The Gladstone District Rugby League (GDRL) is a former rugby league competition in Gladstone, Queensland, run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, founded in 1918, folded in 2024 after going into recess from 2017-2021.[1]
The competition still runs junior grades.
| Sport | Rugby league |
|---|---|
| Instituted | 1918 |
| Number of teams | 5 |
| Country |  Australia |
| Website | www.qrl.com.au Rugby League Gladstone |
History
editIts most recent season of competition was 2017 for Inter City Women's and 2015 for A-Grade & Under 20s. From 2017 until 2022 Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League incorporated many of the former GDRL clubs' Women's, First Grade and Under 20s sides, and from 2017 until 2021, Gladstone's Reserve Grade teams.
Gladstone began running its own reserves competition in order to offer senior local competition again from 2022, with other grades continuing to play in Rockhampton. A-Grade returned the following year, however, in 2024 the competition was disbanded in favour of clubs joining the Rockhampton competition again.
Representative Team
editThe representative team for Gladstone in the 47th Battalion Shield is known as the Gladstone Raiders.
Rugby League Gladstone Senior Clubs
edit2023 Final Clubs
edit| Gladstone District Rugby League[2] (1918–1921; 1923–1941; 1944–1960; 1966–2016; 2022–2023) / Previously known as "Port Curtis Rugby League" (1918–1952) | |||||||
| Club[3] | Established | City / Town | Home ground(s) | Seasons | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Calliope Roosters (Reserves only) |
1960 | Calliope | Liz Cunningham Park | 1960-1961; ^; 1991–1992; 2013–2016; 2022–2023 | |||
 Past Brothers Gladstone
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1930 | Gladstone | Briffney Creek Fields | 1930–1932; 1968–2015; 2022–2023 | |||
 Tannum Sands Seagulls
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1994 | Boyne Island-Tannum Sands | Dennis Park | 1994–2015; 2022–2023 | |||
 Valleys Diehards
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1919 | Gladstone | Valleys Grounds | 1919–1941; 1944–1961; 1966–2008; ^; 2010–2015; 2022–2023 | |||
 Wallabys
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1923 | Gladstone | Albion Park | 1923–1941; 1944–1951; 1954–1961; 1966–1983; 1993–2008; ^; 2010–2016; 2022–2023 | |||
Former Clubs
editFormer Gladstone District Rugby League Clubs
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Boyne Valley Bluebells | 1933 | Boyne Valley | "Boyne Valley" | 1933; 1935–1936; 1960; ^ |
| ? | Calliope-Boyne Valley United | 1980 | Calliope & Boyne Valley | Liz Cunningham Park
"Boyne Valley" |
1980–1982; ^ |
| ? | Colts | 1939 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1939–1940 |
| ? | Country | 1929 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1929 |
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Dawson Valley | 2016 | Moura | "Moura" | 2016 |
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Gladstone Rebels | 2016 | Gladstone | Marley Brown Oval | 2016 |
| ? | Meatworks | 1919 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1919–1922 |
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Miriam Vale Magpies | 1966 | Miriam Vale | Gary Larson Oval | 1966–1968 |
| ? | Natives | 1918 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1918–1926 |
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QASC Red Devils ^ | 1966 | Gladstone | Yaralla Sports Club | 1966; 1978–1979; ^; 1992 |
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QASC/CBVU Red Devils ^ | 1983 | GladstoneCalliopeBoyne Valley | Yaralla Sports Club
Liz Cunningham Park "Boyne Valley" |
1983–1991; ^ |
| ? | Railway | 1918 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1918; 1927–1928; 1944–1948; 1951–1952 |
| ? | Wallabys-Valleys | 2009 | Gladstone | Albion Park
Valleys Grounds |
2009; ^ |
| ? | Wanderers | 1918 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1918 |
| ? | Waratahs | 1937 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1937–1941 |
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Wests Seagulls | 1949 | Gladstone | "Gladstone" | 1949–1960; 1969–1983; 1985–1990 |
Premiers
editGladstone District Rugby League Premierships
A-Grade (Established: 1918)
- 1918: Railways (1)
- 1919: Meatworks (1)
- 1920: Natives (1)
- 1921: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (1)
- 1922: abandoned
- 1923: Wallabys (1)
- 1924: Natives (2)
- 1925: ?
- 1926: ?
- 1927: ?
- 1928: ?
- 1929: Wallabys (?)
