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Available from the Redcliffe leagues Club Wayne Bennett has officially been confirmed as The Dolphins head coach and will lead the Redcliffe-based team into their inaugural NRL season in 2023 after signing a four-year deal. The list consists of 115 members. From this humble beginning in the City league, the club progressed to 1958 and 1959 having Third and Reserve grade. He hadpenned it that day on the back of a beer coaster and a piece of toilet paper on his way from Lang Park to Dolphin Oval. While it was so necessary to have first and foremost players and coaches the Club enjoyed in the 60?s, it was just as important to have leaders to guide the Club. Moreton Bay Regional Council sent a letter to ARL Commission chairman Peter V'landys after the Dolphins refused to add a geographical reference to their name, having dropped "Redcliffe" for the NRL side. Stability not only in its finances but in its board is something the club has prided itself on. Within 12 months of the sod turning ceremony, the building was ready to be officially opened by the Mayor of Redcliffe and Past President of the Redcliffe Football Club, Alderman Alf Charlish. He said at that time it looked impossible that a club like Redcliffe could join a national competition, but it started to change as the team began winning during the '90s. "When we were winning, that place was packed and everyone was just happy.". The Club, while now enjoying the financial benefits of the Leagues Club, can provide all the equipment and coaching aids for the betterment of all players. The club entered 3 teams in the first season an u-17, reserve grade and first grade teams in the Sandgate Suburban Rugby League competition which was played on Sundays, in those days the Brisbane Rugby League competition was played on a Saturday. Bennett '99 per cent sure' of Dolphins deal as a secret Bunnies contract clause is revealed The celebration of four premiership wins in 1994 was the ultimate "We have done that and we continue to do that.". Although Bob Jones concedes that expansion is not a high priority for the NRL, he also believes the market is saturated in Sydney and that there is room for a second team in Brisbane. The Dolphins will tomorrow release for sale single-game membership options that contain seats at what will be the biggest . ? Its big enough for people not to know all your business, but small enough for you to know a lot of people. Dolphins Past Players Reunion Calling all PAST AND PRESENT SENIOR PLAYERS AND COACHES The night will be a great chance to catchup + Celebrate 1981 & honour the Reserve Grade and Third Grade . When it was gleaned that re-claimed land with garbage fill was being made available by the Redcliffe City council for sporting clubs, our club showed immediate interest and made application for the maximum area available. But if the NRL do eventually come calling, he is convinced his club can stand the heat in the kitchen. and across the Arafura Sea to Papua New Guinea, A mans gotta have a hobby: Long summers with my dad, Redcliffe supporter and actor William McInnes, video of Bevan Bleakleys try in the 1975 grand final. In 1972, Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day. With no gravity flow for the sewerage to Klingner Road, expensive pumps had to be acquired, power for floodlighting had to go underground to the main oval and the tunnel from the dressing rooms to the main oval was transhipped from Western Australia which cost $9000. We acknowledge the stories, traditions and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands we meet, gather and play on. The Redcliffe Dolphins will join the NRL in 2023 after officially being unveiled as the competition's 17th team. From time to time they made use of this mode of income too add further facilities to Dolphin oval and jerseys for schools within the district. Between 1986 and 1996 Stanley played 113 first-grade games for the Dolphins and captained the club to the premiership in 1994. City Council engineer Kevin Tibbetts took to the construction of the playing fields and mounds with the utmost enthusiasm and co-operated with club 100% in relation the their desire to make the complex a show piece for Rugby League. 1981 Beetson returns to captain-coach the Dolphins, with the team falling short in the BRL Grand Final. The circumstances under which this took place were not pleasant, but one which the senior club undertook with compassion and with the welfare of the junior players their only concern. At the time this moved appeared the one to get us away from the Showgrounds where there were always difficulties in a multi-tenanted situation. September 11 1994 will go down as possibly the greatest day in the club?s history. The 1960s were described as a coming of age decade for the Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club and as they looked towards the 1970s the priority was to set up a licensed club trading 10am to 10pm seven days a week. This year promises to be a big one for the Dolphins, and not only because of the 70th anniversary celebrations. In 1981, the Dolphins had a strong season and it was thought a grand final victory against Southern Suburbs was in the bag. During this time the three most important decisions were: (a) to establish a licensed club, (b) to establish a coaching certificate and (c) to negotiate a lease of Talobilla Park. Now 