnel from the dressing rooms to the main oval was transhipped from Western Australia which cost $9000. The first priority was to set up a licensed club trading 10.00am to 10.00pm seven days a week. * Entry into dedicated promotions specifically for users of the App. According to cluboral history, one punter had already popped the champagne when hopes were dashed. The NRL has revealed the new team that will join the league in 2023 will be The Dolphins. A team which made its home on the site of a redeveloped dump. "Everything that we do is aimed at fostering and promoting rugby league in our district and in our area and nothing is going to change that. 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. Graham captained the 1994 BRL grand final win for the club, the team's first since 1965. Before the official opening match in May 1979 against fittingly our proposer into the big league Northern Suburbs, finances were stretched to the limit. DOLPHIN Oval may be upgraded to a $12 million stadium, capable of holding 10,000 people and attracting National Rugby League trials and games. Outside of a few classic NRL controversies Israel Folau and Payne Haas have seen to that the talk of the town in the offseason heading into 2021 has been one thing: Brisbane expansion. Pearce. campaign of the government. The great thing about the club is that they put so much back into the community. I played every game. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Earlier, Arthars had posted that Hampson, wearing a black T-shirt and beige shorts, had not been . The Redcliffe Dolpjhins Under-8s team in 1997, featuring current Manly and Queensland player Daly Cherry-Evans, holding the ball in the front row. Redcliffe people have always been very parochial, our supporters are long-term and weve always had our own identity. When the kids grew up, they actually wanted to play first grade for Redcliffe," he said. This would morph into the traditional dark red and white that was the genesis of the Dolphins NRL colours of red, white and gold. 2021 The Dolphins are granted the licence to be the 17th NRL team. But once again the players showed that famous Dolphin spirit and lifted to beat a fast finishing Souths side. Redcliffe's current home ground, Kayo Stadium, formerly known as Moreton Daily Stadium and Dolphin Oval, was first opened in 1979. Redcliffe are a very successful club and they certainly have got the facilities and the talent pool to warrant an NRL bid. Before the Brisbane Broncos, the club was a member of the thriving Brisbane Rugby League competition. Third Grade: 1968. Redcliffe Leagues Club. The club, which turns 70 this year, has grown into the most successful side in Queensland. ON one hand the government funded the new licensed club and on the other it placed restrictions. The Redcliffe Dolphins say the partnership will create the ideal pathway for central Queensland players into the NRL Dolphins CEO Terry Reader says creating the team was as much about opportunities for regional Queensland as it was for Brisbane The new club is also hoping to create a fanbase in central Queensland through the new affiliation There is talk about a fifth COVID-19 vaccine dose, but how many should I already have and who is eligible? Greats from the '70s like Tony Obst, Ian "Bunny" Pearce and Beetson gave way to younger players including Mitch Brennan, Wally Fullerton-Smith, Ian Thiney, Mark Murray, Greg Conescu, Steve Bleakley and Steve Cherry among others. Redcliffe Dolphins currently play in the InTrust Super Cup, a competition that meanders up Queenslands east coast from the southern-most point in Tweed Heads, through Mackay, Townsville, Cairns and across the Arafura Sea to Papua New Guinea. The club now runs a fitness and aquatic centre and the Dolphins Central shopping centre, which contains a supermarket. Bulletin Latest Headlines direct to your inbox, LeagueUnlimited | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer. Once again the Dolphins rose to the challenge making the grand final. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup. After this bruising encounter it was a difficult task to back up against Souths in the Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final with a number of players missing through injury and suspension. This season, the ground hosted multiple NRL games and was the home ground for the A-League's Brisbane Roar. With Graham's return, he also brought back his Raider's homework book essentially a "handbook"of patterns of plays on the field. Photograph: Redcliffe Dolphins The senior club called a special meeting of the juniors and explained that by the powers invested to them by the Queensland Rugby League, took over the total administration. Ross O?Reilly and his squad of 17 players broke the hoodoo that has haunted Redcliffe sides since the sole premiership win of 1965. The assets of Langdon Park clubhouse and a percentage of floodlights came in for lengthy discussions with the council, but were eventually resolved amicably. ?I couldn?t believe I would have to go to my grave without seeing it again,? The 2001 season saw the Redcliffe Dolphins come within four seconds of achieving back to back Bundy Gold Cup premierships. Redcliffe's halfback Greg Oliphant was selected to go on the 1978 Kangaroo tour but did not play in any Test matches. On 19 November 1959, Redcliffe received full district club status and was accepted into the Brisbane first grade competition.