#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. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. No region or town misses out with more than 400 photos, many never seen before, of teams and players from Sarina in the south, Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. "We had 30 of those handed out on the night, 18 for the team and the others for all the convenors.". This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. All times AEDT (GMT +11). It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region. Also, the re-introduction of Bowen to the Foley Shield (Formerly part of Whitsunday) who will combine with Palm Island, who play a 7 team A-Grade Competition. 1959 Mackay 29 defeated Cairns 18 In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . They just blew us off the park. " 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. Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star JavaScript is disabled. "That sort of grounding you would not get anywhere else in Australia. 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. Each selected player received a replica North Queensland jersey with their number and name embroidered on it, along with their achievements. volume (Lockport, N.Y.) 1852-1859, August 28, 1894, Page 1, Image 1, brought to you by New York State Library, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. Fullback: Frank Daisy (Mount Isa) whose record of eight Foley Shield Finals is second to none. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. We care about the protection of your data. Betfred Super League. Laurie Joseph Spina is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who currently works as a commentator. He won the Foley Shield with Tully in 1964. The book tells the story of more than 300 players and officials that had a hand in the 100 year rise and development of the game in the north of Australia. Wellington was a speed-machine that tore the NSW defensive to threads on several occasions and toured New Zealand with the 1965 Australian team. 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. His record would have been more impressive had he not played a season in the Burdekin in 1977 and was missing for some reason in 1983. Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. 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. Lockport daily journal. He was a great footballer. 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. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Miles said statues to the brothers would be "a fitting honour", before giving tough as teak lock-forward Vern the ultimate accolade. Eleven country sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland for the championships. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. " 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. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. "I did it, but not to the degree he did it. The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. Five-eight and halfback: The combination of Bobby Banks (Charters Towers, Ayr, Cairns and Tully) and Paul Laffin (Mount Isa) would be sensational. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. "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. You knew you were in trouble if you got the stare. They were our idols growing up. He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. 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 It's a no brainer! 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. A public art campaign in Palermo, Sicily, is reminding residents of the city's grim Mafia years, and is encouraging them to resist creeping organized crime influence. "Before the final, a reporter rang me up and he said he had a question he wanted to ask me," Scott grinned. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. I tried not to look at him. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. He is a wonderful man," Scott said. Maroons legends have hailed the famous and feared Daisy brothers for preparing them for State of Origin football and called for statues to be erected in their honour. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. Frank played for North Queensland for more than 10 seasons which puts him right up there with the greats of the game in the north. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. I'm starting to see Foley Shield stories and will try to put all I can find in here (, Forwards Kerrod Toby, left, and James Bryant are the remaining, READY TO ROLL: Mount Isa/Mid West representatives, Back in the limelight: Cairns Steve Singleton is among. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. "They were the kings of the Foley Shield. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. Represented by their widows at the night were Tom Tassell who died this year, and George Herwig. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. NSWRL U19 SG Ball Cup. Mr Moran said the following day there was another event for all players who played in the Foley Shield competition for Mount Isa between 1966 and 1993. They are the original cowboys, and to this day they still wear the black, felt cowboy hats," Miles said. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. This was a time when North Queensland defeated South Queensland on a regular basis and touring international teams found no easy games in the northern part of Australia. ''When asked if they would have liked to represent an Indigenous All-Stars side in their playing days, they both responded, ''Oh yes, mate!''. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. "We had a presentation of shirts which were a replica of the 1969 jerseys they wore. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union. 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". He never left the north and played for Queensland from 1962 until 1966. 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. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event) . The Northern Division of the Queensland Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in North Queensland, specifically in the area from Sarina in the south to Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands in the north and west to Mount Isa as well as into the Gulf Communities. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. It was a very good Townsville side and yet Mount Isa towelled us up. This was revamped, and renamed in honour of Arch Foley, a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team that travelled north to Cairns, and south throughout Central Queensland. Middle row :- Bryon Woodcock, Bruno Cullen, Gavin Shepherd ,Mel Brosnan, Bill Bawden. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". 2022 Draw and Results; Kev Duve attended the dinner but was unable to attend the photo. Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. "They threw me a pair of shorts and they were five sizes too big for me, so I had to take them off and get another pair.". NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. 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. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall in Australia. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. The photo has co-convenor John Moran standing behind the Foley Shield. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. Scott still sees the Daisy brothers around the traps, and he is still in awe of them. Fox Sports Labs ranking of all 17 starting NRL fullbacks includes some surprise results but the numbers dont lie. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. 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. . Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland by locals, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. There were several players who were probably better rugby league players but nobody in Australian Rugby League ever beat Fitzsimmons in the scrums. It is 606 metres (1,970 ft) high with panorama views of the city, its surrounding mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea.In his book Travels in Italy, Goethe described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful promontory in the world.. