From this humble beginning in the City league, the club progressed to 1958 and 1959 having Third and Reserve grade. The club, which turns 70 this year, has grown into the most successful side in Queensland. ? The competition comprised of the nine BRL sides, Port Moresby and six country centres. He later went on to become the Chairman of the Brisbane Rugby League and then President of the Queensland Rugby League. Under-17 and reserve grade teams win the grand finals in their debut year. premiership. If the club saw fit to name the projected oval after Mr.Kreb?s wife a reduction in the purchase price would have been considered. The hooter went and it was over," Benson said. He achieved this goal by playing a possible 109 out of 111 games from 1960 to 1964. Growing up through the club, I got to meet guys like Bob Jones and Des Webb, and they were really instrumental in my childhood and junior football, says Civoniceva. 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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. 2003 Another Grand Final triumph makes it three Queensland Cup trophy wins in four seasons. The Dolphins become the NRL's first expansion team since Gold Coast, who joined the premiership in 2007. Weve had quite a few meetings with the NRL, just to let them know that we were keen and ready to go. We learnt from our coach Barry Muir who was also the Queensland coach that other teams hated coming across that bridge. However when the opportunity arose, the club?s management called for an all systems go policy. This season, the ground hosted multiple NRL games and was the home ground for the A-League's Brisbane Roar. For the second time in three years the club was the BRL first grade premiers. Besides those coming from Redcliffe other players had to be brought in from outside and they came from rugby union (Eagle Junction Club) and players from Brisbane Rugby League clubs who were invited to play for the club on Sundays. "We've been able to get things done and accomplish things, but they don't happen overnight. A lot of the elderly ladies supported the club year in, year out, whether we were getting flogged or winning premierships.. Pearce. Despite being club champions for the first time since 1993 the Dolphins were not represented on grand final day. Redcliffe Dolphins players more_vert. I played all my senior football at Redcliffe, says Stanley. We'll kick it off with the rumour (basically confirmed at this point) that Wayne Bennett will be the inaugural coach of the Dolphins on a three year deal. But if the NRL do eventually come calling, he is convinced his club can stand the heat in the kitchen. And on the field it couldn?t have been any better. Toby Elliott, 21 Position: Half/hooker Height: 180cm Weight: 83kg Favourite workout tune: Jamboree Favourite post-game meal: Macca's Worst training drill: 1 on 1 full contact Sporting hero: Shaun Johnson Background: Toby is a smart half-back that reads the game well. The clubhouse had a nice bar area already established, but to meet the requirements of the liquor laws in relation to licensed premises, alterations had to be carried out firstly to meet those pressures and later in the decade to accommodate the growth in membership of the club. The Queensland Rugby League had no accreditation courses available and to become qualified one had to do it by correspondence with the New South Wales Rugby League. If Redcliffe were to play they had to play the Club with the bye and for home games at Redcliffe the Club had to provide a free bus plus pay 5 pounds to the opposition club. "Mal gave a pass to Reardon the winger, who scored in the corner. Bennett '99 per cent sure' of Dolphins deal as a secret Bunnies contract clause is revealed But the team still only finished one game short of yet another grand final and can be very proud of their efforts. Bob Jones, who grew up in Gunnedah, left Redcliffe to play in Sydney in the late 1970s, but came straight back after one season. With their visual coaching aids and stationary made available they qualified Barry Muir and Brian Winney immediately. "It was self-contained back then and it was tribal. I never wanted to play for another club. The club had now acquired a tract of land, which they could develop through the years and at their own pace for senior and junior members and they would be able to control their own destiny all year round. In 1964 Col Weier became the first player to play 100 first grade games for the club. Partly Sourced through "From Shellgrit to Dolphins - a history of the Redcliffe Rugby League Club" NRL 2021: Redcliffe Dolphins roster, Wayne Bennett, top 30, signings, who will they target, Kalyn Ponga, Cameron Munster, Harry Grant HOME NRL NRL-PREMIERSHIP Bargain buys and two million-dollar stars: What Bennett's 2023 Dolphins could look like Could these three be lining up for the Dolphins under Wayne Bennett? Graham said when he thinks of that game, he can see then-club chairman Des Webb "bawling like a little girl". 