- 1930: ?
- 1931: ?
- 1932: ?
- 1933: ?
- 1934: ?
- 1935: ?
- 1936: ?
- 1937: ?
- 1938: Waratahs (1)
- 1939: Colts (1)
- 1940: Wallabys (?)
- 1941: Wallabys (?)
- 1942: Break - WWII
- 1943: Break - WWII
- 1944: Wallabys (?)
- 1945: Wallabys (?)
- 1946: Wallabys (?)
- 1947: Wallabys (?)
- 1948: Wallabys (?)
- 1949: Wallabys (?)
- 1950: ?
- 1951: Wests Seagulls (1)
- 1952: ?
- 1953: ?
- 1954: ?
- 1955: ?
- 1956: ?
- 1957: ?
- 1958: Biloela (1)
- 1959: ?
- 1960: Biloela (2)
- 1961: abandoned
- 1962: abandoned
- 1963: abandoned
- 1964: abandoned
- 1965: abandoned
- 1966: ?
- 1967: Miriam Vale (1)
- 1968: ?
- 1969: ?
- 1970: ?
- 1971: Past Brothers Gladstone (1)
- 1972: ?
- 1973: ?
- 1974: ?
- 1975: ?
- 1976: ?
- 1977: ?
- 1978: ?
- 1979: ?
- 1980: ?
- 1980: QASC Red Devils (1)
- 1981: ?
- 1982: QASC Red Devils (2)
- 1983: Wests Seagulls (6)
- 1984: ?
- 1985: ?
- 1986: ?
- 1987: QASC Red Devils (3)
- 1988: ?
- 1989: Past Brothers Gladstone (8)
- 1990: Past Brothers Gladstone (9)
- 1991: No A-Grade competition^
- 1992: No A-Grade competition^
- 1992: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (14)
- 1993: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (15)
- 1994: Past Brothers Gladstone (10)
- 1995: Tannum Sands (1)
- 1996: Tannum Sands (2)
- 1997: Tannum Sands (3)
- 1998: Tannum Sands (4)
- 1999: Wallabys (25)
- 2000: Valleys Galdstone Diehards (16)
- 2001: Past Brothers Gladstone (11)
- 2002: Wallabys (26)
- 2003: Past Brothers Gladstone (12)
- 2004: Wallabys (27)
- 2005: Wallabys (28)
- 2006: Wallabys (29)
- 2007: Past Brothers Gladstone (13)
- 2008: Tannum Sands (5)
- 2009: Wallabys-Valleys (1)
- 2010: Past Brothers Gladstone (14)
- 2011: Past Brothers Gladstone (15)
- 2012: Wallabys (30)
- 2013: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (?)
- 2014: Past Brothers Gladstone (16)
- 2015: Past Brothers Gladstone (17)
- 2016: No A-Grade competition^
- 2017: Merged into Rockhampton District Rugby League All remaining clubs from 2016 either joined "Rockhampton District Rugby League" or went into recess. From 2022, the reformed Reserve Grade is the top competition run by Gladstone District Rugby League[4]
Source:[5]
First Grade Titles by club:
- Past Brothers Gladstone: winners of 13 grand finals between 1971–2007.
- Valleys Gladstone Diehards: winners of 16 grand finals between 1921–2000.
- Wallabys: winners of 29 grand finals between 1923–2006.
- Wests Seagulls: winners of 6 grand finals between 1951–1983.
Reserve Grade (Established: ?)
- Past-1990: ?
- 1991–92: ?^
- 1993–2014: Unknown
- 2015: Unknown
- 2016: Calliope Roosters^
- 2017–21: Merged with Rockhampton District Rugby League^ Gladstone Reserve Grade reformed as the local senior competition in 2022[4]
- 2022: Valleys Gladstone
Gladstone District Junior Rugby League
edit| Gladstone District Junior Rugby League[2] |
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Gladstone District Junior Rugby League
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ LGAQ. "Rugby League Gladstone". Gladstone Regional Council. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ a b "Association: Rugby League Gladstone". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
- ^ "SUMMARY GLADSTONE RUGBY LEAGUE CLUBS"
- ^ a b https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/breaking-massive-announcement-for-gladstone-rugby-/3123206/ BREAKING: Massive announcement for Gladstone rugby league
- ^ http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2259-0-0-0&sID=119680 Our History - "PORT CURTIS / GLADSTONE RUGBY LEAGUE"