Redcliffe Dolphins

Full name	Redcliffe Dolphins
Emblem	Dolphin
Colours	red, white
Founded	1947
Sport	Rugby league
League	Queensland Cup
Ground	Dolphin Oval
Capacity	11,000
CEO	James Hinchey
Captain	Troy Lindsay
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	56-6 v Burleigh at Dolphin Oval, 2005

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. The Dolphins won the 2006 Queensland Cup, beating Toowomba in the grand final at Suncorp Stadium.

[edit] History

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 in 1965, 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

[edit] 2009 Squad

No. Position Player FB Zac Webber WG Allan Heldsinger CE Tim Yee FE Christian Kennedy SR Derrick Watkins WG Mitch Rivett SR Ben Hicks CE Dane Gagai PR Gerard Tema LK James Nightingale HK Chris Borgese

[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: 4th
• 2006: Premiers
• 2007: Runners-up

[edit] Sources

• Redcliffe Dolphins Statistics retrieved December 7, 2005

[edit] External links

• Redcliffe Dolphins Official Site