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. The answer is simple: pick the Redcliffe Dolphins, full stop. With reunions being staged for each decade it was a tremendous way for old friends to catch up and talk about the old days. 2006 The Dolphins again win the Queensland Cup. In response, their coaching director Frank Johnson and panel member Ken Gittoes came to Redcliffe for a two-day seminar. The appointment of Ken McCrohon, the 1956 and 1957 Australian fullback, as player-coach was seen by the Brisbane Rugby League as authenticity that the club wanted to further its standards. Third Grade: 1968. Historian Greg Mallory believes that geographic separation is one of the reasons behind Redcliffe Dolphins survival and recent success, while Bob Jones reckons it has given the club a distinct character. 1960 Redcliffe is officially accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, with the club known as The Seagulls. It hasbeen a 74-year-long tale of wins, losses, resurgence from bad bank balances, and the tireless devotion of generations that has culminated in a fairytale new chapter for a team once called "Shellgrit". But when the Broncos entered the expanded New South Wales competition in 1988, the BRL went into extreme decline. DOLPHIN Oval may be upgraded to a $12 million stadium, capable of holding 10,000 people and attracting National Rugby League trials and games. The club acquired the original lease to 1998, which was later extended to 2008 before the club eventually purchased the land. The group of mates have posted dozens of photos from their adventure-packed travels in the past month . He returns time and time again to the video of Bevan Bleakleys try in the 1975 grand final. The Redcliffe club, although losing some outstanding players, should be very proud of the system they have in place, which leads their most promising products into the ?Big Time?. Dick Turner became President in 1971 after Alf Charlish relinquished the chair, an office he had held with distinction since 1965. Once again the Dolphins rose to the challenge making the grand final. The Dolphins Top 30 Squad Felise Kaufusi Ray Stone Jesse Bromwich Kenny Bromwich Tom Gilbert From 2023 onwards, the Redcliffe Dolphins' fully professional spin-off team, known simply as the Dolphins, compete separately in the National Rugby League. "I'm still the only born and bred local junior-premiership-winning captain.". The NRL has handed the Dolphins a licence to enter the competition in 2023, and now the southern Queensland club must begin preparations to compete in the world's top league. The beginning of the new millennium was a memorable year for the Redcliffe Dolphins being voted best Football club at the at the annual Club awards, secured the club championship for the third successive year and the crowning glory, winning the Bundy Gold cup. In 1960 the Club used a total of 30 players in first grade. As a revenue raiser and from a social point of view, it met the criteria of its charter: ?To foster Rugby League and provide for it?s members a convivial meeting place where a common bond may be enjoyed.? When the kids grew up, they actually wanted to play first grade for Redcliffe," he said. In the 1970?s, Eric Harris as the National Fitness Council and Brisbane Junior Rugby League Secretary ran fitness camps at Tallebudgera and clubs could take advantage of the facility to organise fitness programs with passing, tackling and playing the ball variations. Redcliffe Dolphin players Des Webb, Keith Howard and Cliff Robinson after the 1959 reserve grade grand final. The Dolphins respect and honour the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. When construction work at Parliament House dried up, an increasingly hungry and broke Graham borrowed money to get his car fixed and headed home to make history. After investigations, it was learned that show cause notices were about to be served on the juniors by the council and the Liquor Licensing Commission for noise and breaches of the liquor act. Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow 2. They also contributed a $5000 loan at 8.75% towards suitable floodlighting. At the service that day was Queensland and Kangaroos star Petero Civoniceva. 2018 The Dolphins take out the Queensland Cup again, now known as the Intrust Super Cup. 1965 Redcliffe triumph - winning their first Brisbane Rugby League first grade premiership. "At the end of 80 minutes of rugby league, we would flood the field with our autographbooks, just trying to get the names of our heroes inscribed on those pages," he said. Anthony Milford 7. The writing of the club?s history wouldn?t be complete without mentioning possibly the saddest day in the proud club?s history when in late 1993 the club received the news of the tragic death of the club?s favourite son Ian ?Bunny? In 1992, the Queensland government allowed sporting clubs to put poker machines in their venues and things changed, with more revenue coming in. "That was to be the best that it can be and that was to be a team in the NRL and that is the way it evolved," he said. For many this was a dream come true with the chance to play representative