Cairns District Rugby League

Last updated
Far North Queensland Rugby League
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1918
Number of teams8
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Premiers Brothers Colours.svg Cairns Brothers (2022)
Website www.qrl.com.au

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. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. The competition changed its name to Far North Queensland Rugby League in 2023.

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Representative teams

Selected players from the Cairns District Rugby League, represented Cairns in representative sides called Cairns Marlins (senior team), and Cairns Crocs (junior team). The Marlins compete in the Foley Shield while the Northern Pride represents Cairns in the competitions the Queensland Cup, the Cyril Connell Cup and the Mal Meninga Cup .

Senior Clubs

Cairns District Rugby League

The Cairns senior competition features eleven clubs in three grades: A-grade, reserves and colts (under 18's). All finals matches are played at Barlow Park.

Club Name & ColoursClub NicknameFoundedHomegroundCity/Town/sSuburb/s
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg AthertonRoosters1918Atherton Showgrounds Atherton
Brothers Colours.svg Cairns BrothersLeprechauns1926Stan Williams Park Cairns Manunda
Parramatta colours.svg CairnsKangaroos1931Vico Oval Cairns Mooroobool
Canberra colours.svg Innisfail BrothersLeprechaunsCallendar Park Innisfail
Melbourne colours.svg EdmontonStorm2006Petersen Park Cairns Edmonton
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg IvanhoesKnights1923Smithfield Sporting Complex Cairns Smithfield
Cronulla colours.svg Mossman Port DouglasSharksMossman Showgrounds Mossman & Port Douglas
Brisbane colours.svg Southern SuburbsCockatoosAlley Park Cairns Gordonvale
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg YarrabahSeahawks2000Jilara Oval Yarrabah
Australian colours.svg MareebaGladiatorsDavies Park Mareeba
Wests Tigers colours.svg TullyTigersTully Showgrounds Tully

Recent Grand Finals

Cairns & District Rugby League Grand Finals
YearPremiersScoreRunners-upVenue
2017 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Yarrabah31 – 22 Canberra colours.svg Innisfail Brothers Barlow Park
2018 Cronulla colours.svg Mossman Port Douglas36 – 12 Wests Tigers colours.svg Tully Barlow Park
2019 Cronulla colours.svg Mossman Port Douglas30 – 24 Canberra colours.svg Innisfail Brothers Barlow Park
2020Season Cancelled due to COVID-19N/A
2021 Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Yarrabah20 – 16 Canberra colours.svg Innisfail Brothers Barlow Park
2022 Brothers Colours.svg Cairns Brothers26 – 24 Cronulla colours.svg Mossman Port Douglas Barlow Park
2023 Brothers Colours.svg Cairns Brothers24 – 22 Canberra colours.svg Innisfail Brothers Barlow Park
2024 Brothers Colours.svg Cairns Brothers18 – 14 Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoes Barlow Park

Source: [1]

Cairns Juniors

Cairns District Junior Rugby League

The Cairns junior competition features twelve clubs in eleven grades, from under 6's to under 16's.

Club ColoursClub NameClub NicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburb
South Sydney colours.svg BabindaColtsBill Wakeham Park Babinda
Brothers Colours.svg Brothers (Cairns)LeprechaunsStan Williams ParkManunda
Canberra colours.svg Brothers (Innisfail)LeprechaunsCallendar ParkInnisfail
Parramatta colours.svg CairnsKangaroosVico OvalMooroobool
Balmain colours.svg CentralScorpionsJones Park Westcourt
Melbourne colours.svg EdmontonStormPetersen ParkEdmonton
North Queensland colours.svg InnisfailCowboysGoondi Combined Sports ComplexInnisfail
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg IvanhoesKnightsSmithfield Sporting ComplexSmithfield
Wests Panthers Colours.svg RedlynchRazorbacksSt Andrews Catholic College Redlynch
Cronulla colours.svg MossmanSharksMossman ShowgroundsMossman
Glebe colours.svg Southern SuburbsCockatoosAlley ParkGordonvale
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg YarrabahSeahawksJilara OvalYarrabah

Eacham Junior Rugby League

Eacham Junior Rugby League is the governing body for seven club junior rugby league on the Atherton Tablelands. [2] The home grounds of Eacham Junior Rugby League are the Atherton Junior Rugby League grounds. The name of the Eacham Junior Rugby League comes from a senior competition dating back to the early twentieth which comprised senior clubs from Mareeba, Atherton, Malanda and Millaa Millaa.

Club ColoursClub NameClub NicknameFoundedHomegroundSuburb
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg AthertonRoostersAtherton JRL Grounds
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Cooktown & Districts
Western Suburbs colours.svg HerbertonMagpies
Townsville Blackhawks colours.png Kuranda & Districts
Canterbury colours.svg MalandaEelsMalanda Showgrounds
Australian colours.svg MareebaGladiatorsDavies Park
Wests Tigers colours.svg RavenshoeTigers

Innisfail Junior Rugby League

Former 4 team competition based around Innisfail now part of the CDJRL It consisted of:
Brothers Colours.svg Innisfail Brothers Leprechauns,
North Queensland colours.svg Innisfail Cowboys,
South Sydney colours.svg Babinda Colts,
Wests Tigers colours.svg Tully Tigers.

Notable players

Cairns Brothers

Atherton Roosters

Dallas Johnson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Johnson

Cairns Kangaroos

Innisfail Leprechauns

Innisfail Souths

Ivanhoes Knights

Southern Suburbs

Edmonton Storm

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Association: FNQ Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2235-0-162366-0&a=CLUBS [ dead link ]


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