Welcome to Redcliffe Leagues Club | Corner Klingner & Ashmole Roads, Redcliffe QLD 4020 | 07 3203 7333 | Elite Rewards. Graham said when he thinks of that game, he can see then-club chairman Des Webb "bawling like a little girl". . Third Grade: 1968. The Redcliffe Dolphins will join the NRL in 2023 after officially being unveiled as the competition's 17th team. "It had a great junior base and it still does. Indeed the Redcliffe Dolphins are one of the great survivors of Australian rugby league. Benson said as a 19-year-old he couldn't believe his luck running onto the pitch with his childhood heroes, including captain-coach Arthur Beetson. 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. 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. Big Artie, who played 56 game for Redcliffe, was a key figure in the clubs first ever premiership win in 1965. However, the 1988 admission of the Brisbane Broncos team in the National Rugby League (NRL) competition caused the decline of the BRL.[1]. Benson said he felt privileged to play during a periodthat marked a handing over of the old guard to a new generation of players who became entrenched in the club's history. 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. For the second time in three years the club was the BRL first grade premiers. The area was offered to the club for 10,000 pounds. This competition formerly consisted of teams from Wynnum Manly, Beaudesert and the South Coast. Keep up to date with the latest news and signings coming out of Redcliffe and our analysis on it all at The Dolphins Hub. With his initiative to get things going and financial backing to get a new club up off the ground and running, Bill soon gathered a group of people around him who were also very keen to get the club up and running. At this stage there was no Leagues club, all the club had was the winter use of a double story building which consisted of an unlined corrugated iron. My dad passed away in June that year, and he was like my old man in a lot of ways.". In 1981, the Dolphins had a strong season and it was thought a grand final victory against Southern Suburbs was in the bag. The Dolphins junior club alone has 50 teams and 800 registered players in an area that is predicted to further expand. The awards winners for that historic season were Senior Dolphins Players from all eras are invited to the 2019 RedPhins Past Players Reunion on Saturday 1st June 2019. 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 marquee signing is just whining by the same old news limited journalists . 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. NRL fans have raised eyebrows after it was revealed Redcliffe will now simply be known as 'The Dolphins' upon joining the NRL in 2023. Employment for long term unemployed tradesmen and labourers were one of the criteria necessary. It's been a long and steady process and with a stable board, you don't have to rush into it.". When he was chosen for Australia he received a telegram and 25 pounds from the club. "Nobody left the club. 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. From this humble beginning in the City league, the club progressed to 1958 and 1959 having Third and Reserve grade. Jarrod Wallace 16. 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. DOLPHINS 2023 NRL SQUAD Development players: Harrison Graham, Michael Roberts, Jack Bostock, Jeremiah Simbiken Train and trail contracts: Cody Hunter, Setu Tu, Trai Fuller, Bailey Butler, Tyler. The great thing about the club is that they put so much back into the community. The assets of Langdon Park clubhouse and a percentage of floodlights came in for lengthy discussions with the council, but were eventually resolved amicably. Most Consistent Forward: Nev Edwards . The club's star-studded history, decisive investments and focus on juniors have all helped it make an impact far beyond the peninsula it hails from. The Redcliffe Dolphins had no such problem. Graham said the 24-18 victory against the Western Suburbs Panthers was a huge event for the Redcliffe Peninsula. "Our charter, asthe league's club, is to look after the Redcliffe and District Rugby League Football Club," he said. Arthur Beetson played 56 game for Redcliffe. The big prop forward grew up just over the road from Dolphin Oval, went to the local schools, jumped off the famous old jetty, progressed through the junior ranks at the Dolphins and described Redcliffe in his autobiography as my heartland. A sub-committee of senior representation of Dick Boxsell, Fergie Ebert, Des Cornish, Ernie Kirkgaard, Mick Cronin and Norm Frost assisted greatly in revamping the junior club and within 12 months had all the teams sharing the facilities at Dolphin Oval. 128 T he year was 1978. Redcliffe Dolphins 2023. Civoniceva played his club football for the Brisbane Broncos, with whom he won the 1998, 2000 and 2006 NRL Premierships . Best Clubman: Des Webb After a decade of coming of age, the club looked to the 1970?s as their next step in establishing itself as a progressive club in the Brisbane Rugby League. Hes been with the club ever since. The Dolphins are the first team to join the NRL competition since the Gold Coast Titans joined in 2007. Today, Redcliffe Leagues Club is one of Queenslands premier licensed clubs boasting 30,000 members and 200 staff. When Matthew died suddenly, there were only old photos to remember him. "We have done that and we continue to do that.". 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. Every second Sunday, he would perch on the "sacred turf" of Dolphin Oval, clutching a sarsaparilla snow cone anda bucket of hot chips, dressed in red and white as part of a "ritual and a pilgrimage". The Redcliffe arts society now utilise it as their Mouse Trap theatre. Beetson, whoserved as the captain in Queensland's first Origin side in 1980, became the game's seventh immortal in 2003. The president at the time, Des Webb, called it the greatest day in the clubs history, while the current president, Bob Jones, believes it marked the beginning of a golden era that lasted until 2006. The Golden Five were believed to be Dick Turner, Eric Keam, Kevin F. Simpson, Des Webb and Don McLennan. Contents 1 History 2 Name and colours 2.1 Jerseys 2.2 Kit sponsors and manufacturers 3 Players 3.1 2023 Signings 4 Home grounds 5 Further notes 6 References History [ edit] Stability not only in its finances but in its board is something the club has prided itself on. Redcliffe Dolphin players Des Webb, Keith Howard and Cliff Robinson after the 1959 reserve grade grand final. 