[3]. In one of the most brutal games of Origin football in recent history, Gilbert played 78 minutes on debut, breaking a tackle and putting in an enormous . "Three mighty rocks of rugby league on the peninsula just sowed the seeds and laid the platform for something that was destined for bigger things," he said. The first club unofficial club emblem or at least nickname was the Shellgrit, no doubt spawned by the abundance of shell grit on the peninsulas beaches. Through the 1950s, Redcliffe also played in the Kilcoy, Murrumba and Geraghty Cup competitions. 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. Edrick Lee 6. The answer is simple: pick the Redcliffe Dolphins, full stop. 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? Alf Charlish became President in time to enjoy the fruits of the previous duo?s labour when the 1965 premiership came along. Wally Fullerton-Smith #229. September 11 1994 will go down as possibly the greatest day in the club?s history. ? As a revenue raiser and from a social point of view, it met the criteria of its charter: To foster Rugby League and for its members to enjoy a convivial meeting place where a common bond may be enjoyed.. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia.Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) premiership competition in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.The Redcliffe Dolphins thrived in the BRL. With reunions being staged for each decade it was a tremendous way for old friends to catch up and talk about the old days. There was no suggestion of misappropriation, but people as unfortunately in many cases of clubs, were not prepared to adhere to the law and naturally had their neighbours offside. Redcliffe Dolphins players to watch in 2023. Looking at the rate of urban development in the area, in 1979 the Club applied to council for building permits to build a licensed club. The club done such a successful job they have been given the right to host it again in 2002. Then I went to the grand final in 1988 and there were 13,000. Peninsula Power Football Club is a football (soccer) club in Redcliffe. The Redcliffe Dolphins have preliminary designs for the stadium, which will include covered grandstand sections on the . Join our mailing list for all the latest news and views from the world of Rugby League. The people of Redcliffe are a slightly different breed, removed from the rest of Brisbane by the bridge that spans Bramble Bay. Bunny passed away in tragic circumstances in a freak road accident. Ian Thinee: 164 games for Redcliffe. 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. Tom Maule was 22 then, living in nearby Scarborough and playing second row for the mighty Brothers club from Brisbane. "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. A youthful Petero Civoniceva before he went on to become an NRL great. Bob Jones, who grew up in Gunnedah, left Redcliffe to play in Sydney in the late 1970s, but came straight back after one season. This year promises to be a big one for the Dolphins, and not only because of the 70th anniversary celebrations. And also soon to strike the thriving bar trade was the heavily publicised ?Don?t dink and drive? He said there was "no doubt"having a financially secure club influenced the success of the NRL bid. Plenty of rugby league greats have pulled on the red and white of the Redcliffe Dolphins, but the next generation will be able to represent the club at the highest level still wearing that red and white. eventy years ago, on the evening of 27 February, 1947, a group of men gathered at the Redcliffe Council chambers, 40km north of. Under head coach John Boxsell the first grade side again made the semi finals, finishing fourth in the minor premiership. He was also the Brisbane Rugby league player of the . 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. Between 1986 and 1996 Stanley played 113 first-grade games for the Dolphins and captained the club to the premiership in 1994. The Redcliffe Dolphins have had connections with 26 Queensland Origin players. In the middle 50's there would be lucky to be a handful of cars parked beside the sheds. But while Beetson would go on to become Queenslands first captain in State of Origin and the first Indigenous captain of Australia, Yow Yeh died in the watch house at Mackay jail in 1975. The Redcliffe Dolpjhins Under-8s team in 1997, featuring current Manly and Queensland player Daly Cherry-Evans, holding the ball in the front row. Chris Close #231 Pressure to build a licensed club at Dolphin Oval was mounting, but to leave the old club which was a financially viable operation and to go into large debt had to be met with a great deal of caution. Partly Sourced through "From Shellgrit to Dolphins - a history of the Redcliffe Rugby League Club" The Dolphins have a rich history beginning in 1947 that has led to an NRL berth in 2023. The Redcliffe Dolphins, in a heartland of league, is one of the most successful and well-known clubs in rugby league. The Dolphins respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. Apart from those who played for Brisbane, Bob Gehrke was the first Redcliffe player to be chosen for Queensland. McInnes, who now lives in Melbourne, returns home often to watch the club play. 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