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. "I've never seen so many happy people in my life, enjoying each other's company, it was a magnificent weekend.". 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). "To tell you the truth mate, this is going to mean a lot,'' Vern said. Townsville will split into two zones, Townsville City and Townsville Country. The Foley Shield continued to be held annually until the introduction of the statewide Queensland Cup competition in 1996. Passionate about telling local stories. The photo has co-convenor John Moran standing behind the Foley Shield. Bush legends Vern and Frank Daisy are among dozens of Indigenous north-west Queensland rugby league players to be recognised in a new book. Dont miss out on this great piece of North Queensland history. Self storage units servicing Townsville area 399 Woolcock Street, Townsville, QLD, Australia 4814 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. NSWRL Sydney Shield. "They will always be remembered as great footballers, two of the best. This brings the Townsville district in line with their Juniors, who found the move successful. 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. 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. Register or Buy Tickets, Price information. "He said he was going to ask me a question to camera and that he wanted me to say well see who is number one. It's a no brainer! 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. And the photo underneath of Scott in his underwear topped it off. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park. It is located about 970 kilometres (603mi) north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. 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. Marshall Colwell was a great forward that nobody got the better of in the late 1970s into the 1980s. 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. To see more jump on to our Facebook Page CLICK HERE! JavaScript is disabled. Unlock this f*****: NRL stars brutal moment, Broncos going hard: Truth about 11th hour raid, Latrell just sixth with all 17 fullbacks ranked. Read more about this topic: Foley Shield Famous quotes containing the word teams : " A sturdy lad from New Hampshire or Vermont who in turn tries all the professions, who teams it, farms it, peddles, keeps a school, preaches, edits a newspaper, goes to Congress, buys a township, and so forth, in successive years, and always like a cat falls . "Before the final, a reporter rang me up and he said he had a question he wanted to ask me," Scott grinned. The city is the 5th-most-populous in Queensland and ranks 14th overall in Australia. Kev Duve attended the dinner but was unable to attend the photo. 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. 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). Mount Pellegrino is a hill facing east on the bay of Palermo, Sicily, southern Italy, located north of the city.. Off it, Scott could always see them coming from a distance. Wellington was a speed-machine that tore the NSW defensive to threads on several occasions and toured New Zealand with the 1965 Australian team. Scott went away from that interview and back to his motel thinking about what he had just said, and held his head in anguish. Mount Isa created a dynasty courtesy of the Daisy brothers. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative forward, he played club football throughout the state of Queensland during his career. The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League . 1959 Mackay 29 defeated Cairns 18 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 was running away from him. NSWRL Harvey Norman Women's Premiership. Scotty had the pleasure of playing for North Queensland in a rep jersey with them. Derek Barry NRL Telstra Premiership. Brian Beven (Townsville, Ayr, Queensland 1968): A Townsville Estates player who also played in the Burdekin and represented North Queensland many times. Gene Miles at training with Arthur Beetson. He was coming from behind me. Bert Peterson - Steering Committee Subscribed to personalized events updates! 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. We care about the protection of your data. In tomorrows The North West Star, Price will nominate his best players from the period 1968-1995 which preceded the Cowboys. 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. Its major regional centre is Rockhampton. 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. I tried not to look at him. Go-to place to discover events for more than 20M people globally. 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. 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'. Please note, all ex-Mount Isa Foley Shield Players. Prop: Danny Clifford (Tully) and Marshall Colwell (Townsville) are my front-row and neither knew how to take a backward step. McHardie could play halfback or front row and was considered the finest player of his generation as he dominated North Queensland rugby league from 1946-1954. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Miles and Scott watching Wynnum Manly in action at Kougari Oval. "I've also told Scotty that he has to get home more. It commences at Roma Street station, Brisbane, and largely parallels the Queensland coast to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The Mighty Miners of Mount Isa defeated Townsville 12-9 in that first Foley Shield win. " 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. The North Coast railway line is a narrow gauge railway line in Queensland, Australia. Due to its large size and decentralised population, the state is often divided into regions for statistical and administrative purposes. 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. Clifford played for North Queensland from 1955 until 1965 inclusive, more than any other player. 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 Foley Shield final was like the Sydney grand final. 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. Celebrating our Foley Shield Milestones The Foley Shield is a rugby league competition in North Queensland administered by the Queensland Rugby League. 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. Mount Isa Foley Shield Players Anniversary Dinner - 1969 Team . "It is not often that you see a black man with green eyes, Scott said. Vern is the uncle of Indigenous All-Stars halfback Scott Prince. "We thought so highly of Frank and Vern. "He was an intimidator. Not Vern. The mountain is home to the Santuario di Santa Rosalia . Vern eventually came to Townsville and was captain / coach of Palm Island.". Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. E.g. "It was the hardest part of the football field, a barren piece of dirt. . In 1948 the competition was structured into a Northern Zone (Cairns, Babinda, Tully and Eacham) and a Southern Zone (Mackay, Ayr and Townsville). In 2000 the competition was reinstated, and was contested by Cairns, Mackay and Townsville. Nah. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. "I call him the black version of Wally Lewis because he could read the play before it happened and put players through gaps.". 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. A serious neck injury curtailed his playing career but he continued as a coach well into the 21st century. 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. Derek Barry Editor, the North West Star "Luckily he cut the interview out. 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. She was a National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 1974 to 1980, representing the district of Mourilyan. Centres: Alan Gil (Cairns) and Garry Wellington (Ayr) were both internationals that basically never left North Queensland. Victoria Anne Kippin is a former Australian politician. "When the reporter asked me how I'd go, I went along with it and said well see who is number one.". Central Queensland is an ambiguous geographical division of Queensland that centres on the eastern coast, around the Tropic of Capricorn. The region extends from the Capricorn Coast west to the Central Highlands at Emerald, north to the Mackay Regional Council southern boundary, and south to Gladstone. This has followed the lead of Cairns who split. They just blew us off the park. But Mount Isa is not where the story of Vern and . The great games are mentioned in detail like the 110 minute marathon in 1982 when Townsville and Herbert River fought out a 22/22 draw, the 100 minute Carlton Shield final in 1938 when Cairns and Townsville drew and the great effort from the 1962 Far North Queensland team in Cairns who went down to a magnificent Great Britain team 33/31.This touring team had beaten all corners including Australia. "He didnt have to do it to me but Vern being Vern he did. Mount Isa-Mid West will be known as Northern Outback, and Cape-Torres will be known as Remote Areas Rugby League. 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. "It'll hopefully install some pride back into the players. "I rung the journo up and I asked him not to play the interview because the Daisy boys could fight and I knew Frank would come after me, with Vern by his side. "That is not a myth. 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. That journo didnt know the Daisy boys and what they were capable of," he said. 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.". The Queensland Cup is the top level of rugby league football in Queensland, Australia. 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. North Queensland's finest rugby league players immortalised in book by cancer survivor Tony Price . Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency. "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. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Mount Isas attempt to win the B Grade title in 1950 after drafting McHardie into the team late in the year is still remembered with scepticism. The grand final was played in Townsville, and was a highlight of the rugby league calendar. The line is electrified between Brisbane and Rockhampton. 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. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. 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