Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. Teams Grand Final results 1948: Babinda 7 defeated Ayr 2 1949: Townsville 22 defeated Cairns 13 1950: Ayr 23 defeated Cairns 15 1951: Babinda 19 defeated Ayr 15 1952: Herbert River 15 defeated Babinda 4 In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. He was a founding member of the Townsville Souths rugby league club, and with later Australian Prime Minister Arthur Fadden formed the North Queensland Rugby League in 1919. The Normanton Bowls Club is a friendly, relaxed, family orientated club. They were brutal.. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. "He would flick balls between his legs, over his shoulderyou name it. The Foley Shield final was like the Sydney grand final. "We had 120 players for a big day at Brothers Rugby League club in Townsville," he said. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. On the interstate front, Banks played an amazing 33 games for Queensland between 1952 and 1962. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Passionate about telling local stories. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. They both played into their 50s and such was their contribution to the code in the region, the Vern and Frank Daisy Cup competition for indigenous footballers was established in 2006. NSWRL Sydney Shield. The mountain is home to the Santuario di Santa Rosalia . "That is not a myth. Along the way, the 1680km railway passes through the numerous towns and cities of eastern Queensland including Nambour, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates chronologically, North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates by section. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). 1 talking about this. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. Bush football legend Vern Daisy helped guide Mt Isa to seven Foley Shields in the seventies and eighties, and it is hoped the town will also eventually rejoin the concept. Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Miles, while playing for Townsville, recalled the day Vern used him as a "rotary hoe" in the Foley Shield final of 1979, the same afternoon Scott, playing fullback, lost his pants in a tackle by a fired up opposite number Frank Daisy. Fox Sports Labs ranking of all 17 starting NRL fullbacks includes some surprise results but the numbers dont lie. Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. "But it was a great night and we had a very good representation there with 12 of the players and their wives," Mr Moran said. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Self storage units servicing Townsville area 399 Woolcock Street, Townsville, QLD, Australia 4814 Gene Miles and Colin Scott, two of the Maroons mainstays of the 1980s, were taught lessons they took with them through their football careers by Mount Isa legends Vern and Frank Daisy, two of the best country footballers to have not played in the Origin arena. Run by the QRL, the competition is known as the Intrust Super Cup due to sponsorship from Intrust Super and is contested by fourteen teams, twelve of which are based in Queensland, with one based in New South Wales and one based in Papua New Guinea. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. He just has these big mother hands. "I went over to get them and could see they were ripped to shreds so I hung my head and went over to the sideline all embarrassed because the crowd was giving it to me. Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones McHardie could play halfback or front row and was considered the finest player of his generation as he dominated North Queensland rugby league from 1946-1954. Wellington was a speed-machine that tore the NSW defensive to threads on several occasions and toured New Zealand with the 1965 Australian team. NSWRL U19 Tarsha Gale Cup. 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The infamous photo that accompanied the headline 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. The surviving players posed for a photo a day later wearing the shirts. Betfred Super League. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. Leading coaches and journalists of the day regard Danny Clifford as better than most Australian representative props and his seven games for Queensland spread over nine seasons is testimony to his endurance. He retired with the record for most games for North Queensland, having captained the side to victories over Great Britain and France. {"title":"Australian history","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47027584 BCX0\"\u003eExplore the history of our island continent with books fro . E.g. They were telepathic and that particular day of the 1979 Foley Shield final they threw balls over their shoulder and there was someone there to catch it. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". FIFTY YEARS ON: John Moran (back) with 11 of the 18 players who played in Mount Isa's first Foley Shield win in 1969 (absent from photo Kev Duve). Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. 2022 Draw and Results; Lock: Norm McHardie (Ayr, Babinda, Cairns, Mount Isa, Innisfail, Cloncurry, Mount Morgan) was possibly the greatest player who wore a North Queensland jersey that never played for Australia. [2] He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century. Five-eight and halfback: The combination of Bobby Banks (Charters Towers, Ayr, Cairns and Tully) and Paul Laffin (Mount Isa) would be sensational. The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. We care about the protection of your data. 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Anybody who played against the Mt Isa brothers in the 1970s and 1980s would be glad the concept is only in its fourth year. