Redcliffe Dolphins

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Australian rugby league club

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Field	Value
clubname
image	[[File:Redcliffe_Dolphins_Logo.png
fullname	Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club Inc.
nickname	Redcliffe Dolphins
Dolphins
Reddy
web	redcliffedolphins.com.au
colours	Red
White
founded
ground	Kayo Stadium
capacity	11,500
ceo	Grant Cleal
coach	Scott Murray
manager	Marc Hutchinson
captain	Dunamis Lui & Sheldon Pitama
league	Hostplus Cup, Brisbane Rugby League
season	2023 season
position	5th
premierships	2
premiershipyears	1965, 1994
minorpremierships	4
minorpremiershipyears	1977, 1978, 1983, 1994
runnerups	6
runnerupyears	1973, 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1987
spoons	0
premiership2s	7
premiership2years	1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2018
runnerup2s	6
runnerup2years	1999, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2022
premiership3s	8
premiership3years	1997, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2025
runnerup3s	6
runnerup3years	1996, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2018
current	2023 Redcliffe Dolphins season
points	1211
cap	270
mostcap	Troy Lindsay
mostpoints	Liam Georgetown
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| ceo = Grant Cleal | coach = Scott Murray | manager = Marc Hutchinson

Redcliffe Dolphins are a semi-professional rugby league club based in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1947, they were accepted into the Brisbane Rugby League (BRL) premiership competition in 1960, and since 1996 have played in the Queensland Cup. The Redcliffe Dolphins thrived in the BRL. However, the 1988 admission of the Brisbane Broncos team in the New South Wales Rugby League competition caused the decline of the BRL.

Although a separately licensed Dolphins (NRL) team currently competes in the fully professional national competition, the Redcliffe squad continues to play in the Queensland competition. Through this NRL licence, the Dolphins organisation has become the only former BRL club to regain top-flight status after that competition became a second-tier league with the advent of the Brisbane Broncos in 1988.

History

Founded on 27 February 1947, Redcliffe District Rugby League Football Club Inc. (known as Shellgrit) entered Under 17, Reserve Grade and First Grade teams in that year's 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. In 1965, Redcliffe won its first Brisbane Rugby League Premiership. In 1972, Redcliffe were coached by former Kangaroo Ken Day. Redcliffe's halfback Greg Oliphant was selected to go on the 1978 Kangaroo tour but did not play in any Test matches. Australian national coach Frank Stanton coached Redcliffe in 1980. The Redcliffe club won further premierships in 1994, 1996 and 1997 and has also appeared in 12 Queensland Cup grand finals, making it the most successful team in that competition.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/redcliffe_dolphins_logo.jpg" caption="Gold Coast]] proposed calling itself the Gold Coast Dolphins. Redcliffe threatened legal action, so the team was alternatively named the [[Gold Coast Titans]]."] ::

Redcliffe defeated Toowoomba in the 2006 Queensland Cup grand final at Suncorp Stadium under the coaching of Anthony Griffin. In 2018, Redcliffe won their sixth Queensland Cup title, defeating Easts Tigers 36-22.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Redcliffe_player_tackled_1a.jpg" caption="Redcliffe Dolphins tackled by Easts at [[Langlands Park]] in 2011."] ::

NRL Team

Main article: Dolphins (NRL)

From 2023 onwards, the Redcliffe Dolphins' fully professional spin-off team, known simply as the Dolphins, compete separately in the National Rugby League. Notwithstanding, the semi-professional Redcliffe Dolphins continue to compete as they are in the Queensland Cup and other Queensland rugby league competitions.

Home ground

Redcliffe's current home ground, Kayo Stadium, formerly known as Moreton Daily Stadium and Dolphin Oval, was first opened in 1979. After multiple upgrades between 2016 and 2020, the stadium has an approximate capacity of 11,500 including 10,000 seats.

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Queensland Cup results

1996: Runners-up
1997: Premiers
1998: Preliminary finalists
1999: Runners-up
2000: Premiers
2001: Runners-up
2002: Premiers
2003: Premiers
2004: 6th
2005: Preliminary finalists
2006: Premiers
2007: Runners-up
2008: Semi Finalists
2009: 11th
2010: 8th
2011: Preliminary Finals
2012: Runners-up
2013: 8th
2014: 11th
2015: 7th
2016: Runners-up
2017: 2nd
2018: Premiers
2019: 7th
2020: Cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021: 5th
2022: Runners-up
2023: 5th
2024: Semi Finalists
2025: 6th

Notable players

References

Sources

Redcliffe Dolphins Statistics (archived). Originally retrieved 7 December 2005

References

Gorman, Joe. (2017-02-26). "Redcliffe Dolphins: 70 years growing and with ambitious plans for future in NRL".
(2021-10-12). "Dolphins granted licence to become NRL's 17th team in 2023".
"About".
Berrett, Nick. (21 February 2011). "Griffin takes over as Broncos coach". [[News Limited]].
"About - Redcliffe Dolphins". Redcliffe Dolphins.
(23 September 2018). "Injured Tigers dazzled by Dolphins dangerman".
"The $100m bid to blow Broncos away".
(2021-10-12). "Dolphins granted licence to become NRL's 17th team in 2023".
"Dolphin Stadium {{!}} Austadiums".

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