Queensland Rugby League Northern Division

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Northern Division
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Rugby football current event.svg Foley Shield
Sport Rugby league
Instituted1909
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Queensland
Related competition Central Division
South-East Division

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. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. Mid West and Mount Isa play in the Toyota Outback Carnival.

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Team of the Century

In 2008, the centennial year of rugby league football in Australia, the Northern Division named its team of the century: [1]

Cairns District Rugby League

Senior Clubs

The C.D.R.L (the Marlins) is the governing body for the Cairns eleven club senior competition, which has three grades: A-grade, reserves and colts (under 18's). [2] All finals matches are played at Barlow Park. Cairns is represented in the Queensland Cup and Mal Meninga Cup (Under 18's) state leagues by the Northern Pride. The competition was renamed the Far North Queensland Rugby League in 2020.

Cairns District Rugby League
ColoursClubEstablishedHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Atherton RoostersMungalli Creek Dairy Stadium
Brothers Colours.svg Cairns BrothersStan Williams Park2022
Canberra colours.svg Innisfail BrothersCallendar Park
Melbourne colours.svg Edmonton StormPetersen Park
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Ivanhoes KnightsSmithfield Sporting Complex
Parramatta colours.svg Cairns KangaroosVico Oval
Australian colours.svg Mareeba GladiatorsDavies Park
Cronulla colours.svg Mossman Port Douglas SharksCoronation Park
Brisbane colours.svg Southern Suburbs CockatoosAlley Park
Wests Tigers colours.svg Tully TigersTully Showground
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Yarrabah SeahawksJilara Oval

Juniors

The Cairns District Junior Rugby League (the Crocodiles) runs a twelve club junior competitions with grades ranging from under 6's to under 16's. [3] Cairns' juniors compete in the Cyril Connell Cup state league as the Northern Pride.

Cairns District JRL
  • Babinda Colts
  • Cairns Brothers
  • Cairns Kangaroos
  • Central Scorpions
  • Edmonton Storm
  • Innisfail Brothers
  • Innisfail Cowboys
  • Ivanhoes Knights
  • Redlynch Razorbacks
  • Mossman Sharks
  • Southern Suburbs
  • Yarrabah Seahawks

Eacham Junior Rugby League

Eacham Junior Rugby League is the governing body for seven club junior rugby league on the Atherton Tablelands. [4] 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. As of 2021 the Only remaining teams in the Eacham Junior League are, Ravenshoe, Herberton, Malanda and Atherton. With Cooktown in their own competition, Kuranda being defunct and Mareeba going back into the Cairns District Junior League.

Eacham JRL Clubs
  • Atherton
  • Herberton
  • Malanda
  • Ravenshoe

Innisfail Junior Rugby League

Former 4 team competition based around Innisfail now part of the CDJRL.

Mackay & District Rugby League

Senior clubs

The Mackay & District Rugby League (the Sea Eagles) runs an eight club senior competition of three grades, A-Grade, reserve grade and colts (under 18's) and selects representative sides also represented in the Queensland Cup and Mal Meninga Cup (Under 18's) state leagues by the Mackay Cutters.

Mackay & District Rugby League
ColoursClubCityHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

Brothers Colours.svg Brothers Mackay Mackay Leprechaun Park
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Carltons Mackay Mackay JRL Grounds
Western Suburbs colours.svg Magpies Mackay Sologinkin Oval
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Moranbah Miners Moranbah Darryl Bourke Oval
Brisbane colours.svg Sarina Crocodiles Sarina Ray Edwards Oval
Cronulla colours.svg Souths Mackay Shark Park
Wests Tigers colours.svg Wests Tigers Mackay Tiger Park
Ireland colours.svg Whitsundays Brahmans Proserpine Les Stagg Oval

Junior Clubs

The Mackay Junior Rugby League (the Junior Sea Eagles) runs a nine club juniors competitions with grades ranging from under 6's to under 16's. [5] Mackay's juniors competed in the Cyril Connell Cup state league as the Mackay Cutters.

