The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. (RARL). 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. 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. Scott still sees the Daisy brothers around the traps, and he is still in awe of them. North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. {"title":"Australian history","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47027584 BCX0\"\u003eExplore the history of our island continent with books fro . "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". Queensland Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. 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. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. "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. "It'll hopefully install some pride back into the players. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. He played for Queensland and captained Queensland Country for several years. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). The region is also known as Capricornia. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". Hooker: Brian Fitzsimmons (Eacham, Innisfail and Cairns) is the hooker and in the days when winning the ball was an art, he was the best in the business. The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. 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. The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. His best year for representative football was 1968 when he represented Queensland against New South Wales from the North. Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. (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 could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. The line though the centre of Rockhampton runs down the middle of Denison Street. NRL Telstra Premiership. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones Miles reinforced his old Wynnum Manly and Broncos teammate's assessment. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Heyday: the Cairns Foley Shield winners of 1955. 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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You must log in or register to reply here. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . 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. The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. 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. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. The always dependable Paul Laffin would be the perfect foil for Bobby Banks as he played in five Foley Shield Finals, never losing. "We had 30 of those handed out on the night, 18 for the team and the others for all the convenors.". Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. " 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. "It is not often that you see a black man with green eyes, Scott said. "The siren had gone and all he had to do was ankle tap me and I would have fallen on the deck. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. All times AEDT (GMT +11). He was a great footballer. The stories of the great international teams that toured the North like the 1928, 1936 and 1946 Great Britain sides, the magnificent 1951 and 1955 Frenchmen, who thrilled the crowds in Townsville and Cairns. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. Jim Paterson is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. "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. A new mini-doco has captured the staggering work Storm superstar Ryan Papenhuyzen is doing to return to the NRL. 1959 Mackay 29 defeated Cairns 18 Vern just had eyes that would kill you," Miles said. A public art campaign in Palermo, Sicily, is reminding residents of the city's grim Mafia years, and is encouraging them to resist creeping organized crime influence. ''When asked if they would have liked to represent an Indigenous All-Stars side in their playing days, they both responded, ''Oh yes, mate!''. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. It was the last game on the calendar and was played to packed out crowds. Bush legends Vern and Frank Daisy are among dozens of Indigenous north-west Queensland rugby league players to be recognised in a new book. Ayr is a town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. Woggie Wilson (see here with Sam Backo) was the captain of the Mount Isa side which won the Foley Shield in 1990 but sadly he passed away recently. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. 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. Those experiences toughened me and Scotty up to make the next step down here. "They were just revered, a legendary family. 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. 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. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. He won the Foley Shield with Tully in 1964. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). "We had a presentation of shirts which were a replica of the 1969 jerseys they wore. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 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. It was located on the Atherton Tableland, a plateau forming part of the Great Dividing Range west of the city of Cairns. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star 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. But walking into Suncorp Stadium tonight to watch the Indigenous All-Stars do battle will be something special. 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. 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. E.g. Eleven country sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland for the championships. 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. John Rutherford "Jock" Butterfield was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates chronologically, North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates by section. "On the field Vern was a great ball player, could read play and see plays in advance. Two men in hats. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. There were several players who were probably better rugby league players but nobody in Australian Rugby League ever beat Fitzsimmons in the scrums. The Normanton Bowls Club is a friendly, relaxed, family orientated club. "I give him so much credit for toughening up all of those footballers that left North Queensland, me being one of them, to come down here to Brisbane to play in the big league," Miles said. On Friday September 20 there was an anniversary dinner in Townsville for the 1969 winning team with a dozen of the original 18 players present as well as two widows. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. "They were happy to play for Mount Isa. He was coming from behind me. "They always got around with their big cowboy hats so you could see them coming, which was just as well," Scott grinned. They were telepathic and that particular day of the 1979 Foley Shield final they threw balls over their shoulder and there was someone there to catch it. " 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. A History of Townsville Brothers Rugby League Football Club. I sat there listening to the coach with a wet sponge on my face trying to soothe the pain. Laurie Joseph Spina is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who currently works as a commentator. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. 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. Anybody who played against the Mt Isa brothers in the 1970s and 1980s would be glad the concept is only in its fourth year. Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. "That sort of grounding you would not get anywhere else in Australia. Vern and his brother Frank became legendary players for Mount Isa in the Foley Shield competition and for North Queensland in the 1970s and 80s. The book written in chronological order tells about the great North Queensland team that supplied nine Queensland players in 1915 and also tells about . Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. 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. 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 photo has co-convenor John Moran standing behind the Foley Shield. 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. Hey, you! 2022 Draw and Results; 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. "I ran past Frank and he grabbed my shorts and because they were nylon, he ripped them right off me," Scott said. "I was invited up to the Indigenous carnival the year before last and me and Vern were the ambassadors. "I still say that Vern and Frank would have been household names in the Sydney comp. They were our idols growing up. 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. Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. Clifford played for North Queensland from 1955 until 1965 inclusive, more than any other player. 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. 1 talking about this. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". Read our Privacy Policy. Bert Peterson - Steering Committee 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 Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland by locals, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. He just has these big mother hands. It may not display this or other websites correctly. "I thought, 'oh man, I dont want that to be on TV'. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 173,815 as of the 2016 Australian census. Represented by their widows at the night were Tom Tassell who died this year, and George Herwig. 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.". And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. "That would be bloody good,'' Vern responded.Frank was a fullback while Vern was a barnstorming backrower in his heyday and has already made an impact in Brisbane, having roused on his famous nephew for not visiting his hometown more. NSWRL U19 SG Ball Cup. 7 . The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. They just blew us off the park. Fullback: Frank Daisy (Mount Isa) whose record of eight Foley Shield Finals is second to none. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. "I call him the black version of Wally Lewis because he could read the play before it happened and put players through gaps.". Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Anniversary Dinner - 1969 Team, International Women's Day Celebrations In Australia, 2023 Holi Festival Melbourne CBD Docklands, Healthcare Job Fair Melbourne, Australia, Street Outlaws vs Australia - Sydney Dragway, Healing Yoga [Root your Power] Monte Estoril Studio, The Return of La Palomas Hot Wednesdays Series. 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. "He would flick balls between his legs, over his shoulderyou name it. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League . 2 talking about this. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. He's promised to get back before the end of this year. Marshall Colwell was a great forward that nobody got the better of in the late 1970s into the 1980s. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. 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. During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. NSWRL U19 Tarsha Gale Cup. "For their contribution to rugby league, I would like to see the Daisy brothers have statues erected outside the new Townsville stadium in their honour," Scott said. 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. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. "Luckily he cut the interview out. He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. Betfred Super League. 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 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. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. "When you looked into them on the football field those eyes would stand out, especially if he was after you. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. 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. They both played into their 50s and such was their contribution to the code in the region, the Vern and Frank Daisy Cup competition for indigenous footballers was established in 2006. Miles said statues to the brothers would be "a fitting honour", before giving tough as teak lock-forward Vern the ultimate accolade. 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. 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". "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.". 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. [3] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played his club football in various places in New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. 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. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". NSWRL Sydney Shield. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. 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. You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. 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. "He said he was going to ask me a question to camera and that he wanted me to say well see who is number one. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . 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. 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. Wellington was a speed-machine that tore the NSW defensive to threads on several occasions and toured New Zealand with the 1965 Australian team. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. 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. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. It was a very good Townsville side and yet Mount Isa towelled us up. 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