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). [2] He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century. 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. 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. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative forward, he played club football throughout the state of Queensland during his career. To see more jump on to our Facebook Page CLICK HERE! 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). On Friday September 20 there was an anniversary dinner in Townsville for the 1969 winning team with a dozen of the original 18 players present as well as two widows. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately 140 kilometres (87mi) south of Cairns by road and 210 kilometres (130mi) north of Townsville. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). 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 No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 2014. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Vern and his brother Frank became legendary players for Mount Isa in the Foley Shield competition and for North Queensland in the 1970s and 80s. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. The region extends from the Capricorn Coast west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional Council southern boundary, and south to Gladstone. 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 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. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. In the 2016 census, Ayr had a population of 8,281 people. The region is also known as Capricornia. 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 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. 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. Paterson dominated North Queensland rugby league playing for Townsville, Innisfail and Herbert River. In previous years it has also been contested by Ayr, Babinda, Burdekin, Eacham, Herbert River, Innisfail, Mount Isa, Tully and Whitsunday. BUSH footy legends Vern and Frank Daisy would have loved the chance to play for an Indigenous All-Stars team. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. More than the Foley Shield tells all. (RARL). Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. 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. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). Subscribed to personalized events updates! Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. The Foley Shield final was like the Sydney grand final. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. He was coming from behind me. (RARL) 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 E.g. Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. The Queensland Country Championships, also known as the Graincorp Country Championship, is a rugby union competition for teams from regions of Queensland outside of Brisbane. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. Years later I told the Daisy boys the story and they both said 'lucky they didnt run it because we would have given it to you all right., Frank Daisy got Scott a good one on that 1979 day though, which resulted in the headline in the local paper the next day that read 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. 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. Attend, Share & Influence! The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. "The Foley Shield was a big gathering spot for the whole of north Queensland, it was a big talking point in who was going to win it," Daisy said. 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. Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. E.g. 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. Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. 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. It is located about 970 kilometres (603mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. A new mini-doco has captured the staggering work Storm superstar Ryan Papenhuyzen is doing to return to the NRL. 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. The QRL Northern Division honoured nine players from that squad recently when it announced its Team of the Century as a curtain raiser to the 2008 Foley Shield Grand Final at the Townsville Sports Reserve. "Luckily he cut the interview out. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. 1 talking about this. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. Event starts on Saturday, 21 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. 2 talking about this. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Read our Privacy Policy. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". He played for Queensland and captained Queensland Country for several years. Also, the re-introduction of Bowen to the Foley Shield (Formerly part of Whitsunday) who will combine with Palm Island, who play a 7 team A-Grade Competition. "When you looked into them on the football field those eyes would stand out, especially if he was after you. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. It services North Queensland and Far North Queensland, and is the largest TAFE region in Queensland with close to 20 campus locations in sixteen localities, covering an area of 52'000 kilometres. "I thought, 'oh man, I dont want that to be on TV'. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. "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. This was revamped, and renamed in honour of Arch Foley, a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team that travelled north to Cairns, and south throughout Central Queensland. The always dependable Paul Laffin would be the perfect foil for Bobby Banks as he played in five Foley Shield Finals, never losing. It was the last game on the calendar and was played to packed out crowds. Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. [3] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played his club football in various places in New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. TAFE Queensland North was formed on 1 July 2013 by the merger of Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. "Vern was just feared. NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. Off it, Scott could always see them coming from a distance. The surviving players posed for a photo a day later wearing the shirts. "I rung the journo up and I asked him not to play the interview because the Daisy boys could fight and I knew Frank would come after me, with Vern by his side. "Yes we got beat, but I learned so much from that match.". When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. Hooker: Brian Fitzsimmons (Eacham, Innisfail and Cairns) is the hooker and in the days when winning the ball was an art, he was the best in the business. 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. "I still say that Vern and Frank would have been household names in the Sydney comp. Subscribed to personalized events updates! Rleague.com World of Rugby League Queensland website, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1982 (Drawn with Herbert River), 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, Mount Isa, Mount Isa/Mid West, Northern Outback, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1952, 1965, 1980, 1982 (Drawn with Townsville), 1952: Herbert River 15 defeated Babinda 4, 1960: Innisfail 12 defeated Herbert River 9, 1967: Townsville 16 defeated Innisfail 15, 1973: Whitsunday 19 defeated Innisfail 16, 1980: Herbert River 18 defeated Burdekin 13, 1982: Townsville 25 drew with Herbert River 25 (both teams were declared joint winners after the scores were tied after extra time), 1983: Mount Isa 22 defeated Townsville 10, 1989: Innisfail-Eacham 40 defeated Mackay 12, 1990: Innisfail-Eacham 28 defeated Cairns 14, 2009: Innisfail-Eacham 32 defeated Cape-Torres 22, 2010: Townsville 48 defeated Mount Isa-Mid West 12, 2011: Mackay 30 defeated Townsville City 14.
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