"It is not often that you see a black man with green eyes, Scott said. " 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. "We had 120 players for a big day at Brothers Rugby League club in Townsville," he said. 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. 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. Attend, Share & Influence! The 65-year-old is considered one of the all-time greats of rugby league in this district, and is glad Mount Isa will return to the Foley Shield tournament in 2009. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. He feels that the period after World War II up to the introduction of the North Queensland Cowboys in 1995 was the most colourful era of rugby league in the north and the champions who stayed rather than go south chasing fame and fortune were his heroes. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. We care about the protection of your data. 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. The book written in chronological order tells about the great North Queensland team that supplied nine Queensland players in 1915 and also tells about . "I call him the black version of Wally Lewis because he could read the play before it happened and put players through gaps.". Miles and Scott watching Wynnum Manly in action at Kougari Oval. Centres: Alan Gil (Cairns) and Garry Wellington (Ayr) were both internationals that basically never left North Queensland. NSWRL U19 SG Ball Cup. The Foley Shield was named in his honour. 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. It is located about 970 kilometres (603mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). The family of a former Mount Isa footy champion who died recently has raised a funding campaign to bring him back to country. Athletics Club that meets every Wednesday in Normanton, @ the cricket oval, and Karumba @ the. "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.". Foley Shield Player Townsville (89,90) Represented Brisbane South's Reserve Grade final (85) and 1st Grade (86,87), North Queensland Marlins (88,89,90) Qld Country (90) Carcassonne in France (85/86) Played against Touring sides England, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Brisbane and NSW country. 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. The mountain is home to the Santuario di Santa Rosalia . It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. "I did it, but not to the degree he did it. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Anniversary Dinner - 1969 Team . 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. In tomorrows The North West Star, Price will nominate his best players from the period 1968-1995 which preceded the Cowboys. The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. Two men in hats. In the 2016 census, Ayr had a population of 8,281 people. The region is also known as Capricornia. In the 2016 census, Tully had a population of 2,390 people. Gil and Wellington played together in the great North Queensland teams of the mid 1960s that dominated Queensland rugby league. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. (RARL). The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. Casualty Ward: Major injury blow for Fermor, New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023. " 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. 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. Bush football legend Vern Daisy helped guide Mt Isa to seven Foley Shields in the seventies and eighties, and it is hoped the town will also eventually rejoin the concept. It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union. I tried not to look at him. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". Off it, Scott could always see them coming from a distance. 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. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. "That sort of grounding you would not get anywhere else in Australia. Event starts on Saturday, 21 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. Kev Duve attended the dinner but was unable to attend the photo. 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. 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. 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. 1 talking about this. 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. "Luckily he cut the interview out. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 2014. 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. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. Miles said statues to the brothers would be "a fitting honour", before giving tough as teak lock-forward Vern the ultimate accolade. The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. The Normanton Bowls Club is a friendly, relaxed, family orientated club. They were brutal.. 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. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. They are the original cowboys, and to this day they still wear the black, felt cowboy hats," Miles 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. 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). Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. Along the way, the 1680km railway passes through the numerous towns and cities of eastern Queensland including Nambour, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. A History of Townsville Brothers Rugby League Football Club. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative forward, he played club football throughout the state of Queensland during his career. Queensland Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. I sat there listening to the coach with a wet sponge on my face trying to soothe the pain. Nah. "Vern was just feared. "He would look straight through you. 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 was in awe of both brothers, but Vern gave him nightmares. 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. 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 North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. He won the Foley Shield with Tully in 1964. 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. "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. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star In previous years it has also been contested by Ayr, Babinda, Burdekin, Eacham, Herbert River, Innisfail, Mount Isa, Tully and Whitsunday. You must log in or register to reply here. . They were our idols growing up. NRL Telstra Premiership. 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. "Before the final, a reporter rang me up and he said he had a question he wanted to ask me," Scott grinned. 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. The surviving players posed for a photo a day later wearing the shirts. "I thought, 'oh man, I dont want that to be on TV'. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. He was coming from behind me. Crema was a great forward who emerged in the days of North Queenslands dominance in the 1960s, playing continually for the north from 1961-1968. 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. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . E.g. On the field he was a cruel, cruel man.". Second row: Jimmy Paterson (Townsville) and Angelo Crema (Tully), both members of the North Queensland Team of the Century are my pairing with Paterson simply outstanding as he ran onto the field playing 24 games for Queensland and eight tests for Australia. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 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. "I still say that Vern and Frank would have been household names in the Sydney comp. "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. The infamous photo that accompanied the headline 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. Read our Privacy Policy. To see more jump on to our Facebook Page CLICK HERE! 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 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. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. Derek Barry 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. TAFE Queensland North was formed on 1 July 2013 by the merger of Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE. The players below are his home-grown heroes. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. "I was invited up to the Indigenous carnival the year before last and me and Vern were the ambassadors. 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. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 173,815 as of the 2016 Australian census. 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. 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. Scott still sees the Daisy brothers around the traps, and he is still in awe of them. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. Fullback: Frank Daisy (Mount Isa) whose record of eight Foley Shield Finals is second to none. 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. He retired with the record for most games for North Queensland, having captained the side to victories over Great Britain and France. "They could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. 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 He never left the north and played for Queensland from 1962 until 1966. The Mackay squad is: 1 Daniel Flynn, 2 Harley Bickey, 3 Dean Tass, 4 Mick Comerford, 5 Kahn Ahwang, 6 Matt Griffin, 7 Justin McKay, 8 Peter Penaia, 9 Luke Srama, 10 Dylan Patterson, 11 Dane Vogel, 12 James Bryant, 13 Regan Hyde, 14 Ross Sammut, 15 Jamie McIvor, 16 Grant Moore, 17 Quentin Mitchell, 18 Adam Walker, 19 Sam Gardel, 20 Daniel The surviving members of Mount Isa's first ever victorious Foley Shield side have come together for a weekend of celebrations in the 50th anniversary of that win. 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. He scored three tries in five minutes in the 1937 Carlton Shield final to win the game and played for Queensland from 1934 until 1936. 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. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. The Port of Townsville is also being expanded to allow much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ships to visit. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. Lock: Norm McHardie (Ayr, Babinda, Cairns, Mount Isa, Innisfail, Cloncurry, Mount Morgan) was possibly the greatest player who wore a North Queensland jersey that never played for Australia. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, 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. "That is not a myth. 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. 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. The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. The win started a period of Mount Isa dominance with nine shields in the next 20 years (1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988). Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 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. "They were happy to play for Mount Isa. (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 "They were just revered, a legendary family. NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. 7 . 2022 Draw and Results; Those experiences toughened me and Scotty up to make the next step down here. 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. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. It is on the east coast of Far North Queensland. ''When asked if they would have liked to represent an Indigenous All-Stars side in their playing days, they both responded, ''Oh yes, mate!''. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. "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. "He didnt have to do it to me but Vern being Vern he did. 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. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. It was a very good Townsville side and yet Mount Isa towelled us up. Eleven country sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland for the championships. 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. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event), International Women's Day Celebrations In Australia, Holi Celebration @ Seven Hills Hotels, Puri. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. Heyday: the Cairns Foley Shield winners of 1955. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. He wasnt a thug and he would have made it down here in the big time and absolutely killed it.". It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately 140 kilometres (87mi) south of Cairns by road and 210 kilometres (130mi) north of Townsville. 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