Mackay District JRL
  • Brothers Bulldogs JRLFC
  • Moranbah Miners JRLFC
  • North Mackay Magpies JRLFC
  • Northern Suburbs JRLFC
  • Proserpine Brahmans JRLFC
  • Sarina JRLFC
  • Southern Suburbs JRLFC
  • Walkerston Wanderers JRLFC
  • Western Districts JRLFC

Townsville District Rugby League

Senior Clubs

The Townsville District Rugby League runs an Eight club senior competition of three grades: A-Grade, reserve grade, under 19's and colts (under 18's) and selects representative teams to compete in the yearly Foley Shield and Mal Meninga Cup (Under 18's) state league as the Townsville Stingers/Townsville Blackhawks. [6]

Townsville & District Rugby League
ClubCityHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Bowen Seagulls (Reserves Only) Bowen Denison Park
Brothers Colours.svg Townsville Brothers Leprechauns Townsville Jack Manski Oval
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Burdekin Roosters Ayr Rugby Park
Wests Tigers colours.svg Centrals ASA Tigers Townsville Townsville Sports Reserve
Brisbane colours.svg Charters Towers Miners Charters Towers Bill Lewis Oval
South Queensland colours.svg Herbert River Crushers Herbert River Artie Gofton Oval
Norths Devils colours.svg North Townsille Devils Townsville Peggy Banfield Park
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg South Townsille Bulls Townsville Ross River Sports Ground
Haven colours.svg Western Lions Townsville Townsville Sports Reserve

Junior Clubs

The logo of the Townsville Junior Rugby League Townsville jnr logo.jpg
The logo of the Townsville Junior Rugby League

The Townsville District Junior Rugby League (the Kangaroos) runs a ten club juniors competitions with grades ranging from under 6's to under 16's. [7] Townsville's juniors competed in the Cyril Connell Cup state league formerly as the Townsville Stingers, but now go by Mendi Townsville & Districts Blackhawks.


The TDJRL clubs are shown below.

Townsville District JRL clubs
  • Abergowrie
  • Bowen
  • Burdekin
  • Centrals A.S.A
  • Charters Towers
  • Herbert River
  • North Thuringowa Devils
  • Townsville Brothers
  • United Suburbs
  • Upper Ross
  • Western Lions

Mid West Rugby League

Mid West Rugby League
ColoursClubEstablishedHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

Australian colours.svg Cloncurry Eagles Cloncurry Sports Ground
St. George colours.svg Doomadgee Dragons Doomadgee Sports Ground
Sheffeagles colours.svg Hughenden Eagles Hughenden Sports Ground
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Julia Creek Saints Julia Creek Sports Ground
Canterbury colours.svg Normanton Stingers Normanton Sports Ground
Manly Sea Eagles colours.svg Richmond Tigers Richmond Sports Ground
Mid West JRL clubs
  • Cloncurry
  • Hughenden
  • Julia Creek
  • Richmond
  • Normanton (juniors in recess)

Mount Isa Rugby League

Mount Isa Rugby League
ColoursClubEstablishedHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

A Grade
Brothers Colours.svg Mount Isa Brothers Alec Inch Oval
Haven colours.svg Mount Isa TowniesAlec Inch Oval
Eastern Suburbs colours.svg Mount Isa WanderersAlec Inch Oval
Women's
Western Suburbs colours.svg Black Star Diehards Mt IsaAlec Inch Oval
Australian colours.svg Cloncurry Eagles Cloncurry
Queensland colours.svg Wranglers RLFC Mount IsaAlec Inch Oval

Remote Areas Rugby League

Remote Areas Rugby League
ColoursClubEstablishedHome ground(s)No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

Western Suburbs colours.svg Aurukun Kang Kang
St. George colours.svg Central Cape Suns
Wynnum-Manly Colours.svg Cooktown Crocs
Penrith Panthers square flag icon with 2020 colours.svg Hope Vale Cockatoos
South Queensland colours.svg Lockhart River Scorpions
Wests Tigers colours.svg Mulga Tigers
Canterbury colours.svg Napranum Bulldogs
Western Suburbs colours.svg Old Mapoon
Western Suburbs colours.svg Pormpuraaw Crocs
Canberra colours.svg Weipa Raiders
Western Suburbs colours.svg Wujal Wujal Yindili
Canterbury colours.svg Zenadth Kes RLFC

Major Venues

See also

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