Cairns District Rugby League

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.

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

Representative teams

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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

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Cairns District Rugby League

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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

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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

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Cairns District Junior Rugby League

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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

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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

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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

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Cairns Brothers

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Atherton Roosters

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

Cairns Kangaroos

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Innisfail Leprechauns

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Innisfail Souths

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Ivanhoes Knights

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Southern Suburbs

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Edmonton Storm

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See also

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References

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  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 [dead link]
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