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The Gladstone District Rugby League (GDRL) is a former rugby league competition in Gladstone, Queensland, run by the Queensland Rugby League. The competition, founded in 1918, folded in 2024 after going into recess from 2017-2021.[1]

The competition still runs junior grades.

Gladstone District Rugby League
SportRugby league
Instituted1918
Number of teams5
Country Australia
Websitewww.qrl.com.au
Rugby League Gladstone

History

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Its most recent season of competition was 2017 for Inter City Women's and 2015 for A-Grade & Under 20s. From 2017 until 2022 Rockhampton Senior Local Rugby League incorporated many of the former GDRL clubs' Women's, First Grade and Under 20s sides, and from 2017 until 2021, Gladstone's Reserve Grade teams.

Gladstone began running its own reserves competition in order to offer senior local competition again from 2022, with other grades continuing to play in Rockhampton. A-Grade returned the following year, however, in 2024 the competition was disbanded in favour of clubs joining the Rockhampton competition again.

Representative Team

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The representative team for Gladstone in the 47th Battalion Shield is known as the Gladstone Raiders.

Rugby League Gladstone Senior Clubs

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2023 Final Clubs

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Gladstone District Rugby League[2]
(1918–1921; 1923–1941; 1944–1960; 1966–2016; 2022–2023) / Previously known as "Port Curtis Rugby League" (1918–1952)
Club[3] Established City / Town Home ground(s) Seasons
Calliope Roosters
(Reserves only) 		1960 Calliope Liz Cunningham Park 1960-1961; ^; 1991–1992; 2013–2016; 2022–2023
Past Brothers Gladstone 1930 Gladstone Briffney Creek Fields 1930–1932; 1968–2015; 2022–2023
Tannum Sands Seagulls 1994 Boyne Island-Tannum Sands Dennis Park 1994–2015; 2022–2023
Valleys Diehards 1919 Gladstone Valleys Grounds 1919–1941; 1944–1961; 1966–2008; ^; 2010–2015; 2022–2023
Wallabys 1923 Gladstone Albion Park 1923–1941; 1944–1951; 1954–1961; 1966–1983; 1993–2008; ^; 2010–2016; 2022–2023

Former Clubs

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Former Gladstone District Rugby League Clubs
Boyne Valley Bluebells 1933 Boyne Valley "Boyne Valley" 1933; 1935–1936; 1960; ^
 ?  Calliope-Boyne Valley United 1980 Calliope & Boyne Valley Liz Cunningham Park

"Boyne Valley"

1980–1982; ^
 ?  Colts 1939 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1939–1940
 ?  Country 1929 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1929
Dawson Valley 2016 Moura "Moura" 2016
Gladstone Rebels 2016 Gladstone Marley Brown Oval 2016
 ?  Meatworks 1919 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1919–1922
Miriam Vale Magpies 1966 Miriam Vale Gary Larson Oval 1966–1968
 ?  Natives 1918 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1918–1926
QASC Red Devils ^ 1966 Gladstone Yaralla Sports Club 1966; 1978–1979; ^; 1992
QASC/CBVU Red Devils ^ 1983 GladstoneCalliopeBoyne Valley Yaralla Sports Club

Liz Cunningham Park "Boyne Valley"

1983–1991; ^
 ?  Railway 1918 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1918; 1927–1928; 1944–1948; 1951–1952
 ?  Wallabys-Valleys 2009 Gladstone Albion Park

Valleys Grounds

2009; ^
 ?  Wanderers 1918 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1918
 ?  Waratahs 1937 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1937–1941
Wests Seagulls 1949 Gladstone "Gladstone" 1949–1960; 1969–1983; 1985–1990

Premiers

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Gladstone District Rugby League Premierships

A-Grade (Established: 1918)

