We care about the protection of your data. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. He retired with the record for most games for North Queensland, having captained the side to victories over Great Britain and France. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. He just has these big mother hands. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. "I went into half-time with gravel rash all over my face. Gene Miles and Colin Scott, two of the Maroons mainstays of the 1980s, were taught lessons they took with them through their football careers by Mount Isa legends Vern and Frank Daisy, two of the best country footballers to have not played in the Origin arena. The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. Attend, Share & Influence! JavaScript is disabled. "That would be good,'' Frank said. "I thought, 'oh man, I dont want that to be on TV'. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. " John, I will be at the Reunion Saturday 21st and will pay my $35 at the door, signed Joe Blow " Send it to 0459 105 603 or phone me on the same number. Also, the re-introduction of Bowen to the Foley Shield (Formerly part of Whitsunday) who will combine with Palm Island, who play a 7 team A-Grade Competition. Townsville is Australia's largest urban centre north of the Sunshine Coast, with a population of 173,815 as of the 2016 Australian census. TAFE Queensland North was formed on 1 July 2013 by the merger of Barrier Reef Institute of TAFE and Tropical North Queensland TAFE. His record would have been more impressive had he not played a season in the Burdekin in 1977 and was missing for some reason in 1983. Also, the re-introduction of Bowen to the Foley Shield (Formerly part of Whitsunday) who will combine with Palm Island, who play a 7 team A-Grade Competition. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Front row seated :- Les Smith, Ken Muckan, Bob Wilson [Captain } Terry Hammond {vice captain} Col Wilson, Mick Bakhash. (RARL). In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. Betfred Super League. "The Foley Shield was a big gathering spot for the whole of north Queensland, it was a big talking point in who was going to win it," Daisy said. The Northern Division is responsible for the historic Foley Shield competition that is held each year. Eleven country sub-unions are grouped into three regional divisions in Northern, Central, and Southern Queensland for the championships. Butterfield held the record for most test caps . "He didnt have to do it to me but Vern being Vern he did. "On the field Vern was a great ball player, could read play and see plays in advance. Vern just had eyes that would kill you," Miles said. Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. Mr Moran said the following day there was another event for all players who played in the Foley Shield competition for Mount Isa between 1966 and 1993. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. From Melbourne to North Queensland, I worked with some wonderful Rugby League people under these circumstances including Wayne Pearce, Gorden Tallis, Scott Sattler and Gary Freeman, effectively in. In 2010, the competition was moved to the Labour Day Long Weekend, with a preliminary round played in regional centres over the Anzac Day Long Weekend. Banks was possibly the greatest five-eight that played in Queensland until Wally Lewis arrived on the scene and played 13 tests for Australia plus numerous World Cup games that were not regarded as tests for some reason. They helped guide Mt Isa to seven Foley Shield titles between 1977 and 1988 and gave touring international and representative sides all sorts of problems when they donned the North Queensland jumper. Represented by their widows at the night were Tom Tassell who died this year, and George Herwig. In 2009 it was decided to run the shield over the Easter long weekend Results of the Foley Shield finals from 1948-2004 that Mackay has played in. Leading coaches and journalists of the day regard Danny Clifford as better than most Australian representative props and his seven games for Queensland spread over nine seasons is testimony to his endurance. The Foley Shield was named in honour of Arch Foley - a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team who founded Townsville Souths rugby league club and formed North Queensland Rugby League in 1919 - the inter-region competition began in 1948 after the Carlton Cup was revamped to include more teams; including Cairns, Mackay and the Mid-West Vern and his brother Frank became legendary players for Mount Isa in the Foley Shield competition and for North Queensland in the 1970s and 80s. Lockport daily journal. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Rugby league football is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field. "Vern was just feared. Ayr is a town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. 1959 Mackay 29 defeated Cairns 18 In 1995, Spina was the inaugural captain of the North Queensland Cowboys. