The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. NRL Telstra Premiership. Bert Peterson - Steering Committee "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. 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. Middle row :- Bryon Woodcock, Bruno Cullen, Gavin Shepherd ,Mel Brosnan, Bill Bawden. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. 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 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. North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates chronologically, North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates by section. John Rutherford "Jock" Butterfield was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. "They always got around with their big cowboy hats so you could see them coming, which was just as well," Scott grinned. The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. Miles, while playing for Townsville, recalled the day Vern used him as a "rotary hoe" in the Foley Shield final of 1979, the same afternoon Scott, playing fullback, lost his pants in a tackle by a fired up opposite number Frank Daisy. Ayr is a town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. "When you looked into them on the football field those eyes would stand out, especially if he was after you. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. "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. You'll gain access to the full features of the site and you can jump in with your comments whenever you want. A History of Townsville Brothers Rugby League Football Club. 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. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. Read our Privacy Policy. 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. Fox Sports Labs ranking of all 17 starting NRL fullbacks includes some surprise results but the numbers dont lie. Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The full 1969 team was: Bruce Phillips (wing), Bruno Cullen (fullback), Mick Bakhash (wing), Gavin Shepherd (centre), George Herwig (centre), Bob Wilson (five-eighth, captain), Ken Mucken (halfback), Mel Brosnan (lock), Bill Bawden (second row), Bryan Woodcock (second row), Terry Hammond (front row), Les Smith (hooker), Tom Tassell (front row), Kev Weinert (reserve), Tiger Slater (reserve), Stan Suchowiecki (reserve), Col Wilson (reserve), Kev Duve (reserve). During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . (RARL), Former Top-Flight Competition: Brisbane Rugby League premiership. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. 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. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately 140 kilometres (87mi) south of Cairns by road and 210 kilometres (130mi) north of Townsville. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. Register now for your free account, it's quick and easy to sign up. "That would be good,'' Frank said. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Surprise new details have emerged about the Broncos decision to enter the scrap for former $1 million-man David Fifita. The book written in chronological order tells about the great North Queensland team that supplied nine Queensland players in 1915 and also tells about the success of the North Queensland Cowboys, Mackay Cutters and Northern Pride. 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. 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. BUSH footy legends Vern and Frank Daisy would have loved the chance to play for an Indigenous All-Stars team. "I rung the journo up and I asked him not to play the interview because the Daisy boys could fight and I knew Frank would come after me, with Vern by his side. ''When asked if they would have liked to represent an Indigenous All-Stars side in their playing days, they both responded, ''Oh yes, mate!''. "I went into half-time with gravel rash all over my face. "Frank was the North Queensland fullback in 1979 and I was the Queensland fullback. "It was the hardest part of the football field, a barren piece of dirt. Gil and Wellington played together in the great North Queensland teams of the mid 1960s that dominated Queensland rugby league. "That sort of grounding you would not get anywhere else in Australia. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. {"title":"Australian history","description":"\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW47027584 BCX0\"\u003eExplore the history of our island continent with books fro . The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. 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. In the 2016 census, Ayr had a population of 8,281 people. But walking into Suncorp Stadium tonight to watch the Indigenous All-Stars do battle will be something special. North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. 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. The mountain is home to the Santuario di Santa Rosalia . It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. He just has these big mother hands. 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". 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. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event) . Each selected player received a replica North Queensland jersey with their number and name embroidered on it, along with their achievements. http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=4564, http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/04/09/37401_local-sport-news.html, http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/04/08/mackay-keen-to-win-foley-shield/, http://mountisa.yourguide.com.au/neeague/north-west-up-to-challenge/1482903.aspx, http://www.torresnews.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1120&Itemid=1, http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/04/11/37541_local-sport-news.html, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/11/48615_sport.html, http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/04/10/test-depth-injuries-rock-mackay-1-point-loss/, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/13/48691_sport.html, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/13/48695_sport.html, http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/04/13/37701_local-sport-news.html, http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/04/12/Innisfail-Eacham-Mackay-Foley-Shield-Sea-Eagles/, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/15/48941_sport.html. 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 North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. He won the Foley Shield with Tully in 1964. He also played for 14 games for Queensland from 1963 until 1968 and played for Australia against Great Britain in 1966. 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. Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. Mount Isa won the Foley Shield final 26-6 in 1979 and Miles can still remember one incident vividly, and with good reason. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). "Luckily he cut the interview out. The surviving players posed for a photo a day later wearing the shirts. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. 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. 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. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. The Foley Shield final was like the Sydney grand final. "He didnt have to do it to me but Vern being Vern he did. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones 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. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1980, representing the district of Mourilyan. . "The Foley Shield was a big gathering spot for the whole of north Queensland, it was a big talking point in who was going to win it," Daisy said. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. On the park, the Daisy brothers were magic. 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. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. 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. Subscribed to personalized events updates! Eleven country sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland for the championships. 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. Unlock this f*****: NRL stars brutal moment, Broncos going hard: Truth about 11th hour raid, Latrell just sixth with all 17 fullbacks ranked. #1 Foley final moved to July By ADAM GARDINI 02dec03 TOWNSVILLE Stingers coach Mark Crimston warned that the final of the Foley Shield may lose its prestige after the Queensland Rugby League Northern Division rescheduled the representative final for mid-season next year. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. We care about the protection of your data. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. "They are not pretend cowboys. 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. "We had 30 of those handed out on the night, 18 for the team and the others for all the convenors.". Wellington was a speed-machine that tore the NSW defensive to threads on several occasions and toured New Zealand with the 1965 Australian team. Queensland Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. 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. Jim Paterson is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. Event starts on Saturday, 21 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. 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 Laurie Joseph Spina is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who currently works as a commentator. They just blew us off the park. "They were happy to play for Mount Isa. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. 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. 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 . Off it, Scott could always see them coming from a distance. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. Vern just had eyes that would kill you," Miles said. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. [2] He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. It is located about 970 kilometres (603mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. "They could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. 7 . Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. 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 International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. "On the field Vern was a great ball player, could read play and see plays in advance. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. 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