Anthony Murphy, Bob Jones and Terry Reader with the Dolphins Bid Book. Moreton Daily Stadium, Dolphin Oval and the hills around it were developed on the site of an old refuse dump when the team outgrew their original home at the Redcliffe Showgrounds. and it was fitting that he was in the chair for the club?s first two years as a district club. "I would've been disappointed if I wasn't involved in that piece of Redcliffe's history," he said. 2000 The Dolphins win the Queensland Cup Grand Final. Aware of a growth in the club's senior and junior ranks and the lack of coaches with the basic skills to cope with this expansion, An approach was made to the Queensland Rugby League was made and permission was granted for Redcliffe to negotiate and deal directly with the New South Wales coaching panel. But with stage two of Redcliffes new stadium set for completion later this year, Jones believes the club will have better facilities than many of the NRL sides. The main mode of transport to games was the back of gravel trucks with all players putting in 2 shillings for fuel. 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. Most Improved Forward: Col Raaen ? 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. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. 2002 The Dolphins are Queensland Cup champions again. Today, Redcliffe Leagues Club is one of Queensland's premier licensed clubs boasting 30,000 members and 200 staff. In 1966, Arthur Beetson and Kevin Yow Yeh transferred to Balmain for similar fees. Peninsula Power Football Club is a football (soccer) club in Redcliffe. In January 1979, the committee proposed to name the complex Don McLennan Oval, but at the recipients request the ground was declared Dolphin Oval within the sporting development area of Talobilla Park. (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 Power, sewerage and the building of suitable dressing rooms and public toilets had to be undertaken. PH (07) 3203 7333. The decision to accept the Club came with conditions. 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. After securing the club championship for the fourth year in succession, voted the best Football club at the annual club awards for the second year in succession and winning the colts? Jamayne Isaako 3. Now 92, he believes that he is the sole surviving member from that inaugural club meeting. Trevor Benson started with the club in the '70s as a junior and played 237 first grade games for the Dolphins. Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis? "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. 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. Bennett '99 per cent sure' of Dolphins deal as a secret Bunnies contract clause is revealed Redcliffe defeated Toowoomba in the 2006 Queensland Cup grand final at Suncorp Stadium under the coaching of Anthony Griffin. Mark Nicholls 11. Ive been connected with the club ever since in one way or another.. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. 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. A lot of the elderly ladies supported the club year in, year out, whether we were getting flogged or winning premierships.. 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. After investigations, it was learned that show cause notices were about to be served on the juniors by the council and the Liquor Licensing Commission for noise and breaches of the liquor act. "Our charter, asthe league's club, is to look after the Redcliffe and District Rugby League Football Club," he said. When Matthew died suddenly, there were only old photos to remember him. The Redcliffe Dolpjhins Under-8s team in 1997, featuring current Manly and Queensland player Daly Cherry-Evans, holding the ball in the front row. Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Earlier, Arthars had posted that Hampson, wearing a black T-shirt and beige shorts, had not been . 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. In 1965, Redcliffe won its first Brisbane Rugby League Premiership. Redcliffe people have always been very parochial, our supporters are long-term and weve always had our own identity. Currently the chief executive of the Redcliffe Dolphins' Qld Cup entity, Cleal has experience as a former player, coach and football manager for the club. Club patron and poet Rupert McCall said Dolphin Oval had become a "sacred site"for so many. ? Most Improved Back: Wal Henricks This year promises to be a big one for the Dolphins, and not only because of the 70th anniversary celebrations. Not as a feeder club, or as a partner in a new Brisbane franchise, but as a team in its own right. In 1992, the Queensland government allowed sporting clubs to put poker machines in their venues and things changed, with more revenue coming in. Sources with . He said at that time it looked impossible that a club like Redcliffe could join a national competition, but it started to change as the team began winning during the '90s. 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. 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.. Jarrod Wallace 16. The club begins its history in the Sandgate Suburban League. My dad passed away in June that year, and he was like my old man in a lot of ways.". The cash-rich Queenslanders want to stake an NRL claim, not as a feeder club, or as a partner in a new Brisbane franchise, but as a team in their own right. To be based at Redcliffe . The Redcliffe Dolphins thrived in the BRL. 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. The game was an exciting and absorbing battle with our boys putting in a magnificent effort only to go down in a photo finish to the Toowoomba Clydesdales. 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. 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? As a revenue raiser and from a social point of view, it met the criteria of its charter: ?To foster Rugby League and provide for it?s members a convivial meeting place where a common bond may be enjoyed.? Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, as Brisbane rugby league fans found a new loyalty for Broncos, iconic clubs such as Brothers and Fortitude Valley were forced to merge and many others had to fight to remain relevant. And Brian Winney has seen everyone of them play in the red and white jersey. McCall described the win as "shaking the monkey off the club's back". Given normal trading conditions, the loans undertaken could be maintained with such a wonderful facility to service members and their guests in comfort unavailable to them in the old clubhouse. Redcliffe players to make the team were Leslie Hala, Adam Connolly and Terry Jones and each did his club proud. Growing up through the club, I got to meet guys like Bob Jones and Des Webb, and they were really instrumental in my childhood and junior football, says Civoniceva. . On February 27, the club celebrates its 75 th birthday and everything it has achieved since that initial meeting. The club has lost three grand finals in the past decade, and has not won the competition since 2006. Stability not only in its finances but in its board is something the club has prided itself on. To appreciate the extra costs, it has to be remembered that this site was an isolated area. were not afraid to make hard decisions for the betterment of the club.? 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 Redcliffe Dolpjhins Under-8s team in 1997, featuring current Manly and Queensland player Daly Cherry-Evans, holding the ball in the front row. 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?. The long awaited change came in 1952 when, on our first visit to play in the Kilcoy competition, three Hornibrook buses including the detached semi-trailer bus moved off in convoy from the Redcliffe Showgrounds to make the trip to Kilcoy. The grandstand almost shook at the old Lang Park as the final whistle blew. 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. The way that club has grown, its not just a sporting club, its a community. The 2001 season saw the Redcliffe Dolphins come within four seconds of achieving back to back Bundy Gold Cup premierships. Bill Hunter was next to occupy the position of President and he proved to be an astute administrator, representing the club at the Brisbane Rugby League. They were challenged firstly by Redcliffe in only their second season. And also soon to strike the thriving bar trade was the heavily publicised ?Don?t dink and drive?
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