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's a no brainer! "Together, the Daisy brothers were brilliant. 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. He never left the north and played for Queensland from 1962 until 1966. 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. Jack is first name and Mandanka is last name. Considered the unofficial capital of North Queensland by locals, Townsville hosts a significant number of governmental, community and major business administrative offices for the northern half of the state. The players below are his home-grown heroes. Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. "I ran past Frank and he grabbed my shorts and because they were nylon, he ripped them right off me," Scott said. Vern, 65, and Frank, 62, have made the trek to the big smoke to see their first Rugby League All-Stars match in the flesh and they could not be more excited about tonight's clash at Suncorp Stadium. He won the Foley Shield with Tully in 1964. Crema was a great forward who emerged in the days of North Queenslands dominance in the 1960s, playing continually for the north from 1961-1968. It is adjacent to the Bruce Highway approximately 140 kilometres (87mi) south of Cairns by road and 210 kilometres (130mi) north of Townsville. 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. Its rules progressively changed with the aim of producing a faster, more entertaining game for spectators. In the late 1970s and 1980s they won five out of seven Foley Shield finals in Townsville, and the Daisy boys were the main men.". 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. "That is not a myth. Centres: Alan Gil (Cairns) and Garry Wellington (Ayr) were both internationals that basically never left North Queensland. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. NORTH Queensland rugby league historian Tony Price will be in Mount Isa on Saturday to launch his book More Than the Foley Shield. Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. 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. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Only Renunion (Main Event), International Women's Day Celebrations In Australia, Holi Celebration @ Seven Hills Hotels, Puri. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. "They could easily have played Origin in 1980 and made it in Brisbane or Sydney but money wasn't the motivation for them. 1959 Mackay 29 defeated Cairns 18 In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). A new mini-doco has captured the staggering work Storm superstar Ryan Papenhuyzen is doing to return to the NRL. NSWRL U17 Harold Matthews Cup. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . 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 Scott went away from that interview and back to his motel thinking about what he had just said, and held his head in anguish. Foley Shield Player Townsville (89,90) Represented Brisbane South's Reserve Grade final (85) and 1st Grade (86,87), North Queensland Marlins (88,89,90) Qld Country (90) Carcassonne in France (85/86) Played against Touring sides England, France, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Brisbane and NSW country. NRL Telstra Premiership. They will be known as Bowen-Palm Island. The surviving members of Mount Isa's first ever victorious Foley Shield side have come together for a weekend of celebrations in the 50th anniversary of that win. "Frank was the North Queensland fullback in 1979 and I was the Queensland fullback. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. Subscribed to personalized events updates! "They always got around with their big cowboy hats so you could see them coming, which was just as well," Scott grinned. The Regions of Queensland refer to the geographic areas of the Australian state of Queensland. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. 2 talking about this. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. " 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. Queensland Rugby League respects and honours the Traditional Custodians of the land and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and future. He's promised to get back before the end of this year. The Queensland Country Championships, also known as the Graincorp Country Championship, is a rugby union competition for teams from regions of Queensland outside of Brisbane. The following year, a Central Zone (Herbert River, Charters Towers and Home Hill) was added. Not many people would recognise the name Harold Roberts but he was a magnificent winger in the Mackay teams that dominated North Queensland football from 1934 until 1937. The book written in chronological order tells about the great North Queensland team that supplied nine Queensland players in 1915 and also tells about the success of the North Queensland Cowboys, Mackay Cutters and Northern Pride. 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. When you got tackled by Vern, youd get up and play the ball and avoid eye contact. In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Casualty Ward: Major injury blow for Fermor, New teams ready to make their mark in season 2023. Lock: Norm McHardie (Ayr, Babinda, Cairns, Mount Isa, Innisfail, Cloncurry, Mount Morgan) was possibly the greatest player who wore a North Queensland jersey that never played for Australia. 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. Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. 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. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. 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. 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. The win started a period of Mount Isa dominance with nine shields in the next 20 years (1969, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1988). He was coming from behind me. They were our idols growing up. He wasnt a thug and he would have made it down here in the big time and absolutely killed it.". Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. "He was an intimidator. It is an increasingly important port due to its proximity to Asia and major trading partners such as China. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. #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. 2022 Draw and Results; 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. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. The infamous photo that accompanied the headline 'TOWNSVILLE PANTSED BY MOUNT ISA'. "When you looked into them on the football field those eyes would stand out, especially if he was after you. Miles, while playing for Townsville, recalled the day Vern used him as a "rotary hoe" in the Foley Shield final of 1979, the same afternoon Scott, playing fullback, lost his pants in a tackle by a fired up opposite number Frank Daisy. More than the Foley Shield tells all. You are using an out of date browser. The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. No book before has captured the history of the rugby league in North Queensland like "MORE THAN THE FOLEY SHIELD 1908 - 2014". It is a member of the Australian Rugby League Commission and selects the members of the Queensland rugby league team. Middle row :- Bryon Woodcock, Bruno Cullen, Gavin Shepherd ,Mel Brosnan, Bill Bawden. Before the Foley Shield final of 1979, a year before Scott played in the inaugural Origin clash at Lang Park, a moment of truth arrived. [3] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played his club football in various places in New Zealand, New South Wales and Queensland. 1 talking about this. The shire, administered from the town of Malanda, covered an area of 1,126.4 square kilometres (434.9sqmi), and existed as a local government entity from 1910 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the Tableland area to become the Tablelands Region. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. The family of a former Mount Isa footy champion who died recently has raised a funding campaign to bring him back to country. "It was right on half-time and back in the day, the half-way mark, where you kick off, was just used and used and never grassed, Miles recalled. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. The Queensland Country Rugby Union, or QCRU, is the governing body for the sport of rugby union within most of the state of Queensland in Australia. Brian Beven (Townsville, Ayr, Queensland 1968): A Townsville Estates player who also played in the Burdekin and represented North Queensland many times. Paterson dominated North Queensland rugby league playing for Townsville, Innisfail and Herbert River. During one Foley Shield trip the Ayr team visited Mt Isa for a match and while the team . 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. It was the end of the world for you. It was a very good Townsville side and yet Mount Isa towelled us up. 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. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". Subscribed to personalized events updates! 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. We care about the protection of your data. "I still say that Vern and Frank would have been household names in the Sydney comp. You have skipped the navigation, tab for page content. ''I've told Bruno that I will get square one day,'' Vern laughed. You had to two-man tackle him even back in those days because he had ball skills you could only dream of, Miles said. No region or town misses out with more than 400 photos, many never seen before, of teams and players from Sarina in the south, Thursday Island in the north and Mount Isa in the west. Butterfield held the record for most test caps . 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