On February 27, the club celebrates its 75 th birthday and everything it has achieved since that initial meeting. Ross O?Reilly and his squad of 17 players broke the hoodoo that has haunted Redcliffe sides since the sole premiership win of 1965. 1981 Beetson returns to captain-coach the Dolphins, with the team falling short in the BRL Grand Final. "It was quite advanced back then and we put that all into the game plan and it really turned things around defensively," he said. Redcliffe's halfback Greg Oliphant was selected to go on the 1978 Kangaroo tour but did not play in any Test matches. According to cluboral history, one punter had already popped the champagne when hopes were dashed. The off to the club was made by local timber miller and businessman Kevin Krebs, whose mill covered where Peninsula Fair is today. Tom Gilbert 14. The people of Redcliffe are a slightly different breed, removed from the rest of Brisbane by the bridge that spans Bramble Bay. "We've been able to get things done and accomplish things, but they don't happen overnight. For the second time in three years the club was the BRL first grade premiers. Ian Thinee: 164 games for Redcliffe. Hes been with the club ever since. of a downward economy was developing. A youthful Petero Civoniceva before he went on to become an NRL great. 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 NRL CEO Andrew Abdo addresses the media following news the Dolphins have been confirmed as the competition's 17th team.Dominic Lorrimer The Redcliffe Dolphins have a proud history of player development. The club has lost three grand finals in the past decade, and has not won the competition since 2006. In 2023, the Redcliffe Dolphins renamed to be a more inclusive Queensland side will become the NRL's 17th side and the fourthfor the state. Under head coach John Boxsell the first grade side again made the semi finals, finishing fourth in the minor premiership. They were still cheaper than procurable at the time from the eastern states.? Besides those coming from Redcliffe other players had to be brought in from outside and they came from rugby union (Eagle Junction Club) and players from Brisbane Rugby League clubs who were invited to play for the club on Sundays. Anthony Murphy, Bob Jones and Terry Reader with the Dolphins Bid Book. The Redcliffe Dolphins had no such problem. Now 92, he believes that he is the sole surviving member from that inaugural club meeting. Despite all the mergers and expansion over the past three decades, the competition is still heavily stacked in favour of NSW, and more than half of the current NRL clubs are from Sydney. They knew they were in for a really torrid time. 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.. Partly Sourced through "From Shellgrit to Dolphins - a history of the Redcliffe Rugby League Club" Redcliffe Dolphins Reader is a former commercial director at the Broncos, and exudes confidence that the Dolphins could stand on . 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. 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. "He would say that when the ball was about three players away from him, everybody in the crowd would just stand up because they knew something exciting would happen when Kevin Yoh Yeh got hold of the ball," McCallsaid. Over the past few years there has been talk of a Brisbane Bombers franchise, although nothing has come to fruition. The result three wins to the mighty Dolphins. Parent lists expand_more. 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. 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. 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. This committee which was dubbed by Barry Muller as the ?Golden Five? The club had now acquired a tract of land, which they could develop through the years and at their own pace for senior and junior members and they would be able to control their own destiny all year round. In the first year, the venture with classes conducted by Barry Muir resulted in 80 coaches acquiring their coaching certificates. Seventy years ago, on the evening of 27 February, 1947, a group of men gathered at the Redcliffe Council chambers, 40km north of Brisbane. A win this season, then, would be a fitting way to celebrate 70 years. Keep up to date with the latest news and signings coming out of Redcliffe and our analysis on it all at The Dolphins Hub. Addition of a 17th team will mean the season will expand from 24 to 26 rounds. So thats dramatic it was a whole change of culture.. 1962 Redcliffe wins its first Brisbane Rugby League title, the reserve grade premiership. November 1st is when the Dolphins can officially start signing players for the 2023 season. 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. 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. That's our focus. All Rights Reserved. The Redcliffe Dolphins have preliminary designs for the stadium, which will include covered grandstand sections on the . Willie Atkins #230. Strengths/weaknesses of the bid: The club has a rich history and an army of rusted on fans ready to support the Dolphins' NRL expansion team. The '84 grand final team whichlost to Wynnum included at least seven international players. 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. Most Improved Forward: Col Raaen Senior Dolphins Players from all eras are invited to the 2019 RedPhins Past Players Reunion on Saturday 1st June 2019. 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. Steve Beakley (Director) Director since 2007. We name Redcliffe's 75 best players in the club's 75th anniversary season. 