Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. "I ran past Frank and he grabbed my shorts and because they were nylon, he ripped them right off me," Scott said. Gil did play a couple of seasons in Toowoomba but played 15 games for Queensland between 1960 and 1963 and played for Australia in 1961 and 1962. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Hervey Range Rd, Townsville, Queensland 4817, Condon, Australia. 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 Sydney Shield. 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. You are using an out of date browser. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. Queensland Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. "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. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. "I went into half-time with gravel rash all over my face. 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). "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.". You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. The Normanton Bowls Club is a friendly, relaxed, family orientated club. Event starts on Friday, 20 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. Betfred Super League. 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. 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. Butterfield held the record for most test caps . Five-eight and halfback: The combination of Bobby Banks (Charters Towers, Ayr, Cairns and Tully) and Paul Laffin (Mount Isa) would be sensational. Anybody who played against the Mt Isa brothers in the 1970s and 1980s would be glad the concept is only in its fourth year. Gil and Wellington played together in the great North Queensland teams of the mid 1960s that dominated Queensland rugby league. Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. Scott was in awe of both brothers, but Vern gave him nightmares. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . . Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. 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. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. 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 . It was the last game on the calendar and was played to packed out crowds. They are the original cowboys, and to this day they still wear the black, felt cowboy hats," Miles said. 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. 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. I tried not to look at him. Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. "He was an intimidator. There are over 8000 registered players across 36 senior clubs and 39 junior clubs in this division. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. "It was the hardest part of the football field, a barren piece of dirt. Passionate about telling local stories. Bush legends Vern and Frank Daisy are among dozens of Indigenous north-west Queensland rugby league players to be recognised in a new book. "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 Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. It is located about 970 kilometres (603mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. 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. A History of Townsville Brothers Rugby League Football Club. Represented by their widows at the night were Tom Tassell who died this year, and George Herwig. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 2014. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. [2] He was named amongst the finest that New Zealand produced during the 20th century. Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. 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. 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"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. During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . They just blew us off the park. Bert Peterson - Steering Committee Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. 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. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1980, representing the district of Mourilyan. "For their contribution to rugby league, I would like to see the Daisy brothers have statues erected outside the new Townsville stadium in their honour," Scott said. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. 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. 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. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. "It is not often that you see a black man with green eyes, Scott said. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. 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. NRL Telstra Premiership. 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 Hey, you! Casualty Ward: Major injury blow for Fermor, New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. "To tell you the truth mate, this is going to mean a lot,'' Vern said. "He didnt have to do it to me but Vern being Vern he did. 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). Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. The Queensland Rugby Football League (QRL) is the governing body for rugby league in Queensland. "They could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. His best year for representative football was 1968 when he represented Queensland against New South Wales from the North. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. Leading coaches and journalists of the day regard Danny Clifford as better than most Australian representative props and his seven games for Queensland spread over nine seasons is testimony to his endurance. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. "He would flick balls between his legs, over his shoulderyou name it. The infamous photo that accompanied the headline 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. " 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 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. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. 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. "Before the final, a reporter rang me up and he said he had a question he wanted to ask me," Scott grinned. E.g. The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. Clifford played for North Queensland from 1955 until 1965 inclusive, more than any other player. 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. "That would be good,'' Frank said. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. 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. Scott went away from that interview and back to his motel thinking about what he had just said, and held his head in anguish. There were several players who were probably better rugby league players but nobody in Australian Rugby League ever beat Fitzsimmons in the scrums. 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. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. 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. You must log in or register to reply here. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The family of a former Mount Isa footy champion who died recently has raised a funding campaign to bring him back to country. Laurie Joseph Spina is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who currently works as a commentator. "We had 30 of those handed out on the night, 18 for the team and the others for all the convenors.". 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. 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. "They are not pretend cowboys. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. In the 2016 census, Ayr had a population of 8,281 people. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". Mount Isa won the Foley Shield final 26-6 in 1979 and Miles can still remember one incident vividly, and with good reason. 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. "Vern was just feared. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. The Port of Townsville is also being expanded to allow much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ships to visit. 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 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. Read our Privacy Policy. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. 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. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. 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 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. 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. The players below are his home-grown heroes. Each region varies somewhat in terms of its economy, population, climate, geography, flora and fauna. TAFE Queensland North was formed on 1 July 2013 by the merger of Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. The Foley Shield was named in his honour. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. Rleague.com World of Rugby League Queensland website, 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 brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. They were our idols growing up. 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. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. "When you looked into them on the football field those eyes would stand out, especially if he was after you. He just has these big mother hands. "That sort of grounding you would not get anywhere else in Australia. It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region. 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. He was coming from behind me. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 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. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. It is on the east coast of Far North Queensland. 7 . North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates chronologically, North Coast Line (NCL) opening dates by section. Mr Moran said the following day there was another event for all players who played in the Foley Shield competition for Mount Isa between 1966 and 1993. Subscribed to personalized events updates! On the interstate front, Banks played an amazing 33 games for Queensland between 1952 and 1962. "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. 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. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. Stay tuned with the most relevant events happening around you. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. Kev Duve attended the dinner but was unable to attend the photo. We care about the protection of your data. We care about the protection of your data. The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. 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. ''When asked if they would have liked to represent an Indigenous All-Stars side in their playing days, they both responded, ''Oh yes, mate!''. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). 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. Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. [3] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played his club football in various places in New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. But walking into Suncorp Stadium tonight to watch the Indigenous All-Stars do battle will be something special. He wasnt a thug and he would have made it down here in the big time and absolutely killed it.". Read our Privacy Policy. He was a great footballer. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall in Australia. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. He's a good lad, I'm sure he will.''. A rugged and dependable half-back he played for North Queensland and Queensland Country. No region or town misses out with more than 400 photos, many never seen before, of teams and players from Sarina in the south, Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. Unlock this f*****: NRL stars brutal moment, Broncos going hard: Truth about 11th hour raid, Latrell just sixth with all 17 fullbacks ranked. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. Marshall Colwell was a great forward that nobody got the better of in the late 1970s into the 1980s. Off it, Scott could always see them coming from a distance. "Yes we got beat, but I learned so much from that match.". I was running away from him. 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. He is a wonderful man," Scott said. The history of the North Queensland Cowboys goes back to 1995 when they were admitted to the Australian Rugby League Premiership. You'll gain access to the full features of the site and you can jump in with your comments whenever you want. Not Vern. He's promised to get back before the end of this year. "But it was a great night and we had a very good representation there with 12 of the players and their wives," Mr Moran said. The shire, administered from the town of Malanda, covered an area of 1,126.4 square kilometres (434.9sqmi), and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region. 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. 1 talking about this. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. Lockport daily journal. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. 2022 Draw and Results; Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event), International Women's Day Celebrations In Australia, Holi Celebration @ Seven Hills Hotels, Puri. 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. Miles and Scott watching Wynnum Manly in action at Kougari Oval. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 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. There are several Australian rules football leagues in regional Queensland. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. 2 talking about this. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union. 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. Mid West and Mount Isa play in the Toyota Outback Carnival. If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. 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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