Cairns District Rugby League

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. The CDRL runs senior, junior and women's club competitions and has its headquarters at Barlow Park.

Representative matches

Cairns' senior representative team is called the Marlins and the junior team is called the Crocs. The Marlins compete in the Foley Shield while the Northern Pride represents Cairns in the Queensland Cup, Cyril Connell Cup and Mal Meninga Cup competitions.

Senior Clubs

Cairns District Rugby League

The Cairns senior competition features eleven clubs in three grades: A-grade, reserves and colts (under 18's). All finals matches are played at Barlow Park.

Colours Club Founded Homeground Suburb
Red, White and Blue
 Atherton Roosters
1918
 Atherton Showgrounds Atherton
Blue and White
 Cairns Brothers
1926
 Stan Williams Park Manunda
Blue and Green
 Innisfail Brothers Callendar Park Innisfail
Purple, Gold and White
 Edmonton Storm
2006
 Petersen Park Edmonton
White, Red and Blue
 Ivanhoes Knights
1923
 Smithfield Sporting Complex Smithfield
Blue and Yellow
 Cairns Kangaroos
1931
 Vico Oval Mooroobool
Green and Gold
 Mareeba Gladiators Davies Park Mareeba
Blue, Black and White
 Mossman Port Douglas Sharks Mossman Showgrounds Mossman
Maroon and Gold
 Southern Suburbs Alley Park Gordonvale
Orange, Black and White
 Tully Tigers Tully Showgrounds Tully
Maroon and White
 Yarrabah Seahawks
2000
 Jilara Oval Yarrabah

Cairns District Junior Rugby League

The Cairns junior competition features twelve clubs in eleven grades, from under 6's to under 16's.

Colours Club Founded Homeground Suburb
Red and Green Babinda Colts Bill Wakeham Park Babinda
Blue and White Brothers (Cairns) Stan Williams Park Manunda
Blue and Green Brothers (Innisfail) Callendar Park Innisfail
Black and Orange Central Scorpions Jones Park Westcourt
Purple, Yellow and White Edmonton Storm Petersen Park Edmonton
Blue and Yellow Innisfail Cowboys Goondi Combined Sports Complex Innisfail
White, Red and Blue Ivanhoes Knights Smithfield Sporting Complex Smithfield
Blue and Yellow Cairns Kangaroos Vico Oval Mooroobool
Red, Black and White Redlynch Razorbacks St Andrews Catholic College Redlynch
Blue, Black and White Mossman Sharks Mossman Showgrounds Mossman
Maroon and Gold Southern Suburbs Alley Park Gordonvale
Maroon and White Yarrabah Seahawks Jilara Oval Yarrabah

Eacham Junior Rugby League

Eacham Junior Rugby League is the governing body for seven club junior rugby league on the Atherton Tablelands.[1] The home grounds of Eacham Junior Rugby League are the Atherton Junior Rugby League grounds. The name of the Eacham Junior Rugby League comes from a senior competition dating back to the early twentieth which comprised senior clubs from Mareeba, Atherton, Malanda and Millaa Millaa.

Colours Club Founded Homeground Suburb

Red, White and Blue

 Atherton Roosters Atherton JRL Grounds
Cooktown & Districts

Black and White

 Herberton Magpies

Green, White and Black

 Kuranda & Districts

Blue and White

 Malanda Eels Malanda Showgrounds

Green and Gold

 Mareeba Gladiators Davies Park

Orange, Black and White

 Ravenshoe Tigers

Innisfail Junior Rugby League

Former 4 team competition based around Innisfail now part of the CDJRL It consisted of Innisfail Brothers, Innisfail Cowboys, Babinda Colts and Tully Tigers.

Notable players

Cairns Kangaroos

Innisfail Leprechauns

Innisfail Souths

Ivanhoes Knights

Southern Suburbs

Edmonton Storm

See also
  • Rugby League Competitions in Australia

References
  1. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-2235-0-162366-0&a=CLUBS


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