The always dependable Paul Laffin would be the perfect foil for Bobby Banks as he played in five Foley Shield Finals, never losing. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. 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 The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. It is one of Australia's main coal exporting regions. 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. NRL Telstra Premiership. 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. Those experiences toughened me and Scotty up to make the next step down here. " 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. 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. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. . NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. Register now for your free account, it's quick and easy to sign up. Two men in hats. 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. 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. 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. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. 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. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union. In the 2016 census, Tully had a population of 2,390 people. Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. "We had 120 players for a big day at Brothers Rugby League club in Townsville," he said. Casualty Ward: Major injury blow for Fermor, New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023. The Northern Division of the Queensland Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in North Queensland, specifically in the area from Sarina in the south to Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands in the north and west to Mount Isa as well as into the Gulf Communities. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. (RARL), Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. Wingers: Ray Miguel (Ingham) and Harold Cocky Roberts (Mackay). No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity. It was the end of the world for you. McHardie could play halfback or front row and was considered the finest player of his generation as he dominated North Queensland rugby league from 1946-1954. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. You must log in or register to reply here. Read more about this topic: Foley Shield Famous quotes containing the word teams : " A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat falls . We care about the protection of your data. 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. A History of Townsville Brothers Rugby League Football Club. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. 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. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones "The siren had gone and all he had to do was ankle tap me and I would have fallen on the deck. Vern just had eyes that would kill you," Miles said. Centres: Alan Gil (Cairns) and Garry Wellington (Ayr) were both internationals that basically never left North Queensland. 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. One of the two codes of rugby, it originated in Northern England in 1895 as a split from the Rugby Football Union over the issue of payments to players. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. 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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 book written in chronological order tells about the great North Queensland team that supplied nine Queensland players in 1915 and also tells about . NRL Telstra Premiership. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. "He was an intimidator. Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. On the interstate front, Banks played an amazing 33 games for Queensland between 1952 and 1962. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. The Foley Shield was named in his honour. The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. 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. Years later I told the Daisy boys the story and they both said 'lucky they didnt run it because we would have given it to you all right., Frank Daisy got Scott a good one on that 1979 day though, which resulted in the headline in the local paper the next day that read 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. FIFTY YEARS ON: John Moran (back) with 11 of the 18 players who played in Mount Isa's first Foley Shield win in 1969 (absent from photo Kev Duve). Vern was the pioneer of carrying the ball in one hand. "Luckily he cut the interview out. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. "They are not pretend cowboys. The family of a former Mount Isa footy champion who died recently has raised a funding campaign to bring him back to country. 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. 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. Scott was in awe of both brothers, but Vern gave him nightmares. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Mount Isa won the Foley Shield final 26-6 in 1979 and Miles can still remember one incident vividly, and with good reason. 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. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. Event starts on Friday, 20 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. Read our Privacy Policy. 2 talking about this. "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. Read our Privacy Policy. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. 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. Off it, Scott could always see them coming from a distance. Surprise new details have emerged about the Broncos decision to enter the scrap for former $1 million-man David Fifita. Scott went away from that interview and back to his motel thinking about what he had just said, and held his head in anguish. The region is also known as Capricornia. Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. Event starts on Saturday, 21 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. He managed to pick up one of my legs, put his forearm in the back of my head and used me like a rotary hoe into that barren part of the deck. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. 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"I was invited up to the Indigenous carnival the year before last and me and Vern were the ambassadors. 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. 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. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. 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. 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 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. "Vern was just feared. 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. 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. Jim Paterson is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Bush legends Vern and Frank Daisy are among dozens of Indigenous north-west Queensland rugby league players to be recognised in a new book. 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. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". 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. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. Yeah, YOU! For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Along the way, the 1680km railway passes through the numerous towns and cities of eastern Queensland including Nambour, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates chronologically, North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates by section. Subscribed to personalized events updates! "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. Kev Duve attended the dinner but was unable to attend the photo. 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 city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall in Australia. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 173,815 as of the 2016 Australian census. 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Brian Beven (Townsville, Ayr, Queensland 1968): A Townsville Estates player who also played in the Burdekin and represented North Queensland many times. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1980, representing the district of Mourilyan. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. Clifford played for North Queensland from 1955 until 1965 inclusive, more than any other player. 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. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. JavaScript is disabled. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Queensland Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. 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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. I tried not to look at him. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. From Melbourne to North Queensland, I worked with some wonderful Rugby League people under these circumstances including Wayne Pearce, Gorden Tallis, Scott Sattler and Gary Freeman, effectively in. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Betfred Championship. 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. 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. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. Five-eight and halfback: The combination of Bobby Banks (Charters Towers, Ayr, Cairns and Tully) and Paul Laffin (Mount Isa) would be sensational. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. His record would have been more impressive had he not played a season in the Burdekin in 1977 and was missing for some reason in 1983. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. "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. 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