92, he believes that he is the sole surviving member from that inaugural club meeting. He said he can still feel each grand final loss from the '80s era with the heartbreak he felt as he watched on. Rocco Berry (#258), Reece Walsh (#259), Edward Kosi (#260), Taniela Otukolo (#261), Viliami Vailea (#264) and Jackson Frei (#265) all played for the Dolphins before stepping up to the NRL. The Redcliffe Dolphins say the partnership will create the ideal pathway for central Queensland players into the NRL Dolphins CEO Terry Reader says creating the team was as much about opportunities for regional Queensland as it was for Brisbane The new club is also hoping to create a fanbase in central Queensland through the new affiliation In the first decade as a district club the clubs semi-final appearances were Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club Inc. Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) premiership competition, National Rugby League reserves affiliations, "Redcliffe Dolphins: 70 years growing and with ambitious plans for future in NRL", "Dolphins granted licence to become NRL's 17th team in 2023", "Injured Tigers dazzled by Dolphins dangerman", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Redcliffe_Dolphins&oldid=1126128068, This page was last edited on 7 December 2022, at 18:04. Over the past few years there has been talk of a Brisbane Bombers franchise, although nothing has come to fruition. The senior club called a special meeting of the juniors and explained that by the powers invested to them by the Queensland Rugby League, took over the total administration. They reckon there was more than 35,000 people there. I started out with one not-completely healed shoulder and finished the season with two bad shoulders. The Dolphins are the first team to join the NRL competition since the Gold Coast Titans joined in 2007. Redcliffe players in the 14s are Anthony Allison, Shaun Barnier, Mitchell Breed, Josh Elks and Blake Marshall. The hooter went and it was over," Benson said. Dozens of jerseys worn by Dolphins alumni adorn the walls of the clubhouse, from Tom Maules tattered old representative jumper to the Queensland and Kangaroos jerseys of the modern era. For now, Redcliffe Dolphins are set to open the 2017 season with a grand final rematch against Burleigh Bears. He has been a member of the Redcliffe Leagues Club since 1980. I know Redcliffe really defined itself through its league team. Every second Sunday, he would perch on the "sacred turf" of Dolphin Oval, clutching a sarsaparilla snow cone anda bucket of hot chips, dressed in red and white as part of a "ritual and a pilgrimage". Pressure to build a licensed club at Dolphin Oval was mounting, but to leave the old club which was a financially viable operation and to go into large debt had to be met with a great deal of caution. "Everything that we do is aimed at fostering and promoting rugby league in our district and in our area and nothing is going to change that. The Redcliffe Dolphins had achieved what many thought they would never see again in their lifetime? Photograph: Redcliffe Dolphins Join our mailing list for all the latest news and views from the world of Rugby League. I knew your mum loved her footy, Leis told McInnes simply. The Redcliffe arts society now utilise it as their Mouse Trap theatre. The Dolphins are putting together their squad for the 2023 NRL season and Jason Oliver is breaking down all of the moves along the way. The cash-rich Queenslanders want to stake an NRL claim, not as a feeder club, or as a partner in a new Brisbane franchise, but as a team in their own right. It's been a long and steady process and with a stable board, you don't have to rush into it.". The Dolphins have been accepted by the Australian Rugby League to compete in the 2023 NRL premiership competition. A general view of Moreton Bay Stadium, home of the Redcliffe Dolphins. Wally Fullerton-Smith #229. Steven Crawford. The first grade team lost but were not disgraced going down 23-18. Adam Mogg is about to embark on his seventh season as Redcliffe head coachand he's keen to help steer them into their first NRL season. Ian Thinee: 164 games for Redcliffe. Tom Gilbert 14. 1947 The Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Club club is founded, in an effort to promote the game of rugby league in the Peninsula area. Redcliffe Dolphins player Liam Hampson was a rising Queensland rugby league star. Jarrod Wallace 16. To this day Redcliffe Dolphins maintain a connection to the Indigenous community as the host of Queenslands annual Murri Carnival, which is run by Beetsons sons at the Arthur Beetson Foundation, and over the years the club has been home to many Indigenous players. He returns time and time again to the video of Bevan Bleakleys try in the 1975 grand final. In 1965, Redcliffe won its first Brisbane Rugby League Premiership. At the time the club?s only ?home? Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Clu . President of the juniors at the time Noel McGrath felt that the control of the club was not heading in the right direction and with seven other signatories of his committee requested the senior club assess the situation. From humble beginnings in 1947 at the Redcliffe Showgrounds the Dolphins has become a rugby league powerhouse, producing some of the game's greatest players and now on the cusp of entering the NRL. The Dolphins, led by star captain Ken McCrohon, finished the regular season in second position. A win this season, then, would be a fitting way to celebrate 70 years. In 1964 Col Weier became the first player to play 100 first grade games for the club. was a wing of the original Moreton Bay hotel, transported for use as dressing rooms and a clubhouse. All the way back in 2012, the NRL flagged the possibility for expansion in 2023. A meeting of interested parties on February 27 in that year made the formation of the club a reality and the first office bearers were elected. eventy years ago, on the evening of 27 February, 1947, a group of men gathered at the Redcliffe Council chambers, 40km north of. Kenneath Bromwich 13. There was something about the dyed-in-the-wool, salt of the earth, grassroots connotation that came with being a Dolphins fan.". We won two finals but two losses in a row put an end to dreams of back to back Qld Cups. With his initiative to get things going and financial backing to get a new club up off the ground and running, Bill soon gathered a group of people around him who were also very keen to get the club up and running. He approached two local men Tom Maule and Hughie Harvey to their interest in helping form and play with a new Rugby League based in Redcliffe. Redcliffe threatened legal action, so the team was alternatively named the Gold Coast Titans. In the early 50's one of the major problems was transportation with Bus services on the Peninsula very limited and virtually non existent after dark, most players either walked or rode bikes to training. Founded in 1947 the Dolphins have played in the . Most Consistent Back: Peter Haggett Despite being club champions for the first time since 1993 the Dolphins were not represented on grand final day. Included in that group were Wayne Bennett and Bernie Pramberg. Redcliffe celebrates its history and status as Queensland's . These conditions were met and it must be noted that the Western Suburbs Club, without exception returned the 5-pound cheque for the two years these conditions applied. Through this NRL licence, the Dolphins organisation has become the only former BRL club to regain top-flight status after that competition became a second-tier league with the advent of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988, similar to the SANFL team Port Adelaide's AFL franchise, the Power. Dolphins set to win Bennett with Redcliffe to be unveiled as NRL's 17th team BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 02: Coach Wayne Bennett gives a smile as he watches on during a South Sydney Rabbitohs . "Back then, I was getting $300 a win and nothing if we lost so it was a real struggle," he said. Redcliffe's Hostplus Cup coach Ben Te'o has signed Kelly to his 2023 roster. In 1992, the Queensland government allowed sporting clubs to put poker machines in their venues and things changed, with more revenue coming in. To be based at Redcliffe . for the club. Despite not being Club champions for the first time in three seasons, Easts pipped us by a point but we got the ultimate revenge defeating the Tigers in the Qld Cup grand final as well as the three BRL grand finals. With this in mind Don McLennan was given the responsibility of becoming joint secretary and soon organised representative games for the district team. Redcliffes team manager and number one supporter, Jon Sloan, sends him updates and memorabilia, and McInnes regularly watches grainy old footage from the BRL on YouTube. After securing the club championship for the fourth year in succession, voted the best Football club at the annual club awards for the second year in succession and winning the colts? "He just came and gave me a bear hug. The 1996 season saw the introduction of the Channel Nine Queensland Cup competition running across the full season instead of as in the past only half a dozen games early on in the season. The players were then told that there was no guarantee they could be paid for the remainder of the season and if they wanted to leave the club before it ended, they could and would be paid up until that point. Australian national coach Frank Stanton coached Redcliffe in 1980. The Redcliffe Dolphins odds might not favour them to push deep into the 2023 season, but they undoubtedly have some serious talent on their books. Strengths/weaknesses of the bid: The club has a rich history and an army of rusted on fans ready to support the Dolphins' NRL expansion team. Shaken by Nepal's Yeti Airlines crash, how can Australians ensure they fly safely overseas? If we were going to go in the NRL, it would be as the Dolphins, said Jones. Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, as Brisbane rugby league fans found a new loyalty for Broncos, iconic clubs such as Brothers and Fortitude Valley were forced to merge and many others had to fight to remain relevant. Over the years the club has embraced more skilful players, not just the hard men, but one thing has stayed the same: Redcliffe people are loyal to their own. Redcliffe Leagues Club. Normal services had to be brought in. Under-17 and reserve grade teams win the grand finals in their debut year. ? To give you an idea of the toll it took, at the start of the season I was at 16 stone 10, and I finished it at 12 stone six. Indeed the Redcliffe Dolphins are one of the great survivors of Australian rugby league. 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