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. The book tells the story of more than 300 players and officials that had a hand in the 100 year rise and development of the game in the north of Australia. "They could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. Rleague.com World of Rugby League Queensland website, List of rugby league clubs in Queensland by competition, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Foley_Shield&oldid=983958431, Recurring sporting events established in 1948, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2006, 2008, 1949, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1967, 1982 (Drawn with Herbert River), 1987, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, Mount Isa, Mount Isa/Mid West, Northern Outback, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1952, 1965, 1980, 1982 (Drawn with Townsville), 1952: Herbert River 15 defeated Babinda 4, 1960: Innisfail 12 defeated Herbert River 9, 1967: Townsville 16 defeated Innisfail 15, 1973: Whitsunday 19 defeated Innisfail 16, 1980: Herbert River 18 defeated Burdekin 13, 1982: Townsville 25 drew with Herbert River 25 (both teams were declared joint winners after the scores were tied after extra time), 1983: Mount Isa 22 defeated Townsville 10, 1989: Innisfail-Eacham 40 defeated Mackay 12, 1990: Innisfail-Eacham 28 defeated Cairns 14, 2009: Innisfail-Eacham 32 defeated Cape-Torres 22, 2010: Townsville 48 defeated Mount Isa-Mid West 12, 2011: Mackay 30 defeated Townsville City 14, This page was last edited on 17 October 2020, at 08:36. DODGE BALL Townsville's Sam Faust looks to weave his way, Test of depth: Injuries rock Mackay - 1-point loss, `New boys' triumph in Foley Shield final in Townsville, HOW SWEET IT IS Innisfail-Eacham with the Foley Shield, Townsville Shield title dream ends as rest option backfires, Shield success: Innsifail-Eachams victorious Foley Shield team, Mackay's Jim Bryant was among the familiar faces at the Sea Eagles, Foley Shield success may see more expansion. Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). "I was invited up to the Indigenous carnival the year before last and me and Vern were the ambassadors. Scott still sees the Daisy brothers around the traps, and he is still in awe of them. Cultural and official perceptions and definitions of the various regions differ somewhat depending on the government agency or popular group by which they are being applied. More than the Foley Shield tells all. The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. Event starts on Friday, 20 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. 2 talking about this. #1 Foley final moved to July By ADAM GARDINI 02dec03 TOWNSVILLE Stingers coach Mark Crimston warned that the final of the Foley Shield may lose its prestige after the Queensland Rugby League Northern Division rescheduled the representative final for mid-season next year. A public art campaign in Palermo, Sicily, is reminding residents of the city's grim Mafia years, and is encouraging them to resist creeping organized crime influence. He was coming from behind me. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. volume (Lockport, N.Y.) 1852-1859, August 28, 1894, Page 1, Image 1, brought to you by New York State Library, and the National Digital Newspaper Program. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. The Foley Shield was named in his honour. The line though the centre of Rockhampton runs down the middle of Denison Street. The Mackay squad is: 1 Daniel Flynn, 2 Harley Bickey, 3 Dean Tass, 4 Mick Comerford, 5 Kahn Ahwang, 6 Matt Griffin, 7 Justin McKay, 8 Peter Penaia, 9 Luke Srama, 10 Dylan Patterson, 11 Dane Vogel, 12 James Bryant, 13 Regan Hyde, 14 Ross Sammut, 15 Jamie McIvor, 16 Grant Moore, 17 Quentin Mitchell, 18 Adam Walker, 19 Sam Gardel, 20 Daniel into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. Casualty Ward: Major injury blow for Fermor, New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023. Event starts on Saturday, 21 September 2019 and happening at Brothers Leagues Club Townsville, Condon, QL. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. It is the centre of a sugarcane-growing region. there was an anniversary dinner in Townsville, Ballara mining complex 'extraordinary' says Queensland Heritage Council, Life of Cloncurry icon Jan Schneekloth celebrated, Birthday wishes for Mount Isa as city celebrates centenary, Bank closures hurt communities, Westpac admits to probe, Government seeks public stamp on Australia Post changes, Have your say - Jim Adlington won't be forgotten, Terms and Conditions - Digital Subscription, Terms and Conditions - Newspaper Subscription. BUSH footy legends Vern and Frank Daisy would have loved the chance to play for an Indigenous All-Stars team. " John, I will be at the Reunion Saturday 21st and will pay my $35 at the door, signed Joe Blow " Send it to 0459 105 603 or phone me on the same number. Advertisement Ad Local News One arrested after alleged break-in at Mount Isa Hospital Chinaman Creek Dam reopens to public NT alcohol ban report to be released next week Maroons legends have hailed the famous and feared Daisy brothers for preparing them for State of Origin football and called for statues to be erected in their honour. On the field he was a cruel, cruel man.". The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. Absent was Stan Suchowiecki while confined to nursing homes were Tiger Slater, Kev Weinart and Bruce Phillip (the latter in Bundaberg and whose whereabouts were unknown until John Moran put the call out earlier this year). If you wish to register and unable to do it on line, then text me the following. Prior to 1948 an inter-town competition known as the Carlton Cup was contested in North Queensland. into Cairns and Innisfail-Eacham. In an attempt to re-invent the competition and renew the tradition and passion in the shield, Mount Isa, with the Mid-West league, (Mount Isa-Mid West) and Innisfail-Eacham returned to the competition and Cape York/Torres Strait joined the competition, and the Shield was played as a round robin at the Townsville Sports Reserve over the Easter weekend in 2009. In the 2016 census, Tully had a population of 2,390 people. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. Ricky Page, who was born and bred in Mount Isa, is spending evenings and weekends toiling away on the publication which he calls a "labour of love". The 65-year-old is considered one of the all-time greats of rugby league in this district, and is glad Mount Isa will return to the Foley Shield tournament in 2009. "He was an intimidator. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. Miguel was the finest winger in North Queensland for most of the 1960s which coincided with a period that North Queensland dominated the rest of Queensland on the playing field. http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=4564, http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/04/09/37401_local-sport-news.html, http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/04/08/mackay-keen-to-win-foley-shield/, http://mountisa.yourguide.com.au/neeague/north-west-up-to-challenge/1482903.aspx, http://www.torresnews.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1120&Itemid=1, http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/04/11/37541_local-sport-news.html, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/11/48615_sport.html, http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/04/10/test-depth-injuries-rock-mackay-1-point-loss/, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/13/48691_sport.html, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/13/48695_sport.html, http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2009/04/13/37701_local-sport-news.html, http://www.dailymercury.com.au/story/2009/04/12/Innisfail-Eacham-Mackay-Foley-Shield-Sea-Eagles/, http://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/article/2009/04/15/48941_sport.html. E.g. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. NSWRL Sydney Shield. The stories of the great international teams that toured the North like the 1928, 1936 and 1946 Great Britain sides, the magnificent 1951 and 1955 Frenchmen, who thrilled the crowds in Townsville and Cairns. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. It is 606 metres (1,970 ft) high with panorama views of the city, its surrounding mountains and the Tyrrhenian Sea.In his book Travels in Italy, Goethe described Monte Pellegrino as the most beautiful promontory in the world.. The Queensland Country Rugby Union administers the competitions at Senior and Colts levels. Second row: Jimmy Paterson (Townsville) and Angelo Crema (Tully), both members of the North Queensland Team of the Century are my pairing with Paterson simply outstanding as he ran onto the field playing 24 games for Queensland and eight tests for Australia. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. Miles said statues to the brothers would be "a fitting honour", before giving tough as teak lock-forward Vern the ultimate accolade. On Friday September 20 there was an anniversary dinner in Townsville for the 1969 winning team with a dozen of the original 18 players present as well as two widows. In an attempt to re-invent the competition and renew the tradition and passion in the shield, Mount Isa, with the Mid-West league, (Mount Isa-Mid West) and Innisfail-Eacham returned to the competition and Cape York/Torres Strait joined the competition, and the Shield was played as a round robin at the Townsville Sports Reserve over the Easter weekend in 2009. ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. They were our idols growing up. Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. "Luckily he cut the interview out. Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. In previous years it has also been contested by Ayr, Babinda, Burdekin, Eacham, Herbert River, Innisfail, Mount Isa, Tully and Whitsunday. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. Laurie Joseph Spina is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who currently works as a commentator. Miles, named in the Queensland team of the century in 2008, became known in the world of rugby league for his signature one-handed basketball pass but he said Vern Daisy had mastered it well before he did. Tully is a town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. BUSH footy legends Vern and Frank Daisy would have loved the chance to play for an Indigenous All Stars team. "It was the hardest part of the football field, a barren piece of dirt. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. In 2011, the competition moved to the 20th to 22 May to be played in Townsville, with no preliminary round played. [3] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played his club football in various places in New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. "It'll hopefully install some pride back into the players. "He would flick balls between his legs, over his shoulderyou name it. Vern and Frank were every bit as big as Prince, Johnathan Thurston or Greg Inglis up in the far north in the prime of their football careers. He was a founding member of the Townsville Souths rugby league club, and with later Australian Prime Minister Arthur Fadden formed the North Queensland Rugby League in 1919. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. Not Vern. Wingers: Ray Miguel (Ingham) and Harold Cocky Roberts (Mackay). "They threw me a pair of shorts and they were five sizes too big for me, so I had to take them off and get another pair.". "They are not pretend cowboys. "I call him the black version of Wally Lewis because he could read the play before it happened and put players through gaps.". The Northern Division of the Queensland Rugby League is responsible for administering the game of rugby league in North Queensland, specifically in the area from Sarina in the south to Cape York and the Torres Strait Islands in the north and west to Mount Isa as well as into the Gulf Communities. Hooker: Brian Fitzsimmons (Eacham, Innisfail and Cairns) is the hooker and in the days when winning the ball was an art, he was the best in the business. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. 7 . This was revamped, and renamed in honour of Arch Foley, a member of the 1918 Townsville representative team that travelled north to Cairns, and south throughout Central Queensland. Middle row :- Bryon Woodcock, Bruno Cullen, Gavin Shepherd ,Mel Brosnan, Bill Bawden. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". Brian Beven (Townsville, Ayr, Queensland 1968): A Townsville Estates player who also played in the Burdekin and represented North Queensland many times. In 2010, the competition was moved to the Labour Day Long Weekend, with a preliminary round played in regional centres over the Anzac Day Long Weekend. Years later I told the Daisy boys the story and they both said 'lucky they didnt run it because we would have given it to you all right., Frank Daisy got Scott a good one on that 1979 day though, which resulted in the headline in the local paper the next day that read 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. Mid West and Mount Isa play in the Toyota Outback Carnival. Queensland is a massive state, larger than many countries, and the tropical northern part of it has been historically remote and undeveloped, resulting in a distinctive regional character and identity. Betfred Championship. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). FIFTY YEARS ON: John Moran (back) with 11 of the 18 players who played in Mount Isa's first Foley Shield win in 1969 (absent from photo Kev Duve). NRL Telstra Premiership. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. It is affiliated with the Queensland Rugby Union. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. Subscribed to personalized events updates! The city is also a major industrial centre, home to one of the world's largest zinc refineries, a nickel refinery and many other similar activities. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones Scott can spin a yarn with the best of them but Miles was also not keen to ever look into Vern's eyes. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. This was a time when North Queensland defeated South Queensland on a regular basis and touring international teams found no easy games in the northern part of Australia. To see more jump on to our Facebook Page CLICK HERE! Gil and Wellington played together in the great North Queensland teams of the mid 1960s that dominated Queensland rugby league. READ ALSO: Ballara mining complex 'extraordinary' says Queensland Heritage Council, While you are here subscribe to our weekly email to your inbox at 6am every Friday. The photo has co-convenor John Moran standing behind the Foley Shield. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. The Port of Townsville is also being expanded to allow much larger cargo ships from Asia and the world's largest passenger ships to visit. Two men in hats. Frank played for North Queensland for more than 10 seasons which puts him right up there with the greats of the game in the north. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. They helped guide Mt Isa to seven Foley Shield titles between 1977 and 1988 and gave touring international and representative sides all sorts of problems when they donned the North Queensland jumper. "Before the final, a reporter rang me up and he said he had a question he wanted to ask me," Scott grinned. After the Queensland trials in 1947, a Brisbane paper was scathing of his omission from the Queensland team referring to him simply as, Mighty, Magnificent McHardie. It services North Queensland and Far North Queensland, and is the largest TAFE region in Queensland with close to 20 campus locations in sixteen localities, covering an area of 52'000 kilometres. During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . Woggie Wilson (see here with Sam Backo) was the captain of the Mount Isa side which won the Foley Shield in 1990 but sadly he passed away recently. It was the end of the world for you. The Normanton Bowls Club is a friendly, relaxed, family orientated club. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. The family of a former Mount Isa footy champion who died recently has raised a funding campaign to bring him back to country. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". It may not display this or other websites correctly. He was a great footballer. North Queensland or the Northern Region is the northern part of the Australian state of Queensland that lies just south of Far North Queensland. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. He played for Queensland and captained Queensland Country for several years. "I did it, but not to the degree he did it. All times AEDT (GMT +11). . Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event) . The Foley Shield final was like the Sydney grand final. Athletics Club that meets every Wednesday in Normanton, @ the cricket oval, and Karumba @ the. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. "But it was a great night and we had a very good representation there with 12 of the players and their wives," Mr Moran said. 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