Norths Devils, Wynnum Manly Seagulls, Burleigh Bears and Tweed Seagulls will experience grand final fever one week early with this weekend's preliminary finals taking place as curtain raisers to the NRL decider. [4][5], Last edited on 27 December 2022, at 07:55, "1998 QLD Cup Grand Final Norths 35 v Wests 16", "20 Years on - Remembering the 1998 Grand Final", "Where are they now: 1999 NRL grand finalists", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_Queensland_Cup&oldid=1129823821, This page was last edited on 27 December 2022, at 07:55. Wests, who finished third, had a tougher road to their first Grand Final appearance, losing in Week 1 to Redcliffe. Billy Johnstone Gavin Jones But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. [2][3], Geyer and Matt Rua would go onto play in the Melbourne Storm's NRL Grand Final win over the St George Illawarra Dragons a year later, while Steven Bell would win an NRL premiership with the Manly Sea Eagles in 2008. } Five-eighth: Wally Lewis (Valleys, Wynnum) The team is made up of players in their entire 75-year tenure. David Green 7. { For those Devils and later Dolphins fans who used to get frustrated watching referee Eddie Ward give Greg Conescu a hard time in the scrums then some memories may come flooding back here. The drop in interest saw the Brisbane Rugby League, its clubs and its junior development base incurring significant and crippling financial losses. Redcliffe won the last Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final in 1997 defeating Easts 356, and the league was declared defunct. . I remember the suits though. [3] Golden Years [ edit] The 1998 Queensland Cup season was the 3rd season of Queensland's top-level statewide rugby league competition. Subscription automatically renews at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. To upgrade, call 1300 MY NEWS (696 397), As a Full Digital Access or Paper Delivery + Full Digital Access Member youll get unlimited digital access to every story online, insight and analysis from our expert journalists PLUS enjoy freebies, discounts and benefits with our +Rewards loyalty program. Head-to-head: Redcliffe Dolphins 33, Norths Devils 15, draws 2. If it occurred today, both teams would be sin-binned as punches flew in all directions with Meninga causing havoc in the middle of it all. Hooker: John Lang (Easts) cost) for the first 12 months, charged as $24 every 4 weeks. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Geyer was the star, scoring three tries that hauled Norths off the canvas after they trailed 16-0 early in the match. By the end of the season, distractions and a lack of depth saw them easily finished off by the Dolphins in the minor semi-final. Wests beat Redcliffe in the 1975 grand final in a controversial ending. 1 try in finals. 8. Each payment, once made, is non-refundable, subject to law. [6] Harry Bates Fonda Metassa Jack Reardon Henry Hegarty Joe Kilroy Bill Pearson Jack Stapleton Vic Rudd Cameron Smith Lloyd Weier Trevor Gillmeister Mark Graham Previously, forwards would stand where the ball was predicted to land and often drop it before they could hit it up. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. Easts Tigers win the 1972 grand final with a field goal in the last minute. Mitch Brennan The Brisbane Rugby League premiership was fully superseded by the ARL Premiership which took nationwide first-class status in 1995. Both were superstars in the Dolphins premiership season and joined Balmain in Sydney for the 1966 season. However, they didnt account for the mercurial brilliance of Smoking Joe Kilroy and blow-in Kiwi coach Graham Lowe. Wally Fullerton-Smith (Redcliffe) (8 Tests, QLD 12 games) 6,1,0. Ian French The first official club competition kicked off in Brisbane on 8 May 1909. Mal Meninga recently wrote that Bennetts achievement with Souths should no longer be ignored by historians and Sydney-centric media and officialdom. Logan halfback Shane Perry was named the competition's Player of the Year. The North Queensland sides show the same talent and passion as their Cowboy cousins. Do you remember Brisbane club rugby league in the 1980s? event : evt, This reduced community support for teams, and club decisions began to be made on a more commercial basis. I remember Graham Lowe telling us we had dropped two balls at training during the finals. From there, the Panthers won three straight elimination games to qualify for the decider. The competition consists of Brisbane's top six rugby league clubs. The team is made up of players in their entire 75-year tenure. 4. The Seagulls side, coached by Des Morris, included future Origin stars Miles, Terry Butler, Ian French, Greg Dowling and Rod Morris. 3 tries in 1982 preliminary finals and 1 in the grand final. Miles and Rod Morris were selected for the Kangaroos on the back of their efforts in Wynnums premiership season. Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. 2. How long does it take for my home delivery to start? Any Questions? Allow up to 5 days for home delivery to commence. VOTE FOR YOU FAVOURITE. Centres: Alex Watson (Wests) and Mal Meninga (Souths) New customers only. Manly) - 3,1,1. 2. cost) every 4 weeks unless cancelled as per full Terms and Conditions. Redcliffes maiden title was a special one as it launched the brilliant career of Arthur Beetson and the tragic career of Kevin Yow Yeh. Norths tries were brilliant, several involved six or seven passes. } In the grand final, Brothers survived an initial onslaught from the Dolphins international front row before running their opponents ragged. Those involved took particular exception to the salary being earned by Harry Sunderland as secretary of the Queensland Rugby League. Norths played against Souths before a handful of spectators at Brisbane Cricket Ground. Wests won 2624 but Redcliffe had the ball with seconds remaining and launched a bomb. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Kilroy signed for the Brethren for a Harley Davidson motorcycle. Norths win the 1980 grand final, beating a star-studded Souths Magpies side. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. The Devils, with a rookie captain Mark Murray and a hastily assembled squad, were expected to win the wooden spoon in 1980, instead they played a brilliant brand of football to take out the premiership beating the Magpies 17-15. Don't miss out on the headlines from Sport. Join the conversation, you are commenting as. News_Image_File: Gene Miles in action for the Seagulls. We were peaking at just the right time. Wynnum Manly win their first premiership in 1982. Mate, I have no idea where the radio is, Morris said this week. The field goal was the first in Fyfes career. The BRL became a state competition from 1995-97 until the Queensland Cup, which became a league-style competition in 1998, superseded the BRL as the top state league. THIS is an ode to real rugby league; the unsanitised version of the code where Queensland rivalries are fiercer than anything Sydney tosses up. Monday to Friday 7:30am 6:00pm, Saturday & Sunday 7:00am 11:30am (AEST), App or digital edition only customer? Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied as per full Terms and Conditions. Wayne Bennett, as an example, is rightly lauded for winning seven premierships as a coach with Brisbane and St George Illawarra. Kilroy fielded a Mal Meninga clearing kick in his own half and blitzed past five Souths defenders before finding Dunn for the try. You already have a current subscription with us. They took me to the Brekky Creek and to the Gold Coast so I was sold on north Brisbane. News_Image_File: Captain Norm Carr hoists the 1985 premiership trophy and Mal Meninga in action for Souths. (Not available in all areas and is not the Regional edition). The galaxy of stars who have worn the colours of the famous Norths Devils over the years make for one almighty . This automatically renews to be charged as $24 (min. Brothers folded in 2004 but have launched a bid to become an NRL club. From 1988, Brisbane Rugby League players weren't chosen to represent Queensland again. } Those PNG boys can play too, as evidenced by their grand final victory in 2017. 816 subscribers 1980 Brisbane Rugby League Grand Final Norths Devils v Souths Magpies at Lang Park. 1. { Lowe was an innovator. Norths beat Wests 35-16 at Lang Park. It was 84 seconds of pure madness. The competition returned to a 16-team format in 1998 with the Bundaberg Grizzlies returning to the competition after a year's absence and the admission of the Townsville Stingers and Gold Coast Vikings. The win ended a 22-year premiership drought for Easts. Also in 1988, the Sydney Rugby League de facto superseded the Brisbane Rugby League by going national and including the Broncos and Giants clubs. News_Image_File: 1987 Brothers rugby grand final league team photograph: front row (from left) Mark Coyne, Clinton Mohr, Greg Smith, Ross Strudwick (coach), Trevor Bailey (captain), Gary Smith, Jeff Burns, Joe Kilroy, Robbie Moore (trainer). 1 try in finals. A first attempt to create a Brisbane side to join the NSWRL in 1986 failed to gain favour with the QRL in a narrow vote, but when a further raft of players left the competition for Sydney at the end of that year, it became obvious the existing situation was untenable. log in. 1. 