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 Redcliffe Dolphins have preliminary designs for the stadium, which will include covered grandstand sections on the . The Redcliffe Dolphins thrived in the BRL. 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. Dudley Argus brought the Club from ?The Consolidating Years? "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. As for the clubs long-term aspirations, Tom Maule doesnt know if hell ever see his beloved Redcliffe Dolphins play in the national league. Redcliffe's Hostplus Cup coach Ben Te'o has signed Kelly to his 2023 roster. This forward planning precluded objections in the years ahead when the club would eventually build and served to notify intending housing developers that a licensed club was on line for that particular area. 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. Once again the Dolphins rose to the challenge making the grand final. In response, their coaching director Frank Johnson and panel member Ken Gittoes came to Redcliffe for a two-day seminar. "At the end of 80 minutes of rugby league, we would flood the field with our autographbooks, just trying to get the names of our heroes inscribed on those pages," he said. The Redcliffe Dolpjhins Under-8s team in 1997, featuring current Manly and Queensland player Daly Cherry-Evans, holding the ball in the front row. At the time the club?s only ?home? Barry Denduck, Aaron Douglas, Wayne Miller, Rick Hewinson, Cameron Hurren, Steve Leyden, Tom O'Reilly, Peter Robinson, Danny Nutley, Darren Smallhorne, Graham Cotter, Kahu Tweedie, Ian Graham, Grant Cleal, James Hinchey, Tony Gould, Bevan Canning, Troy Lindsay, Steve Blacker and Mark Shipway. 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"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. The NRL has handed the Dolphins a licence to enter the competition in 2023, and now the southern Queensland club must begin preparations to compete in the world's top league. Redcliffe Dolphins have great supporters, says Stanley. Redcliffe Dolphins Reader is a former commercial director at the Broncos, and exudes confidence that the Dolphins could stand on . "He just came and gave me a bear hug. 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. 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. I made a promise: I was born here in Redcliffe and I would have walked over broken glass to play here to get them started. Most Consistent Back: Peter Haggett 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. Redcliffe players to make the team were Leslie Hala, Adam Connolly and Terry Jones and each did his club proud. However, another ?change of direction? 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. Catch up with old friends and team mates and take in all the action of the Village Motors Dolphins Round 12 clash against the PNG Hunters from the Corporate Area at Dolphin Stadium. * Entry into dedicated promotions specifically for users of the App. Today Redcliffe Leagues Club boasts almost 30,000 members and over 200 staff who all help the Club live up to its motto as 'The Friendly Club'. The club acquired the original lease to 1998, which was later extended to 2008 before the club eventually purchased the land. "We thought we shouldn't be left at the whim of someone making a decision outside our club, we should put ourselves in a position where we can, you know, be in control of our own destiny," he said. On February 27, the club celebrates its 75 th birthday and everything it has achieved since that initial meeting. "I thought life couldn't get much better than that," he said. Many remember the bar running out of beer and the club having no money to buy more. To be based at Redcliffe . And on the field it couldn?t have been any better. "In 50 years, we have had three chairmen and I am the shortest-serving one in my 11th year," Jones said. This season, the ground hosted multiple NRL games and was the home ground for the A-League's Brisbane Roar. "I would've been disappointed if I wasn't involved in that piece of Redcliffe's history," he said. Redcliffe still has a bit of a country feel about it, says Jones. Despite not being Club champions for the first time in three seasons, Easts pipped us by a point but we got the ultimate revenge defeating the Tigers in the Qld Cup grand final as well as the three BRL grand finals. Best and Fairest: Col Weier Oliver Gildart 4. 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. 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 repayment of this loan was not necessary as in 1983 the Old Boys turned it into a grant. The Old Boys Club led by Neil Okamura made life a lot easier when at a cost of $2780 they paid for a perimeter cyclone fence around the main oval. But I think the crowning achievement for the club was the hosting the Queensland Cup Final while Lang Park is being redeveloped. Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis? The introduction of poker machines certainly created ?A new ball game? 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 . They were challenged firstly by Redcliffe in only their second season. The Dolphins become the NRL's first expansion team since Gold Coast, who joined the premiership in 2007. As the years went by and the popularity of Rugby League grew in Redcliffe, the Leagues Club continued to grow as well. Click here to purchase your ticket for the RedPhins Event and secure your limited edition Heritage Jersey. The Dolphins have a rich 73-year history and have produced a plethora of greats including Petero Civoniceva, Brent Tate and Peter Leis. Willie Atkins #230. From 2023 onwards, the Redcliffe Dolphins' fully professional spin-off team, known simply as the Dolphins, compete separately in the National Rugby League. While his old teammates in Canberra won the NSWRL comp in the same year, Graham said he never regretted leaving the side and coming home. Obviously theres a tremendous amount of work that goes into that, but Im sure a club like Redcliffe will give it a really good go. 