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Central Highlands Rugby League (Queensland)

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Central Highlands Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1920s
Number of teams8
Country Australia
Most titles Emerald Tigers (7 titles)
Websitewww.qrl.com.au
Central Highlands Rugby League

The Central Highlands Rugby League is a rugby league football competition in the Central Queensland region in Australia. The competition features eight clubs who compete for the premiership across both men's and women's grades.[1][2]

Clubs

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The Central Highlands Rugby League features nine clubs.[1]

Central Highlands Rugby League
Colours Club Established Home ground(s) No. of A-Grade

Premierships

A-Grade

Premiership Years

Blackwater Crushers ? Hinricks Oval, Blackwater 5 1983, 1989, 1999, 2005, 2018
Bluff Rabbitohs 1954 Macca's Oval, Bluff 1 2015
Clermont Bears ? Clermont Sportsground 5 1993, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2014
Dysart Bulls ? Hickey Oval, Dysart 1 1984
Emerald Brothers Snr 2019 McIndoe Park Emerald 1 2004
Emerald Tigers 1968 McIndoe Park, Emerald 8 1985, 1986, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2016
Middlemount Panthers ? Norm Blanche Oval, Middlemount 4 1994, 2000, 2010, 2017
Peak Downs Pirates ? Langerak Park / Bridgeman Park, Peak Downs 3 2009, 2011, 2012
Springsure Mountain Men ? Bauhinia Park, Springsure 0 Nil

Former Teams

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Noticeable Defunct Clubs: Alpha Brumbies (2004); Bunyip (1997); Capella Roadrunners (2006); Emerald Cowboys (2018); Gemfields Giants (2009 - Premiership 1997);, Tieri (Premiership 1995). Emerald won premierships in 1998 & 2001. Emerald Seagulls won a premiership in 1996.

Recent Premiers

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Men's

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A Grade Premiers Central Highlands Senior RL
Year Premiers Score Runners Up Jim Gallagher Medal (B&F)
2022[3] Clermont Bears 34 – 28 Dysart Bulls
2021 Bluff Rabbitohs Clermont Bears
2020 Season Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic N/A
2019 Dysart Bulls Bluff Rabbitohs Chris Conway (Bluff Rabbitohs)
2018 Blackwater Crushers Bluff Rabbitohs Brodee Barrett (Clermont Bears)
2017 Middlemount Panthers Bluff Rabbitiohs Ray Ebsworth (Springsure Mountain Men)
2016 Emerald Tigers Middlemount Panthers Jared Owens (Springsure Mountain Men)
2015 Bluff Rabbitohs Clermont Bears Peter McLaughlin (Bluff Rabbitohs)
2014 Clermont Bears Bluff Rabbitohs Brad Gorman (Blackwater Crushers)
2013 Clermont Bears Emerald Tigers Nick Deaves (Clermont Bears)
2012 Peak Downs Pirates Clermont Bears Todd Williams (Emerald Cowboys)
2011 Peak Downs Pirates Dysart Bulls Logan Sullivan (Dysart Bulls)
2010 Middlemount Panthers Ryan Douglas (Emerald Tigers)
2009 Mitch Wyatte (Peak Downs Pirates)
2008 Emerald Tigers Peak Downs Pirates Mitch Wyatte (Peak Downs Pirates)
2007 Clermont Bears Emerald Tigers Clayton Humphreys (Clermont Bears)
2006 Brendon Finger (Clermont Bears)
2005 Jason Randell (Middlemount Panthers)
2004 Steven Henderson (Middlemount Panthers)
2003 Emerald Tigers Emerald Cowboys Travis Ness (Emerald Tigers)
2002 Emerald Tigers Middlemount Panthers Kurt Sullivan (Peak Downs Pirates)
2001 Greg Dann (Middlemount Panthers)
2000 Fabian Colley (Middlemount Panthers)
1999 Craig Baguley (Middlemount Panthers)
1998 Emerald Tigers Blackwater Crushers Terry Benson (Dysart Bulls)
1997 Tony Caffrey (Emerald Cowboys)
1996 Emerald Seagulls Steven Bell (Emerald Seagulls)
1995 Tieri Jason Jackson (Gemfields Giants)
1994 Middlemount Panthers Scott Sewell (Emerald Tigers)
1993 Phil Jarvis (Peak Downs Pirates)

Women's

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Central West Women's Premiers
Year Premiers Runners Up Best and Fairest
2017 Clermont Bears Ladies Blackwater Crushettes Miranda Davidson (Blackwater Crushers)
2016 Emerald Tigers Ladies Clermont Bears Ladies Kelsie Parter (Emerald Tigers)
2015 Clermont Bears Ladies Emerald Tigers Ladies Elle Waters (Clermont Bears)
2014 Emerald Tigers Ladies Clermont Bears Ladies Elle Stitt (Clermont Bears)
Central Highlands JRL
Central Highlands Junior Rugby League

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Association: Central Highlands Rugby League". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ League, Central Highlands Rugby. "Central Highlands Rugby League". Central Highlands Rugby League. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  3. ^ "Competition: 2022 Emerald Industrial Supplies Men's Premiership Draw". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-08-09.