Far North Queensland Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1918
Number of teams8
Country Australia
Premiers Cairns Brothers (2022)
Websitewww.qrl.com.au

The Cairns District Rugby League was formed on 5 August 1918 and is the administrative body for the game of rugby league football in Cairns, Queensland. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. The competition changed its name to Far North Queensland Rugby League in 2023.

Representative teams

Selected players from the Cairns District Rugby League, represented Cairns in representative sides called Cairns Marlins (senior team), and Cairns Crocs (junior team). The Marlins compete in the Foley Shield while the Northern Pride represents Cairns in the competitions the Queensland Cup, the Cyril Connell Cup and the Mal Meninga Cup .

Senior Clubs

Cairns District Rugby League

The Cairns senior competition features eleven clubs in three grades: A-grade, reserves and colts (under 18's). All finals matches are played at Barlow Park.

Club Name & Colours Club Nickname Founded Homeground City/Town/s Suburb/s
Atherton Roosters 1918 Atherton Showgrounds Atherton
Cairns Brothers Leprechauns 1926 Stan Williams Park Cairns Manunda
Cairns Kangaroos 1931 Vico Oval Cairns Mooroobool
Innisfail Brothers Leprechauns Callendar Park Innisfail
Edmonton Storm 2006 Petersen Park Cairns Edmonton
Ivanhoes Knights 1923 Smithfield Sporting Complex Cairns Smithfield
Mossman Port Douglas Sharks Mossman Showgrounds Mossman & Port Douglas
Southern Suburbs Cockatoos Alley Park Cairns Gordonvale
Yarrabah Seahawks 2000 Jilara Oval Yarrabah
Mareeba Gladiators Davies Park Mareeba
Tully Tigers Tully Showgrounds Tully

Recent Grand Finals

Cairns & District Rugby League Grand Finals
Year Premiers Score Runners-Up Venue
2020 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 N/A
2021 Yarrabah 20 – 16 Innisfail Brothers Barlow Park
2022 Cairns Brothers 26 – 24 Mossman Port Douglas Barlow Park

Source:[1]

Cairns Juniors

Cairns District Junior Rugby League

The Cairns junior competition features twelve clubs in eleven grades, from under 6's to under 16's.

Club Colours Club Name Club Nickname Founded Homeground Suburb
Babinda Colts Bill Wakeham Park Babinda
Brothers (Cairns) Leprechauns Stan Williams Park Manunda
Brothers (Innisfail) Leprechauns Callendar Park Innisfail
Cairns Kangaroos Vico Oval Mooroobool
Central Scorpions Jones Park Westcourt
Edmonton Storm Petersen Park Edmonton
Innisfail Cowboys Goondi Combined Sports Complex Innisfail
Ivanhoes Knights Smithfield Sporting Complex Smithfield
Redlynch Razorbacks St Andrews Catholic College Redlynch
Mossman Sharks Mossman Showgrounds Mossman
Southern Suburbs Cockatoos Alley Park Gordonvale
Yarrabah Seahawks Jilara Oval Yarrabah

Eacham Junior Rugby League

Eacham Junior Rugby League is the governing body for seven club junior rugby league on the Atherton Tablelands.[2] The home grounds of Eacham Junior Rugby League are the Atherton Junior Rugby League grounds. The name of the Eacham Junior Rugby League comes from a senior competition dating back to the early twentieth which comprised senior clubs from Mareeba, Atherton, Malanda and Millaa Millaa.

Club Colours Club Name Club Nickname Founded Homeground Suburb
Atherton Roosters Atherton JRL Grounds
Cooktown & Districts
Herberton Magpies
Kuranda & Districts
Malanda Eels Malanda Showgrounds
Mareeba Gladiators Davies Park
Ravenshoe Tigers

Innisfail Junior Rugby League

Former 4 team competition based around Innisfail now part of the CDJRL It consisted of:
Innisfail Brothers Leprechauns,
Innisfail Cowboys,
Babinda Colts,
Tully Tigers.

Notable players

Cairns Brothers

Atherton Roosters

Dallas Johnson https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_Johnson

Cairns Kangaroos

Innisfail Leprechauns

Innisfail Souths

Ivanhoes Knights

Southern Suburbs

Edmonton Storm

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Association: FNQ Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2235-0-162366-0&a=CLUBS
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