Redcliffe Dolphins

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Redcliffe Dolphins
Redcliffe 2006.jpg
Full name Redcliffe Dolphins
Emblem Dolphin
Colours red, white
Founded 1947
Sport Rugby league
League Queensland Cup
Ground Dolphin Oval
Capacity 11,000
CEO Grant Cleal
Captain
Coach John Dixon
2006 Premiers (1st)
Premierships 1965, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006
Runners-Up 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2007
Minor Premierships
Wooden Spoons
Biggest win 88-0 v Logan at Dolphin Oval, 2002
Worst defeat 69-0 v Wynnum Manly at Kougari Oval, 2010

The Redcliffe Dolphins are a rugby league team from the city of Redcliffe in Queensland, Australia. The Redcliffe Dolphins were founded in 1947, accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League premiership in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup.

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[edit] History

Redcliffe Dolphins tackled by Easts at Langlands Park.

The Redcliffe Peninsula Rugby League Football Club was founded on 27 February 1947, and in its first year entered Under 17, Reserve Grade and First Grade teams into the Sandgate Suburban Rugby League competition. Through the 1950s Redcliffe also played in the Kilcoy, Murrumba and Geraghty Cup competitions. On 19 November 1959 Redcliffe received full district club status and was accepted into the Brisbane First Grade competition.

Throughout the 1960s, a number of famous players came through the ranks of the Dolphins to represent Queensland and Australia, including Trevor Harken and Arthur Beetson.

Redcliffe won the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership for the first time in 1965.

In 1972 Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day.

The Redcliffe club won further premierships in 1994 and 1996 and has appeared in seven Queensland Cup grand finals, making it the most successful team in that competition.

Recently a new National Rugby League team to be based on the Gold Coast was going to call itself the Gold Coast Dolphins. This was decided against after the Redcliffe Dolphins threatened legal action. The team is now called the Gold Coast Titans.

The logo of the Redcliffe Dolphins from the early 2000s to 2005

The Dolphins won the 2006 Queensland Cup, beating Toowomba in the grand final at Suncorp Stadium under the coaching of Anthony Griffin.[1]

[edit] 2009 Squad

No. Position Player
Australia FB Zac Webber
South Africa WG Allan Heldsinger
China CE Tim Yee
Australia FE Christian Kennedy
Wales SR Derrick Watkins
Australia WG Mitch Rivett
Australia SR Ben Hicks
Australia CE Dane Gagai
Solomon Islands PR Gerard Tema
Papua New Guinea LK James Nightingale
Italy HK Chris Borgese
New Zealand CE Michael Blacklock

[edit] Results

  • 1996: Runners-up
  • 1997: Premiers
  • 1998: Preliminary finalists
  • 1999: Runners-up
  • 2000: Premiers
  • 2001: Runners-up
  • 2002: Premiers
  • 2003: Premiers
  • 2004: 6th
  • 2005: Preliminary finalists
  • 2006: Premiers
  • 2007: Runners-up
  • 2008: Semi Finalists

[edit] References

  1. ^ Berrett, Nick (21 February 2011). "Griffin takes over as Broncos coach". Redcliffe & Bayside Herald (Australia: News Limited). http://redcliffe-and-bayside-herald.whereilive.com.au/sport/story/griffin-takes-over-as-broncos-coach/. Retrieved 21 February 2011. 

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