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. The Dolphins, led by star captain Ken McCrohon, finished the regular season in second position. Former test halfback Mark Murray was appointed first grade coach after winning two successive colts premierships. Don was seconded to the chairmanship of the juniors and did not return to Secretarial duties until 1970. The lights at the showgrounds were superior to those on the new fields and the club administration and licensed club was still located at the showgrounds. The Redcliffe Dolphins have had connections with 26 Queensland Origin players. 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. Once we heard that, Barry Muir said, lets not disappoint them.. 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. Redcliffe Dolphins has revealed plans for a $12 million stadium at Dolphin Oval. "We have done that and we continue to do that.". Although a separately licensed Dolphins (NRL) team is scheduled to compete in the fully professional 2023 national competition,[2] the Redcliffe squad will continue to play in the Queensland competition. 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 . 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. Most Consistent Forward: Nev Edwards As the years went by and the popularity of Rugby League grew in Redcliffe, the Leagues Club continued to grow as well. Jamayne Isaako 3. In the early '90s, he was playing with the Canberra Raiders under then-captain Craig Bellamy. said Dick ?Tosser? This season, the ground hosted multiple NRL games and was the home ground for the A-League's Brisbane Roar. "That was to be the best that it can be and that was to be a team in the NRL and that is the way it evolved," he said. 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. Best and Fairest: Col Weier 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. Tom Maule was 22 then, living in nearby Scarborough and playing second row for the mighty Brothers club from Brisbane. Adam Mogg is about to embark on his seventh season as Redcliffe head coachand he's keen to help steer them into their first NRL season. To McCall's delight, Arthur Beetson once left a bloodied thumbprint in his autograph book. 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. 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. Redcliffe Dolphins have great supporters, says Stanley. . In 1965, Redcliffe won its first Brisbane Rugby League Premiership. The introduction of poker machines certainly created ?A new ball game? In 1980 after 15 years of independent operation, the Redcliffe Junior League was brought back under the wing and administration of the senior club. A team which made its home on the site of a redeveloped dump. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. In the first decade as a district club the clubs semi-final appearances were "When we were winning, that place was packed and everyone was just happy.". The Redcliffe Dolphins thrived in the BRL. 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. They had a proud history to begin with! Beetson, whoserved as the captain in Queensland's first Origin side in 1980, became the game's seventh immortal in 2003. The Redcliffe Dolphins hung on and in 1994 won their first premiership in nearly three decades. The 1960s were described as a coming of age decade for the Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club and as they looked towards the 1970s the priority was to set up a licensed club trading 10am to 10pm seven days a week. 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. Third Grade: 1968. was a wing of the original Moreton Bay hotel, transported for use as dressing rooms and a clubhouse. premiership. 1947 The Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Club club is founded, in an effort to promote the game of rugby league in the Peninsula area. And on the field it couldn?t have been any better. He hadpenned it that day on the back of a beer coaster and a piece of toilet paper on his way from Lang Park to Dolphin Oval. 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. 2018 The Dolphins take out the Queensland Cup again, now known as the Intrust Super Cup. Redcliffe Dolphins fans in the stands. 24 Host Plus Cup Grand Final Redcliffe Dolphins Vs Norths Devils 1:30pm - 5:00pm, 24 Sep 2022 August 28 Host Plus Cup Round 20 Redcliffe Dolphins Vs Sunshine Coast Falcons 1:00pm - 5:00pm, 28 Aug 2022 August 20 Host Plus Cup Round 19 Redcliffe Dolphins Vs Northern Pride 4:00pm, 20 Aug 2022 - 8:30pm, 21 Aug 2022 August 14 It's hard to believe its humble beginnings when you visit the site today. Graham said the 24-18 victory against the Western Suburbs Panthers was a huge event for the Redcliffe Peninsula. 1997 saw the club celebrate its 50th anniversary. The group of mates have posted dozens of photos from their adventure-packed travels in the past month . The answer is simple: pick the Redcliffe Dolphins, full stop. 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. Whenever theyre ready.. The Redcliffe Dolphins had achieved what many thought they would never see again in their lifetime? Key points: 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. 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. 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 . Within 12 months of the sod turning ceremony, the building was ready to be officially opened by the Mayor of Redcliffe and Past President of the Redcliffe Football Club, Alderman Alf Charlish. 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% McCall described the win as "shaking the monkey off the club's back". Sean O'Sullivan 8. It was a day those who played and those who sat in the stands will never forget. 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. The first grade team lost but were not disgraced going down 23-18. eventy years ago, on the evening of 27 February, 1947, a group of men gathered at the Redcliffe Council chambers, 40km north of. 2000 The Dolphins win the Queensland Cup Grand Final. They reckon there was more than 35,000 people there. When he was chosen for Australia he received a telegram and 25 pounds from the club. 