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. I knew your mum loved her footy, Leis told McInnes simply. But if the NRL do eventually come calling, he is convinced his club can stand the heat in the kitchen. However when the opportunity arose, the club?s management called for an all systems go policy. 2002 The Dolphins are Queensland Cup champions again. Between 1986 and 1996 Stanley played 113 first-grade games for the Dolphins and captained the club to the premiership in 1994. Source: Getty Images He still lives in the area and his young sons, Jacobi and Kaden, now play for the Dolphins in the Under-9s and Under-10s respectively. The jersey will be worn by the Village Motors Dolphins for the first time in Round 4 when the Dolphins clash with the Souths Logan Magpies. In this regard we were again equal to the occasion to have Presidents to carry the Club through. That ride began in 1996, and has culminated in Redcliffe assuming the mantle as the state competition's most successful club. They have won a record six Queensland Cup titles in the. Before the official opening match in May 1979 against fittingly our proposer into the big league Northern Suburbs, finances were stretched to the limit. of a downward economy was developing. 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 Dolphins Top 30 Squad Felise Kaufusi Ray Stone Jesse Bromwich Kenny Bromwich Tom Gilbert Catch up with old friends and team mates and take in all the action of the Village Motors Dolphins Round 12 clash against the PNG Hunters from the Corporate Area at Dolphin Stadium. [9], Media related to Redcliffe Dolphins at Wikimedia Commons, This article is about a rugby league club in the. Arthur Beetson playing for the Redcliffe Dolphins. 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. Klingner & Ashmole Roads, Redcliffe QLD Australia 4020 | 07 3203 7333, Copyright Redcliffe Leagues Club - All Rights Reserved. As wait times and financial pressures increase, more people are delaying dental treatment, Man drowns at northern NSW beach while trying to save daughter, 'I was hitting it so soft': Aussie wildcard reflects on 70-shot rally in Australian Open loss, The art of taxidermy and tanning to give animals 'a second life', Live: Wall Street rally ends as inflation and tech lay-offs bite, ASX to follow, After launching three NASA rockets, this remote space centre unveils more sky-high ambitions. The beginning of the new millennium was a memorable year for the Redcliffe Dolphins being voted best Football club at the at the annual Club awards, secured the club championship for the third successive year and the crowning glory, winning the Bundy Gold cup. He said there was "no doubt"having a financially secure club influenced the success of the NRL bid. With this in mind Don McLennan was given the responsibility of becoming joint secretary and soon organised representative games for the district team. It was in 1976 that the club made it?s most significant contribution to the game of Rugby League in Queensland. Cnr. This was a strong competition for the boys to be introduced into often playing without the full compliment of players. In those consolidating years of the 50's, games were played in a very competitive basis against teams from Caboolture, Kilcoy, Woodford, Brisbane All Blacks, Aspley/Bald Hills, Sandgate, Zillmere, Pine Rivers and Dayboro. City Council engineer Kevin Tibbetts took to the construction of the playing fields and mounds with the utmost enthusiasm and co-operated with club 100% in relation the their desire to make the complex a show piece for Rugby League. Parent lists expand_more. They had a proud history to begin with! In the 2000s, a new National Rugby League team based on the Gold Coast proposed calling itself the Gold Coast Dolphins. The main mode of transport to games was the back of gravel trucks with all players putting in 2 shillings for fuel. for the club. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. Redcliffe Dolphins has revealed plans for a $12 million stadium at Dolphin Oval. After multiple upgrades between 2016 and 2020, the stadium has an approximate capacity of 11,500 including 10,000 seats. We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. 1947 The Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Club club is founded, in an effort to promote the game of rugby league in the Peninsula area. campaign of the government. ? When it was gleaned that re-claimed land with garbage fill was being made available by the Redcliffe City council for sporting clubs, our club showed immediate interest and made application for the maximum area available. 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 Edrick Lee 6. 1960 Redcliffe is officially accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, with the club known as The Seagulls. 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. Dick led an executive, which was hardworking and forward thinking and was by an energetic committee. The team will be known solely as the Dolphins and not the Brisbane or Redcliffe Dolphins, with home games to played primarily at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium - the Broncos' home ground - but also as . 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. Tue 17 Jan 2023, 05:18 PM. Apart from those who played for Brisbane, Bob Gehrke was the first Redcliffe player to be chosen for Queensland. ". The Dolphins were officially unveiled as the NRL's 17th team . 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 The result three wins to the mighty Dolphins. "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. 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