football for those worthy. What these kids done today takes care of 30 years of unfinished business for some of us old blokes. NRL fans have raised eyebrows after it was revealed Redcliffe will now simply be known as 'The Dolphins' upon joining the NRL in 2023. ? The Dolphins still have multiple spots empty in their top 30 NRL roster and there is an opportunity for Kelly to push for one of those positions in the coming months, however he is currently not training with the NRL squad. He says 99% of the people involved in the Redcliffe club are givers, not takers. Australian national coach Frank Stanton coached Redcliffe in 1980. Available from the Redcliffe leagues Club They knew they were in for a really torrid time. It would be great to see them one day realise those dreams of becoming an NRL team.. Moreton Daily Stadium, Dolphin Oval and the hills around it were developed on the site of an old refuse dump when the team outgrew their original home at the Redcliffe Showgrounds. 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. Stability not only in its finances but in its board is something the club has prided itself on. So thats dramatic it was a whole change of culture.. First Grade: 1961,1963,1964,1965 (premiers) 1966 eventy years ago, on the evening of 27 February, 1947, a group of men gathered at the Redcliffe Council chambers, 40km north of. While his old teammates in Canberra won the NSWRL comp in the same year, Graham said he never regretted leaving the side and coming home. Pic Chris Higgins Bill Hunter was next to occupy the position of President and he proved to be an astute administrator, representing the club at the Brisbane Rugby League. The Geraghty Cup was won by the club in 1954-55-56 and is still on display in the clubhouse at Dolphin Oval today. In 1965, Redcliffe won its first Brisbane Rugby League Premiership. The juniors, now under one administration, along with the training and playing facilities of Dolphin Oval which are a show piece of Rugby League in Queensland. 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. Contents 1 History 2 Name and colours 2.1 Jerseys 2.2 Kit sponsors and manufacturers 3 Players 3.1 2023 Signings 4 Home grounds 5 Further notes 6 References History [ edit] And it represented yet another change of direction for the club. Redcliffe's Hostplus Cup coach Ben Te'o has signed Kelly to his 2023 roster. I went to see Brothers play Redcliffe in the 1987 BRL grand final, and it was packed, remembers Greg Mallory, a Brothers supporter and the author of Voices from Brisbane Rugby League. 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. As the club goes from strength to strength and the hopes and dreams of the club?s forefathers coming to fruition, the Dolphins must continue to change with times and continue to be the benchmark for all Rugby League clubs in Queensland. We won two finals but two losses in a row put an end to dreams of back to back Qld Cups. The '84 grand final team whichlost to Wynnum included at least seven international players. As the Vodafone Warriors' feeder club, Redcliffe has provided a platform through its Intrust Super Cup for six players to make their NRL debuts this year. ? Also two weeks earlier the third grade side won their grand final to make it four out of a possible four grand finals. 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. Edrick Lee 6. 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. 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. His dad told him about Kevin Yow Yeh,who played for the team in the '60s before going to the Balmain Tigers. With Graham's return, he also brought back his Raider's homework book essentially a "handbook"of patterns of plays on the field. The Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. "It had a great junior base and it still does. In January 1979, the committee proposed to name the complex Don McLennan Oval, but at the recipients request the ground was declared Dolphin Oval within the sporting development area of Talobilla Park. As for the clubs long-term aspirations, Tom Maule doesnt know if hell ever see his beloved Redcliffe Dolphins play in the national league. See the bios for the 2022 Redcliffe Dolphins Hostplus Cup squad below. In the middle 50's, the club once again saw the need to further expand. They reckon there was more than 35,000 people there. The team will be known solely as the Dolphins and not the Brisbane or Redcliffe Dolphins, with home games to played primarily at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium - the Broncos' home ground - but also as . In 1980 after 15 years of independent operation, the Redcliffe Junior League was brought back under the wing and administration of the senior club. Without the help of the federal member for Petrie Dean Wells, and his government?s contribution through their C.E.P funding, combined with our own financial arrangements with the Commonwealth Bank, the project would not have been possible. The land on which until recently was home to the SEQEB depot and offices and the Jock Kelly Park complex which