3. Peter Jackson It was an incredible game which went to extra time when an audacious chip and chase from Easts winger Steve Beattie led to a remarkable try in the dying minutes and Tigers half Dane Campbell slotted the conversion from the sideline. Prices after the introductory pricing period may be varied in accordance with the full Terms and Conditions. Redcliffes maiden title was a special one as it launched the brilliant career of Arthur Beetson and the tragic career of Kevin Yow Yeh. Mark Murray -Great communicator, smart and I remember the first time I head him speak I thought I can listen to him. Wayne Bennetts Souths shock Wally Lewis Wynnum Manly to win the 1985 grand final. Select the subscription offer youd like to buy, click Subscribe with Google, and you will be directed to complete your purchase using your Google account. News_Image_File: Shane O'Flanagan (Burleigh). As recent NRL finals have proven rugby league has a habit of providing the remarkable in the dying seconds. Broadcast: This game will be broadcast via Channel 9, 9Now, FOX and Kayo. The Club was first established as Past Grammars in 1923, as a Club for Old Boys of Brisbane Grammar School. Wests won 2624 but Redcliffe had the ball with seconds remaining and launched a bomb. Then, after the initial 28 days it is $28 billed approximately 4 weekly. 2000s. The Seagulls had to wait 31 years for premiership success, beating Souths 17-3 in front of 36,000 people at Lang Park. The BRLs time as a premier competition was over, but from the ashes, piece by painful piece, the State League and BRL were restructured by 1996 to form the Queensland Cup. Napa came to Brisbane, won a premiership and has never gone back, loving his life in Brisbane and his Devils forever. Redcliffe did break Norths run of six consecutive premierships when the Dolphins won their first BRL title in 1965, beating Valleys in the decider, before Norths won again in 1966. Hashtags: #HostplusCup #PHINSvDEVILS. But once your delivery is activated, youll get the next edition, hot off the press. Won the Rothmans Medal in 1991 post Broncos. See www.couriermail.com.au/subscriptionterms for full details. The Blackhawks have signalled the start of an exciting era for Townsville, naming a new-look side stacked with Cowboys talent. Full Digital Access + Weekend Paper Delivery $8 billed every 4 weeks for the first 12 weeks, then $36 billed every 4 weeks. Until 1932 Brisbane Exhibition Ground was the home of rugby league in the city. Terry Butler (Wynnum-Manly) (QLD 1 game) 10,3,2. There was four or five players here that were top-line footballers and we used to go up on the terrace and sell raffles in front of McCarthy's Jewellers store on the terrace and we'd do an hour there and then pop down to the Manly Hotel and do an hour there and then we'd pop down to Fishers (pub) and do an hour there. Gene Miles (Wynnum-Manly) (ARL Hall of Fame. 8. New customers only. My landlord came to see me and said your rent is not being paid so I rang Bob Bax and said my rent hasnt been paid; it was taken care of by the end of the day. Norths met Valleys several times in 1980, with their final dual of the season coming in the preliminary final won by Norths 15-14. If you wanted to order a wrecking ball from New Zealand to come to Norths Devils and wreak havoc then Stan Napa would be top of your list. 1978 Colt of the Year, Captain 1982 1983 (Valleys). Redcliffes first premiership in 1965, defeating Valleys 15-2. Kevin Walters won the grand final with the 2001 Toowoomba side (beating Redcliffe at Redcliffe) after taking over from Terry Matterson (who left to coach Norths) after five games, the same number of games that Norths made the switch this year from Rohan Smith to Ben King and Kevin Neighbour, Despite playing in 32 Brisbane Rugby League grand finals between them prior to the commencement of the Cup, Norths and Redcliffe never met in a BRL decider. Yow Yeh was a freak talent but his life was cut short when he died of a heart attack in police custody in June 27, 1975. Shirts torn, eyes bruised, respect earned. The challenge is set & we are ready to take on the Dolphins for GRAND FINAL glory! Next time I will finish off with brief biographies of every club who ever played in the BRL. (Not available in all areas and is not the Regional edition). Kilroy fielded a Mal Meninga clearing kick in his own half and blitzed past five Souths defenders before finding Dunn for the try. Courier Mail Player of the year 1986. Teams that joined the Brisbane Rugby League competition around this time were South Coast (19521953), Wynnum-Manly (1951) and Redcliffe (1960). So in 1987, the QRL voted to allow a side to join the NSWRL, although surprisingly the establishment ticket led by Senator Ron McAullife (the driving force behind State of Origin) was beaten to the punch by Barry Maranta and Paul Porky Morgan. This clip showcases the two teams' first clash of the season and it was another close affair, but this time the Diehards would prevail. The State League competition ran in parallel to the Brisbane Rugby League competition from 1982 to 1995. 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