  • 1918: Railways (1)
  • 1919: Meatworks (1)
  • 1920: Natives (1)
  • 1921: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (1)
  • 1922: abandoned
  • 1923: Wallabys (1)
  • 1924: Natives (2)
  • 1925: ?
  • 1926: ?
  • 1927: ?
  • 1928: ?
  • 1929: Wallabys (?)
  • 1930: ?
  • 1931: ?
  • 1932: ?
  • 1933: ?
  • 1934: ?
  • 1935: ?
  • 1936: ?
  • 1937: ?
  • 1938: Waratahs (1)
  • 1939: Colts (1)
  • 1940: Wallabys (?)
  • 1941: Wallabys (?)
  • 1942: Break - WWII
  • 1943: Break - WWII
  • 1944: Wallabys (?)
  • 1945: Wallabys (?)
  • 1946: Wallabys (?)
  • 1947: Wallabys (?)
  • 1948: Wallabys (?)
  • 1949: Wallabys (?)
  • 1950: ?
  • 1951: Wests Seagulls (1)
  • 1952: ?
  • 1953: ?
  • 1954: ?
  • 1955: ?
  • 1956: ?
  • 1957: ?
  • 1958: Biloela (1)
  • 1959: ?
  • 1960: Biloela (2)
  • 1961: abandoned
  • 1962: abandoned
  • 1963: abandoned
  • 1964: abandoned
  • 1965: abandoned
  • 1966: ?
  • 1967: Miriam Vale (1)
  • 1968: ?
  • 1969: ?
  • 1970: ?
  • 1971: Past Brothers Gladstone (1)
  • 1972: ?
  • 1973: ?
  • 1974: ?
  • 1975: ?
  • 1976: ?
  • 1977: ?
  • 1978: ?
  • 1979: ?
  • 1980: ?
  • 1980: QASC Red Devils (1)
  • 1981: ?
  • 1982: QASC Red Devils (2)
  • 1983: Wests Seagulls (6)
  • 1984: ?
  • 1985: ?
  • 1986: ?
  • 1987: QASC Red Devils (3)
  • 1988: ?
  • 1989: Past Brothers Gladstone (8)
  • 1990: Past Brothers Gladstone (9)
  • 1991: No A-Grade competition^
  • 1992: No A-Grade competition^
  • 1992: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (14)
  • 1993: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (15)
  • 1994: Past Brothers Gladstone (10)
  • 1995: Tannum Sands (1)
  • 1996: Tannum Sands (2)
  • 1997: Tannum Sands (3)
  • 1998: Tannum Sands (4)
  • 1999: Wallabys (25)
  • 2000: Valleys Galdstone Diehards (16)
  • 2001: Past Brothers Gladstone (11)
  • 2002: Wallabys (26)
  • 2003: Past Brothers Gladstone (12)
  • 2004: Wallabys (27)
  • 2005: Wallabys (28)
  • 2006: Wallabys (29)
  • 2007: Past Brothers Gladstone (13)
  • 2008: Tannum Sands (5)
  • 2009: Wallabys-Valleys (1)
  • 2010: Past Brothers Gladstone (14)
  • 2011: Past Brothers Gladstone (15)
  • 2012: Wallabys (30)
  • 2013: Valleys Gladstone Diehards (?)
  • 2014: Past Brothers Gladstone (16)
  • 2015: Past Brothers Gladstone (17)
  • 2016: No A-Grade competition^
  • 2017: Merged into Rockhampton District Rugby League All remaining clubs from 2016 either joined "Rockhampton District Rugby League" or went into recess. From 2022, the reformed Reserve Grade is the top competition run by Gladstone District Rugby League[4]

Source:[5]

First Grade Titles by club:

  • Past Brothers Gladstone: winners of 13 grand finals between 1971–2007.
  • Valleys Gladstone Diehards: winners of 16 grand finals between 1921–2000.
  • Wallabys: winners of 29 grand finals between 1923–2006.
  • Wests Seagulls: winners of 6 grand finals between 1951–1983.

Reserve Grade (Established: ?)

  • Past-1990: ?
  • 1991–92: ?^
  • 1993–2014: Unknown
  • 2015: Unknown
  • 2016: Calliope Roosters^
  • 2017–21: Merged with Rockhampton District Rugby League^ Gladstone Reserve Grade reformed as the local senior competition in 2022[4]
  • 2022: Valleys Gladstone

Gladstone District Junior Rugby League

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Gladstone District Junior Rugby League[2]
Gladstone District Junior Rugby League
  • Biloela Panthers
  • Calliope Roosters
  • Gladstone Past Brothers
  • Gladstone Valleys Diehards
  • Gladstone Wallabys
  • Tannum/Boyne Seagulls

See also

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References

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  1. ^ LGAQ. "Rugby League Gladstone". Gladstone Regional Council. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  2. ^ a b "Association: Rugby League Gladstone". www.playrugbyleague.com. Retrieved 2023-04-11.
  3. ^ "SUMMARY GLADSTONE RUGBY LEAGUE CLUBS"
  4. ^ a b https://www.gladstoneobserver.com.au/news/breaking-massive-announcement-for-gladstone-rugby-/3123206/ BREAKING: Massive announcement for Gladstone rugby league
  5. ^ http://websites.sportstg.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-2259-0-0-0&sID=119680 Our History - "PORT CURTIS / GLADSTONE RUGBY LEAGUE"
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