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. "Yes we got beat, but I learned so much from that match.". NSWRL Sydney Shield. It was the end of the world for you. He is also hoping to catch up with old Mt Isa teammate and former Broncos CEO Bruno Cullen who is responsible for an old shoulder injury that still gives him a little trouble. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Miles, while playing for Townsville, recalled the day Vern used him as a "rotary hoe" in the Foley Shield final of 1979, the same afternoon Scott, playing fullback, lost his pants in a tackle by a fired up opposite number Frank Daisy. . Fullback: Frank Daisy (Mount Isa) whose record of eight Foley Shield Finals is second to none. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. You'll gain access to the full features of the site and you can jump in with your comments whenever you want. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". They were our idols growing up. The full 1969 team was: Bruce Phillips (wing), Bruno Cullen (fullback), Mick Bakhash (wing), Gavin Shepherd (centre), George Herwig (centre), Bob Wilson (five-eighth, captain), Ken Mucken (halfback), Mel Brosnan (lock), Bill Bawden (second row), Bryan Woodcock (second row), Terry Hammond (front row), Les Smith (hooker), Tom Tassell (front row), Kev Weinert (reserve), Tiger Slater (reserve), Stan Suchowiecki (reserve), Col Wilson (reserve), Kev Duve (reserve). Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. Banks was possibly the greatest five-eight that played in Queensland until Wally Lewis arrived on the scene and played 13 tests for Australia plus numerous World Cup games that were not regarded as tests for some reason. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. Miles and Scott watching Wynnum Manly in action at Kougari Oval. Butterfield held the record for most test caps . 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 Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 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). 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. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1980, representing the district of Mourilyan. "The siren had gone and all he had to do was ankle tap me and I would have fallen on the deck. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative forward, he played club football throughout the state of Queensland during his career. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. "I went over to get them and could see they were ripped to shreds so I hung my head and went over to the sideline all embarrassed because the crowd was giving it to me. 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. "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. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". 2022 Draw and Results; #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. BUSH footy legends Vern and Frank Daisy would have loved the chance to play for an Indigenous All-Stars team. Cultural and official perceptions and definitions of the various regions differ somewhat depending on the government agency or popular group by which they are being applied. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. there was an anniversary dinner in Townsville, Ballara mining complex 'extraordinary' says Queensland Heritage Council, Life of Cloncurry icon Jan Schneekloth celebrated, Birthday wishes for Mount Isa as city celebrates centenary, Bank closures hurt communities, Westpac admits to probe, Government seeks public stamp on Australia Post changes, Have your say - Jim Adlington won't be forgotten, Terms and Conditions - Digital Subscription, Terms and Conditions - Newspaper Subscription. Not many people would recognise the name Harold Roberts but he was a magnificent winger in the Mackay teams that dominated North Queensland football from 1934 until 1937. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). 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. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. 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. The book is not only about the games it captures the great players like Ola Olsen from Charters Towers, who played six games for Queensland in 1908 through to our current North Queensland super-star Johnathan Thurston. 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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". 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. 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. The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. 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. 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. "They could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Jim Paterson is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. There were several players who were probably better rugby league players but nobody in Australian Rugby League ever beat Fitzsimmons in the scrums. Rleague.com World of Rugby League Queensland website, List of rugby league clubs in Queensland by competition, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foley_Shield&oldid=983958431, Recurring sporting events established in 1948, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 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, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 08:36. A History of Townsville Brothers Rugby League Football Club. Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. From Melbourne to North Queensland, I worked with some wonderful Rugby League people under these circumstances including Wayne Pearce, Gorden Tallis, Scott Sattler and Gary Freeman, effectively in. "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. Miguel was the finest winger in North Queensland for most of the 1960s which coincided with a period that North Queensland dominated the rest of Queensland on the playing field. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. They just blew us off the park. The family of a former Mount Isa footy champion who died recently has raised a funding campaign to bring him back to country. 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. NSWRL U19 Tarsha Gale Cup. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. 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I was running away from him. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. "We had a presentation of shirts which were a replica of the 1969 jerseys they wore. Surprise new details have emerged about the Broncos decision to enter the scrap for former $1 million-man David Fifita. 2 talking about this. The region is also known as Capricornia. "Frank was the North Queensland fullback in 1979 and I was the Queensland fullback. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. The Foley Shield was named in his honour. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. 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 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. Yeah, YOU! 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. Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. I sat there listening to the coach with a wet sponge on my face trying to soothe the pain. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. 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. Subscribed to personalized events updates! The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall 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. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Subscribed to personalized events updates! When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. 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. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. Dinner co-convenor and former Foley Shield radio commentator John Moran said three others were in nursing homes and one could not make the night, which was sponsored by Queensland Country Credit Union. NRL Telstra Premiership. Self storage units servicing Townsville area 399 Woolcock Street, Townsville, QLD, Australia 4814 Vern, 65, and Frank, 62, have made the trek to the big smoke to see their first Rugby League All-Stars match in the flesh and they could not be more excited about tonight's clash at Suncorp Stadium. (RARL), Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. Each selected player received a replica North Queensland jersey with their number and name embroidered on it, along with their achievements. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. On the field he was a cruel, cruel man.". Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. 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Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. 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It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. A rugged and dependable half-back he played for North Queensland and Queensland Country. "To tell you the truth mate, this is going to mean a lot,'' Vern said. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. "He didnt have to do it to me but Vern being Vern he did. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. In the late 1970s and 1980s they won five out of seven Foley Shield finals in Townsville, and the Daisy boys were the main men.". It is one of Australia's main coal exporting regions. "They were just revered, a legendary family. READ ALSO: Ballara mining complex 'extraordinary' says Queensland Heritage Council, While you are here subscribe to our weekly email to your inbox at 6am every Friday. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. "That sort of grounding you would not get anywhere else in Australia. 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. (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 It is located about 970 kilometres (603mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. 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. Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. The line though the centre of Rockhampton runs down the middle of Denison Street. NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. 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. Mid West and Mount Isa play in the Toyota Outback Carnival. The surviving players posed for a photo a day later wearing the shirts. In previous years it has also been contested by Ayr, Babinda, Burdekin, Eacham, Herbert River, Innisfail, Mount Isa, Tully and Whitsunday. His best year for representative football was 1968 when he represented Queensland against New South Wales from the North. 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. Scott can spin a yarn with the best of them but Miles was also not keen to ever look into Vern's eyes. 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. It was a very good Townsville side and yet Mount Isa towelled us up. Anybody who played against the Mt Isa brothers in the 1970s and 1980s would be glad the concept is only in its fourth year. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. It's a no brainer! In tomorrows The North West Star, Price will nominate his best players from the period 1968-1995 which preceded the Cowboys. 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. Betfred Championship. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. Derek Barry It is on the east coast of Far North Queensland. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. 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. It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region. The history of the North Queensland Cowboys goes back to 1995 when they were admitted to the Australian Rugby League Premiership. After the Queensland trials in 1947, a Brisbane paper was scathing of his omission from the Queensland team referring to him simply as, Mighty, Magnificent McHardie. On the park, the Daisy brothers were magic. "On the field Vern was a great ball player, could read play and see plays in advance. "I call him the black version of Wally Lewis because he could read the play before it happened and put players through gaps.". The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event), International Women's Day Celebrations In Australia, Holi Celebration @ Seven Hills Hotels, Puri. The always dependable Paul Laffin would be the perfect foil for Bobby Banks as he played in five Foley Shield Finals, never losing. He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. 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. You knew you were in trouble if you got the stare. Vern just had eyes that would kill you," Miles said. The book written in chronological order tells about the great North Queensland team that supplied nine Queensland players in 1915 and also tells about the success of the North Queensland Cowboys, Mackay Cutters and Northern Pride. The Normanton Bowls Club is a friendly, relaxed, family orientated club. 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 following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity. "It was right on half-time and back in the day, the half-way mark, where you kick off, was just used and used and never grassed, Miles recalled. 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. Represented by their widows at the night were Tom Tassell who died this year, and George Herwig. 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. 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. Brian Beven (Townsville, Ayr, Queensland 1968): A Townsville Estates player who also played in the Burdekin and represented North Queensland many times. He wasnt a thug and he would have made it down here in the big time and absolutely killed it.". I tried not to look at him. [2] He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century. 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. Scott went away from that interview and back to his motel thinking about what he had just said, and held his head in anguish. Read our Privacy Policy. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. On the interstate front, Banks played an amazing 33 games for Queensland between 1952 and 1962. Vern and Frank were every bit as big as Prince, Johnathan Thurston or Greg Inglis up in the far north in the prime of their football careers. 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