is home to the Peninsula Power soccer club in Anzac avenue. Redcliffe people have always been very parochial, our supporters are long-term and weve always had our own identity. But I think the crowning achievement for the club was the hosting the Queensland Cup Final while Lang Park is being redeveloped. of a downward economy was developing. The club ushered the 1990?s in, in the usual manner, as it looks for that elusive first grade premiership. Despite some initial problems the competition was a successful innovation by the Queensland Rugby League with most of the games proving to be of a high standard. This soon became a problem and it was then resolved that the Murrumba League fixture would be drawn up so that Redcliffe could promote themselves into the stronger Geraghty Cup competition. Ian Thinee: 164 games for Redcliffe. 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 club, now known as Redcliffe Dolphins, has grown into the most successful side in all of Queensland and one of the largest enterprises in the Moreton Bay region, with a shopping centre on the premises and more than 200 employees. Despite all the mergers and expansion over the past three decades, the competition is still heavily stacked in favour of NSW, and more than half of the current NRL clubs are from Sydney. And Brian Winney has seen everyone of them play in the red and white jersey. 1996 The Dolphins again win the Brisbane Rugby League premiership, and also enter the new state-wide Queensland Cup competition. Redcliffe have a good forward pack and the best club rugby league coach of all time I think they will threaten the 8. 2021 The Dolphins are granted the licence to be the 17th NRL team. in 2009 he broke the record for most international matches for Australia of any forward in history. ". Gains: Adam Cook (Mackay Cutters), Liam Hampson (Tweed Seagulls), Kyle Paterson (Cronulla Sharks), Jack Aiken (Sunshine Coast Falcons), Jayden Corrigan (Northern Pride), Valynce Te Whare (New Zealand Rugby), Ethyn Martin (rugby union), Ed Burns (Wynnum Manly Seagulls), Dunamis Lui (Canberra Raiders), Jeremiah Simbiken (Canberra Raiders) 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. Graham captained the 1994 BRL grand final win for the club, the team's first since 1965. Games were played against Ipswich, Southport and Toowoomba, but it soon become apparent that, although they relished the idea of being able to prove and enjoy themselves as representative players, the country players found it extremely difficult comply with the additional but, more particularly the added burden of travelling the long distances required. Euan Aitken 5. McInnes, who now lives in Melbourne, returns home often to watch the club play. 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. Senior Dolphins Players from all eras are invited to the 2019 RedPhins Past Players Reunion on Saturday 1st June 2019. Chris Close #231 Once we heard that, Barry Muir said, lets not disappoint them.. Jarrod Wallace 16. The off to the club was made by local timber miller and businessman Kevin Krebs, whose mill covered where Peninsula Fair is today. Everyone played out the season and as it turned out, everyone did get paid for that year, which is a credit to the club," he said. Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) premiership competition in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup. 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. 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. They have won a record six Queensland Cup titles in the. 4 min read. 128 T he year was 1978. Click here to purchase your ticket for the RedPhins Event and secure your limited edition Heritage Jersey. After two hours of nominations, motions and lively discussion about everything from membership fees to jerseys, grounds and fixture lists, Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Football Club was born. Redcliffe has always paid its way., PNG Hunters prove popular as they blaze a trail for a rugby league-mad nation | Patrick Skene, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. "Three mighty rocks of rugby league on the peninsula just sowed the seeds and laid the platform for something that was destined for bigger things," he said. When he was chosen for Australia he received a telegram and 25 pounds from the club. The lights at the showgrounds were superior to those on the new fields and the club administration and licensed club was still located at the showgrounds. The jersey will be worn by the Village Motors Dolphins for the first time in Round 4 when the Dolphins clash with the Souths Logan Magpies. ON one hand the government funded the new licensed club and on the other it placed restrictions. 24 Host Plus Cup Grand Final Redcliffe Dolphins Vs Norths Devils 1:30pm - 5:00pm, 24 Sep 2022 August 28 Host Plus Cup Round 20 Redcliffe Dolphins Vs Sunshine Coast Falcons 1:00pm - 5:00pm, 28 Aug 2022 August 20 Host Plus Cup Round 19 Redcliffe Dolphins Vs Northern Pride 4:00pm, 20 Aug 2022 - 8:30pm, 21 Aug 2022 August 14 Reader is a former commercial director at the Broncos, and exudes confidence that the Dolphins could stand on . Founded in 1947 the Dolphins have played in the . He still lives in the area and his young sons, Jacobi and Kaden, now play for the Dolphins in the Under-9s and Under-10s respectively. 