Central Highlands Rugby League (Queensland)

This page is for the competition in Queensland. For the competition formerly run in Victoria, see Central Highlands Rugby League (Victoria)

Central Highlands Rugby League

Sport	Rugby league
Instituted	1920s
Number of teams	8
Country	Australia
Most titles	Clermont Bears (7 titles)
Website	www.qrl.com.au Central Highlands Rugby League

The Central Highlands Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in the Central Queensland region in Australia. The competition features nine clubs who compete for the premiership across both men's and women's grades. ^{[1] [2]}

Clubs

The Central Highlands Rugby League features nine clubs. ^[1]

Central Highlands Rugby League
Colours	Club	Established	Home ground(s)	No. of A-Grade Premierships	A-Grade Premiership Years
	Blackwater Crushers		Hinricks Oval, Blackwater	5	1983, 1989, 1999, 2005, 2018
	Bluff Rabbitohs	1954	Macca's Oval, Bluff	2	2015, 2021
	Clermont Bears		Sportsground, Clermont	7	1993, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2022, 2024
	Dysart Bulls		Hickey Oval, Dysart	2	1984, 2019
	Emerald Brothers	1993	McIndoe Park, Emerald	4	1996, 1998, 2001, 2004
	Emerald Tigers	1968	McIndoe Park, Emerald	6	1985, 1986, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2016
	Middlemount Panthers		Norm Blanche Oval, Middlemount	4	1994, 2000, 2010, 2017
	Peak Downs Pirates		Langerak Park / Bridgeman Park, Peak Downs	3	2009, 2011, 2012
	Springsure Mountain Men		Bauhinia Park, Springsure	0	Nil

Former Teams

Notable Defunct Clubs:Bunyip (1997); Capella Roadrunners (2006); Gemfields Giants (2009 - Premiership 1997); Tieri (Premiership - 1995). Alpha Brumbies moved to Central West Rugby League in 2004. Emerald Brothers formerly known as Emerald Seagulls (Premiers 1996) and Emerald Cowboys (Premiers 1998 & 2001).

Recent Premiers

Men's

A Grade Premiers Central Highlands Senior RL
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Jim Gallagher Medal (B&F)
2024	Clermont Bears	18 – 16	Bluff Rabbitohs
2023	Clermont Bears	42 – 14	Dysart Bulls
2022 [3]	Clermont Bears	34 – 28	Dysart Bulls
2021	Bluff Rabbitohs	40 – 18	Clermont Bears
2020	No competition
2019	Dysart Bulls	55 – 12	Bluff Rabbitohs	Chris Conway (Bluff Rabbitohs)
2018	Blackwater Crushers	24 – 16	Bluff Rabbitohs	Brodee Barrett (Clermont Bears)
2017	Middlemount Panthers	34 – 22	Bluff Rabbitiohs	Ray Ebsworth (Springsure Mountain Men)
2016	Emerald Tigers	22 – 14	Middlemount Panthers	Jared Owens (Springsure Mountain Men)
2015	Bluff Rabbitohs	36 – 20	Clermont Bears	Peter McLaughlin (Bluff Rabbitohs)
2014	Clermont Bears	48 – 38	Bluff Rabbitohs	Brad Gorman (Blackwater Crushers)
2013	Clermont Bears		Emerald Tigers	Nick Deaves (Clermont Bears)
2012	Peak Downs Pirates		Clermont Bears	Todd Williams (Emerald Cowboys)
2011	Peak Downs Pirates		Dysart Bulls	Logan Sullivan (Dysart Bulls)
2010	Middlemount Panthers			Ryan Douglas (Emerald Tigers)
2009	Peak Downs Pirates		Middlemount Panthers	Mitch Wyatte (Peak Downs Pirates)
2008	Emerald Tigers		Peak Downs Pirates	Mitch Wyatte (Peak Downs Pirates)
2007	Clermont Bears		Emerald Tigers	Clayton Humphreys (Clermont Bears)
2006	Clermont Bears			Brendon Finger (Clermont Bears)
2005	Blackwater Crushers			Jason Randell (Middlemount Panthers)
2004	Emerald Brothers			Steven Henderson (Middlemount Panthers)
2003	Emerald Tigers		Emerald Cowboys	Travis Ness (Emerald Tigers)
2002	Emerald Tigers		Middlemount Panthers	Kurt Sullivan (Peak Downs Pirates)
2001	Emerald Cowboys			Greg Dann (Middlemount Panthers)
2000	Middlemount Panthers			Fabian Colley (Middlemount Panthers)
1999	Blackwater Crushers			Craig Baguley (Middlemount Panthers)
1998	Emerald Cowboys		Blackwater Crushers	Terry Benson (Dysart Bulls)
1997	Gemfields Giants			Tony Caffrey (Emerald Cowboys)
1996	Emerald Seagulls			Steven Bell (Emerald Seagulls)
1995	Tieri			Jason Jackson (Gemfields Giants)
1994	Middlemount Panthers			Scott Sewell (Emerald Tigers)
1993	Clermont Bears			Phil Jarvis (Peak Downs Pirates)

Women's

Central West Women's Premiers
Year	Premiers	Score	Runners up	Best and Fairest
2024	Emerald Tigers Ladies	60 – 0	Bluff Rabbitohs
2023	Emerald Tigers Ladies	34 – 0	Blackwater Crushettes
2022	Blackwater Crushettes	38 – 0	Bluff Rabbitohs
2021	No competition
2020	No competition
2019	Blackwater Crushettes	26 – 12	Emerald Brothers Cowgirls
2018	Blackwater Crushettes	22 – 16	Emerald Cowgirls
2017	Clermont Bears Ladies		Blackwater Crushettes	Miranda Davidson (Blackwater Crushers)
2016	Emerald Tigers Ladies		Clermont Bears Ladies	Kelsie Parter (Emerald Tigers)
2015	Clermont Bears Ladies		Emerald Tigers Ladies	Elle Waters (Clermont Bears)
2014	Emerald Tigers Ladies	10 – 6	Clermont Bears Ladies	Elle Stitt (Clermont Bears)

Central Highlands JRL
Central Highlands Junior Rugby League Blackwater Crushers Bluff Rabbitohs Clermont Bears Dysart Bulls Emerald Brothers Emerald Tigers Gemfields Giants Middlemount Panthers Springsure Mountain Men

See also

• Queensland Rugby League Central Division

References

1. "Association: Central Highlands Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
2. League, Central Highlands Rugby. "Central Highlands Rugby League". Central Highlands Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
3. "Competition: 2022 Emerald Industrial Supplies Men's Premiership Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.