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. [7][8] Notwithstanding, the semi-professional Redcliffe Dolphins continue to compete as they are in the Queensland Cup and other Queensland rugby league competitions. Civoniceva was in the Under-19s for the clubs famous premiership victory in 1994, and when he retired from the NRL in 2012 after more than 300 top-flight games, he went back to Redcliffe for one final season. His dad told him about Kevin Yow Yeh,who played for the team in the '60s before going to the Balmain Tigers. 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. Features include: * Playable Games! Waverley Stanley of the Redcliffe Dolphins. 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. In the middle 50's, the club once again saw the need to further expand. Steven Crawford Football Operations Manager Teams 580944 2022 PHINS REFEREES "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. 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. "Back then in the mid-'90s there was bugger-all work around and the peninsula was doing it tough. Best Allrounder: Col Weier campaign of the government. A system was then set up whereby for the first time in Queensland, Queenslanders could qualify at Redcliffe. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. What these kids done today takes care of 30 years of unfinished business for some of us old blokes. The Dolphins have a rich history beginning in 1947 that has led to an NRL berth in 2023. [4][5] In 2018, Redcliffe won their sixth Queensland Cup title, defeating Easts Tigers 36-22.[6]. Redcliffe Dolphins player Liam Hampson was a rising Queensland rugby league star. And also soon to strike the thriving bar trade was the heavily publicised ?Don?t dink and drive? The Golden Five were believed to be Dick Turner, Eric Keam, Kevin F. Simpson, Des Webb and Don McLennan. Dick Turner became President in 1971 after Alf Charlish relinquished the chair, an office he had held with distinction since 1965. L.U. We won two finals but two losses in a row put an end to dreams of back to back Qld Cups. Are property investors the solution to Australia's rental crisis? 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? He says 99% of the people involved in the Redcliffe club are givers, not takers. They have won a record six Queensland Cup titles in the. Cnr. * Receive important messages directly from your Club! A lot of the elderly ladies supported the club year in, year out, whether we were getting flogged or winning premierships.. The success of the Dolphins on the football field has been mirrored by the success of the Leagues Club in the community. He said he can still feel each grand final loss from the '80s era with the heartbreak he felt as he watched on. Before the official opening match in May 1979 against fittingly our proposer into the big league Northern Suburbs, finances were stretched to the limit. Under-17 and reserve grade teams win the grand finals in their debut year. 1968 The club takes on the name that has made it famous across Queensland, Australia and now the globe The Dolphins. There was something about the dyed-in-the-wool, salt of the earth, grassroots connotation that came with being a Dolphins fan.". With reunions being staged for each decade it was a tremendous way for old friends to catch up and talk about the old days. Download Team App now and search for Redcliffe Dolphins Juniors to enjoy our team app on the go. The Redcliffe arts society now utilise it as their Mouse Trap theatre. 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. and it was fitting that he was in the chair for the club?s first two years as a district club. NRL Home Draw Scores Ladder Tipping Champions Dally M "I would've been disappointed if I wasn't involved in that piece of Redcliffe's history," he said. At the time this moved appeared the one to get us away from the Showgrounds where there were always difficulties in a multi-tenanted situation. One of his favourite personal memories was stealing some limelight after the Brisbane Rugby League '94 grand final when he recited his poem The Mighty Mighty Fins. Trevor Benson started with the club in the '70s as a junior and played 237 first grade games for the Dolphins. The best 17 1. 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. He said there was "no doubt"having a financially secure club influenced the success of the NRL bid. 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 club received 1500 pounds as a transfer fee. 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. 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. "I grew up with that folklore, that fairytale, that romance of the Dolphins that had gone before," he said. With their visual coaching aids and stationary made available they qualified Barry Muir and Brian Winney immediately. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. 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. Indeed the Redcliffe Dolphins are one of the great survivors of Australian rugby league. 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. In 1972, Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day. The Australian Rugby League Commission confirmed on . 1960 Redcliffe is officially accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, with the club known as The Seagulls. 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. Jeremy Marshall-King 10. 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. 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. The 17-team competition sees the NRL become a 26-round competition with every team . When William McInnes mother died, one of the clubs star players, Peter Leis, turned up unannounced. Redcliffe Dolphins 17+ Members Application PLAYER ELITE PTY LTD Free iPhone Screenshots Description The all-new Redcliffe Leagues Club application is here! 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