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". Dinner co-convenor and former Foley Shield radio commentator John Moran said three others were in nursing homes and one could not make the night, which was sponsored by Queensland Country Credit Union. "We've always wanted to come down and watch this game and support the boys and the game of rugby league in general so it's a great honour for myself,'' Vern said.Frank added: ''I know all the boys in the team feel privileged to be representing their people and we feel privileged to be watching them play. In an attempt to re-invent the competition and renew the tradition and passion in the shield, Mount Isa, with the Mid-West league, (Mount Isa-Mid West) and Innisfail-Eacham returned to the competition and Cape York/Torres Strait joined the competition, and the Shield was played as a round robin at the Townsville Sports Reserve over the Easter weekend in 2009. They are the original cowboys, and to this day they still wear the black, felt cowboy hats," Miles said. ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. Nah. " John, I will be at the Reunion Saturday 21st and will pay my $35 at the door, signed Joe Blow " Send it to 0459 105 603 or phone me on the same number. The Cairns District Rugby League was formed on 5 August 1918 and is the administrative body for the game of rugby league football in Cairns, Queensland. In 2010, the competition was moved to the Labour Day Long Weekend, with a preliminary round played in regional centres over the Anzac Day Long Weekend. Derek Barry "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. He is a wonderful man," Scott said. Event starts on Saturday, 21 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. #1 Foley final moved to July By ADAM GARDINI 02dec03 TOWNSVILLE Stingers coach Mark Crimston warned that the final of the Foley Shield may lose its prestige after the Queensland Rugby League Northern Division rescheduled the representative final for mid-season next year. Attend, Share & Influence! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. You are using an out of date browser. Vern, 65, and Frank, 62, have made the trek to the big smoke to see their first Rugby League All-Stars match in the flesh and they could not be more excited about tonight's clash at Suncorp Stadium. Woggie Wilson (see here with Sam Backo) was the captain of the Mount Isa side which won the Foley Shield in 1990 but sadly he passed away recently. DODGE BALL Townsville's Sam Faust looks to weave his way, Test of depth: Injuries rock Mackay - 1-point loss, `New boys' triumph in Foley Shield final in Townsville, HOW SWEET IT IS Innisfail-Eacham with the Foley Shield, Townsville Shield title dream ends as rest option backfires, Shield success: Innsifail-Eachams victorious Foley Shield team, Mackay's Jim Bryant was among the familiar faces at the Sea Eagles, Foley Shield success may see more expansion. John Rutherford "Jock" Butterfield was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. Hey, you! He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. Before the Foley Shield final of 1979, a year before Scott played in the inaugural Origin clash at Lang Park, a moment of truth arrived. There were several players who were probably better rugby league players but nobody in Australian Rugby League ever beat Fitzsimmons in the scrums. "Before the final, a reporter rang me up and he said he had a question he wanted to ask me," Scott grinned. It is on the east coast of Far North Queensland. The Port of Townsville is also being expanded to allow much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ships to visit. "It was right on half-time and back in the day, the half-way mark, where you kick off, was just used and used and never grassed, Miles recalled. Brian Beven (Townsville, Ayr, Queensland 1968): A Townsville Estates player who also played in the Burdekin and represented North Queensland many times. From Melbourne to North Queensland, I worked with some wonderful Rugby League people under these circumstances including Wayne Pearce, Gorden Tallis, Scott Sattler and Gary Freeman, effectively in. Miles and Scott watching Wynnum Manly in action at Kougari Oval. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). (RARL), Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Surprise new details have emerged about the Broncos decision to enter the scrap for former $1 million-man David Fifita. "It'll hopefully install some pride back into the players. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. Mount Isas attempt to win the B Grade title in 1950 after drafting McHardie into the team late in the year is still remembered with scepticism. The shire, administered from the town of Malanda, covered an area of 1,126.4 square kilometres (434.9sqmi), and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region. The great games are mentioned in detail like the 110 minute marathon in 1982 when Townsville and Herbert River fought out a 22/22 draw, the 100 minute Carlton Shield final in 1938 when Cairns and Townsville drew and the great effort from the 1962 Far North Queensland team in Cairns who went down to a magnificent Great Britain team 33/31.This touring team had beaten all corners including Australia. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. He was a founding member of the Townsville Souths rugby league club, and with later Australian Prime Minister Arthur Fadden formed the North Queensland Rugby League in 1919. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. A rugged and dependable half-back he played for North Queensland and Queensland Country. Casualty Ward: Major injury blow for Fermor, New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023. The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. He managed to pick up one of my legs, put his forearm in the back of my head and used me like a rotary hoe into that barren part of the deck. It's a no brainer! Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. "They always got around with their big cowboy hats so you could see them coming, which was just as well," Scott grinned. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. Crema was a great forward who emerged in the days of North Queenslands dominance in the 1960s, playing continually for the north from 1961-1968. I sat there listening to the coach with a wet sponge on my face trying to soothe the pain. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity. The 65-year-old is considered one of the all-time greats of rugby league in this district, and is glad Mount Isa will return to the Foley Shield tournament in 2009. "I did it, but not to the degree he did it. One of the two codes of rugby, it originated in Northern England in 1895 as a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players. "I was invited up to the Indigenous carnival the year before last and me and Vern were the ambassadors. They were our idols growing up. