They just blew us off the park. (RARL). "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. Wingers: Ray Miguel (Ingham) and Harold Cocky Roberts (Mackay). The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. "Yes we got beat, but I learned so much from that match.". "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. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. Passionate about telling local stories. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. You'll gain access to the full features of the site and you can jump in with your comments whenever you want. Those experiences toughened me and Scotty up to make the next step down here. 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. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. On the interstate front, Banks played an amazing 33 games for Queensland between 1952 and 1962. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. The photo has co-convenor John Moran standing behind the Foley Shield. "I call him the black version of Wally Lewis because he could read the play before it happened and put players through gaps.". 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. Athletics Club that meets every Wednesday in Normanton, @ the cricket oval, and Karumba @ the. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. I was running away from him. "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. There were several players who were probably better rugby league players but nobody in Australian Rugby League ever beat Fitzsimmons in the scrums. His best year for representative football was 1968 when he represented Queensland against New South Wales from the North. 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'. Five-eight and halfback: The combination of Bobby Banks (Charters Towers, Ayr, Cairns and Tully) and Paul Laffin (Mount Isa) would be sensational. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Marshall Colwell was a great forward that nobody got the better of in the late 1970s into the 1980s. Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. Jim Paterson is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. 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.". The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. "I went into half-time with gravel rash all over my face. 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 . During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . 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. "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. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. Heyday: the Cairns Foley Shield winners of 1955. "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. 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. He is a wonderful man," Scott said. ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. DODGE BALL Townsville's Sam Faust looks to weave his way, Test of depth: Injuries rock Mackay - 1-point loss, `New boys' triumph in Foley Shield final in Townsville, HOW SWEET IT IS Innisfail-Eacham with the Foley Shield, Townsville Shield title dream ends as rest option backfires, Shield success: Innsifail-Eachams victorious Foley Shield team, Mackay's Jim Bryant was among the familiar faces at the Sea Eagles, Foley Shield success may see more expansion. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event) . Miles, named in the Queensland team of the century in 2008, became known in the world of rugby league for his signature one-handed basketball pass but he said Vern Daisy had mastered it well before he did. 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The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. Read our Privacy Policy. The players below are his home-grown heroes. 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. 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. Miles said statues to the brothers would be "a fitting honour", before giving tough as teak lock-forward Vern the ultimate accolade. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. He's promised to get back before the end of this year. NSWRL U19 Tarsha Gale Cup. You must log in or register to reply here. Scott was in awe of both brothers, but Vern gave him nightmares. 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. 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. Surprise new details have emerged about the Broncos decision to enter the scrap for former $1 million-man David Fifita. "It was right on half-time and back in the day, the half-way mark, where you kick off, was just used and used and never grassed, Miles recalled. The history of the North Queensland Cowboys goes back to 1995 when they were admitted to the Australian Rugby League Premiership. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 173,815 as of the 2016 Australian census. 2022 Draw and Results; Middle row :- Bryon Woodcock, Bruno Cullen, Gavin Shepherd ,Mel Brosnan, Bill Bawden. "He was an intimidator. They are the original cowboys, and to this day they still wear the black, felt cowboy hats," Miles said. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). The 65-year-old is considered one of the all-time greats of rugby league in this district, and is glad Mount Isa will return to the Foley Shield tournament in 2009. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. Centres: Alan Gil (Cairns) and Garry Wellington (Ayr) were both internationals that basically never left North Queensland. Eleven country sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland for the championships. Mackay is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. Scott went away from that interview and back to his motel thinking about what he had just said, and held his head in anguish. "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.". NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. More than the Foley Shield tells all. 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 "Frank was the North Queensland fullback in 1979 and I was the Queensland fullback. Attend, Share & Influence! Gil and Wellington played together in the great North Queensland teams of the mid 1960s that dominated Queensland rugby league. Absent was Stan Suchowiecki while confined to nursing homes were Tiger Slater, Kev Weinart and Bruce Phillip (the latter in Bundaberg and whose whereabouts were unknown until John Moran put the call out earlier this year). Bush legends Vern and Frank Daisy are among dozens of Indigenous north-west Queensland rugby league players to be recognised in a new book. Vern was the pioneer of carrying the ball in one hand. The Foley Shield was named in honour of Arch Foley - a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team who founded Townsville Souths rugby league club and formed North Queensland Rugby League in 1919 - the inter-region competition began in 1948 after the Carlton Cup was revamped to include more teams; including Cairns, Mackay and the Mid-West They were our idols growing up. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. Betfred Championship. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. He was coming from behind me. Mount Isa won the Foley Shield final 26-6 in 1979 and Miles can still remember one incident vividly, and with good reason. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. . Bert Peterson - Steering Committee 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). Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1980, representing the district of Mourilyan. But walking into Suncorp Stadium tonight to watch the Indigenous All-Stars do battle will be something special. 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". 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. In tomorrows The North West Star, Price will nominate his best players from the period 1968-1995 which preceded the Cowboys. Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Attend, Share & Influence! Fox Sports Labs ranking of all 17 starting NRL fullbacks includes some surprise results but the numbers dont lie. 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. 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. Along the way, the 1680km railway passes through the numerous towns and cities of eastern Queensland including Nambour, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton, Mackay and Townsville. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. 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. 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. Derek Barry The region is also known as Capricornia. 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. 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. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones He wasnt a thug and he would have made it down here in the big time and absolutely killed it.". 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 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 "I still say that Vern and Frank would have been household names in the Sydney comp. Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. It is one of Australia's main coal exporting regions. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. NSWRL U19 SG Ball Cup. Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. 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. He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. (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 Not Vern. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. Self storage units servicing Townsville area 399 Woolcock Street, Townsville, QLD, Australia 4814 "They always got around with their big cowboy hats so you could see them coming, which was just as well," Scott grinned. Miles and Scott watching Wynnum Manly in action at Kougari Oval. Vern just had eyes that would kill you," Miles said. In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. To see more jump on to our Facebook Page CLICK HERE! 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. 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. A rugged and dependable half-back he played for North Queensland and Queensland Country. 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. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 7 . Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones The Shire of Eacham was a local government area of Queensland. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall in Australia. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. It is in the dry tropics region of Queensland, adjacent to the central section of the Great Barrier Reef. "I was invited up to the Indigenous carnival the year before last and me and Vern were the ambassadors. 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. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event), International Women's Day Celebrations In Australia, Holi Celebration @ Seven Hills Hotels, Puri. In the 2016 census, Ayr had a population of 8,281 people. NRL Telstra Premiership. Clifford played for North Queensland from 1955 until 1965 inclusive, more than any other player. 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. "I did it, but not to the degree he did it. Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. Two men in hats. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 2014. All times AEDT (GMT +11). " 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 thought, 'oh man, I dont want that to be on TV'. 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. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. "To tell you the truth mate, this is going to mean a lot,'' Vern said. 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. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". Cairns is a city in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . 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 Queensland Country Championships, also known as the Graincorp Country Championship, is a rugby union competition for teams from regions of Queensland outside of Brisbane. 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. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. The Foley Shield was named in his honour. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. The win started a period of Mount Isa dominance with nine shields in the next 20 years (1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988). (RARL). Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. 1 talking about this. Event starts on Friday, 20 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. 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. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. 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