1997 saw the club celebrate its 50th anniversary. September 11 1994 will go down as possibly the greatest day in the club?s history. 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. Dick Turner and John Fallon arranged commercial finance and the responsibility of the submission for funding through the C.E.P was undertaken successfully by Kevin Benson. Keep up to date with the latest news and signings coming out of Redcliffe and our analysis on it all at The Dolphins Hub. Tom Maule was 22 then, living in nearby Scarborough and playing second row for the mighty Brothers club from Brisbane. In the 2000s, a new National Rugby League team based on the Gold Coast proposed calling itself the Gold Coast Dolphins. The Dolphins junior club alone has 50 teams and 800 registered players in an area that is predicted to further expand. "He would say that when the ball was about three players away from him, everybody in the crowd would just stand up because they knew something exciting would happen when Kevin Yoh Yeh got hold of the ball," McCallsaid. Since the competition was established in 1996, Redcliffe have qualified for 11 grand finals, lost six and won five. Whenever theyre ready.. Harvey who had strong Rugby Union ties and Maule who was playing for Brothers in the Brisbane competition both accepted readily and enthusiastically .So shortly after on Thursday, 27th February, 1947 the Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Football Club was born. Hes been with the club ever since. In 1972, Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day. Its a way of reconnecting with friends and remembering where you come from, he says. To be based at Redcliffe . Redcliffe Dolphins player Liam Hampson was a rising Queensland rugby league star. All the way back in 2012, the NRL flagged the possibility for expansion in 2023. The Dolphins have a rich history beginning in 1947 that has led to an NRL berth in 2023. Obviously theres a tremendous amount of work that goes into that, but Im sure a club like Redcliffe will give it a really good go. My mother used to go to the trivia nights Id go with her some nights and my sister uses the aqua aerobics facility. Then I went to the grand final in 1988 and there were 13,000. The long awaited change came in 1952 when, on our first visit to play in the Kilcoy competition, three Hornibrook buses including the detached semi-trailer bus moved off in convoy from the Redcliffe Showgrounds to make the trip to Kilcoy. This would morph into the traditional dark red and white that was the genesis of the Dolphins NRL colours of red, white and gold. The clubhouse had a nice bar area already established, but to meet the requirements of the liquor laws in relation to licensed premises, alterations had to be firstly carried out to meet the those pressures and later in the decade to accommodate the growth in membership of the club. 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. Apart from those who played for Brisbane, Bob Gehrke was the first Redcliffe player to be chosen for Queensland. It started at 11.00am when the siren sounded to start the Colt?s grand final through to 4.30pm the end of the A grade grand final. Redcliffe's current home ground, Kayo Stadium, formerly known as Moreton Daily Stadium and Dolphin Oval, was first opened in 1979. Through the 1950s, Redcliffe also played in the Kilcoy, Murrumba and Geraghty Cup competitions. 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. "Back then, I was getting $300 a win and nothing if we lost so it was a real struggle," he said. Willie Atkins #230. Oct 14th, 2021. 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. Redcliffe defeated Toowoomba in the 2006 Queensland Cup grand final at Suncorp Stadium under the coaching of Anthony Griffin. With financial support from local, state and federal governments, the club is currently building a $15m boutique stadium that former player and current president Bob Jones believes will secure the Dolphins future. He said the foundation for future success was laid by three past club administrators Dick "Tosser" Turner, Don McLennan and Des Webb as well as countless others who believed in the club. The club begins its history in the Sandgate Suburban League. Dudley Argus brought the Club from ?The Consolidating Years? Best Allrounder: Col Weier L.U. Today Redcliffe Leagues Club boasts almost 30,000 members and over 200 staff who all help the Club live up to its motto as 'The Friendly Club'. They were challenged firstly by Redcliffe in only their second season. 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 . In this regard we were again equal to the occasion to have Presidents to carry the Club through. In 1966, Arthur Beetson and Kevin Yow Yeh transferred to Balmain for similar fees. 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