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. It was the last game on the calendar and was played to packed out crowds. The Foley Shield was named in honour of Arch Foley - a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team who founded Townsville Souths rugby league club and formed North Queensland Rugby League in 1919 - the inter-region competition began in 1948 after the Carlton Cup was revamped to include more teams; including Cairns, Mackay and the Mid-West The win started a period of Mount Isa dominance with nine shields in the next 20 years (1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988). 2 talking about this. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. "They are not pretend cowboys. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. "When you looked into them on the football field those eyes would stand out, especially if he was after you. I was running away from him. (RARL). "I ran past Frank and he grabbed my shorts and because they were nylon, he ripped them right off me," Scott said. Gene Miles and Colin Scott, two of the Maroons mainstays of the 1980s, were taught lessons they took with them through their football careers by Mount Isa legends Vern and Frank Daisy, two of the best country footballers to have not played in the Origin arena. Read our Privacy Policy. Gil and Wellington played together in the great North Queensland teams of the mid 1960s that dominated Queensland rugby league. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. Miles reinforced his old Wynnum Manly and Broncos teammate's assessment. It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. Vern and Frank were every bit as big as Prince, Johnathan Thurston or Greg Inglis up in the far north in the prime of their football careers. Gil did play a couple of seasons in Toowoomba but played 15 games for Queensland between 1960 and 1963 and played for Australia in 1961 and 1962. 44 kalba apie tai. In 2009 it was decided to run the shield over the Easter long weekend Results of the Foley Shield finals from 1948-2004 that Mackay has played in. I tried not to look at him. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. In an attempt to re-invent the competition and renew the tradition and passion in the shield, Mount Isa, with the Mid-West league, (Mount Isa-Mid West) and Innisfail-Eacham returned to the competition and Cape York/Torres Strait joined the competition, and the Shield was played as a round robin at the Townsville Sports Reserve over the Easter weekend in 2009. "They were the kings of the Foley Shield. "It was the hardest part of the football field, a barren piece of dirt. BUSH footy legends Vern and Frank Daisy would have loved the chance to play for an Indigenous All Stars team. Photo: Robert Hiette The surviving members of Mount Isa's first ever victorious Foley Shield side have come together for a weekend of celebrations in the 50 th anniversary of that win. "We had a presentation of shirts which were a replica of the 1969 jerseys they wore. The Queensland Country Rugby Union, or QCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of the state of Queensland in Australia. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . "That would be bloody good,'' Vern responded.Frank was a fullback while Vern was a barnstorming backrower in his heyday and has already made an impact in Brisbane, having roused on his famous nephew for not visiting his hometown more. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. Not Vern. He was a founding member of the Townsville Souths rugby league club, and with later Australian Prime Minister Arthur Fadden formed the North Queensland Rugby League in 1919. Absent was Stan Suchowiecki while confined to nursing homes were Tiger Slater, Kev Weinart and Bruce Phillip (the latter in Bundaberg and whose whereabouts were unknown until John Moran put the call out earlier this year). Advertisement Ad Local News One arrested after alleged break-in at Mount Isa Hospital Chinaman Creek Dam reopens to public NT alcohol ban report to be released next week This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. They helped guide Mt Isa to seven Foley Shield titles between 1977 and 1988 and gave touring international and representative sides all sorts of problems when they donned the North Queensland jumper. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Anniversary Dinner - 1969 Team . Attend, Share & Influence! He feels that the period after World War II up to the introduction of the North Queensland Cowboys in 1995 was the most colourful era of rugby league in the north and the champions who stayed rather than go south chasing fame and fortune were his heroes. In the late 1970s and 1980s they won five out of seven Foley Shield finals in Townsville, and the Daisy boys were the main men.". The city is also a major industrial centre, home to one of the world's largest zinc refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. The region is also known as Capricornia. "It is not often that you see a black man with green eyes, Scott said. Ricky Page, who was born and bred in Mount Isa, is spending evenings and weekends toiling away on the publication which he calls a "labour of love". Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. "Yes we got beat, but I learned so much from that match.". Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event) . The full 1969 team was: Bruce Phillips (wing), Bruno Cullen (fullback), Mick Bakhash (wing), Gavin Shepherd (centre), George Herwig (centre), Bob Wilson (five-eighth, captain), Ken Mucken (halfback), Mel Brosnan (lock), Bill Bawden (second row), Bryan Woodcock (second row), Terry Hammond (front row), Les Smith (hooker), Tom Tassell (front row), Kev Weinert (reserve), Tiger Slater (reserve), Stan Suchowiecki (reserve), Col Wilson (reserve), Kev Duve (reserve). , New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023 dream of, said... 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