Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League explained

Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League
Current Season:2015 BDWRL season
Founded:2004
Inaugural:2004 BDWRL season
Ceotag:Chief executive
Teams:14
Championtag:Premiers
Champion:Souths Logan Womens Rugby League Club
Season:2013
Count:4
Website: Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League

The Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League is one of the main Women's rugby league competitions in Australia.

History

The Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League started in 2004[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Brisbane and District Women's Rugby League Clubs

Former clubs

Premiers

Division 1

The following list is incomplete.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Reference
1998 [11]
1999
2002 Brothers Ipswich 32 8 Aspley [12]
2003 38 10 Brothers Ipswich [13]
2004 40 6 Kedron Wavell [14]
2005 Wests Centenary 36 10 Brothers Ipswich [15]
2009 Sunshine Coast Sirens
2010 52 12 Runaway Bay Seagulls [16]
2011
2012 16 4 Springfield [17]
2013
2014 26 12 Beerwah
2015 24 10
2016 28 10 [18]
2017 10 6 Brothers Ipswich [19]
2018 14 0 [20]
2019 20 4 [21] [22]
2020 28 10 [23]
2020 Pine Central Hornets 26 14 Runaway Bay Seagulls [24]
2021 Runaway Bay Seagulls 26 10 Goodna Eagles [25] [26]
In 2020 the QRL Women's Premiership was launched, a state-wide competition which included the leading Brisbane and South East Queensland clubs. This new competition's 2020 season was suspended after one playing round and subsequently cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. A restructure resulted in two competitions being played. The five-team Holcim Cup included Burleigh Bears, Souths Logan Magpies, Easts Tigers, Tweed Seagulls and Wests Panthers. The three-team South East Queensland Women's Premiership included Carina, Pine Central Hornets and Runaway Bay Seagulls.[27]

Competing Teams

In 1999 five teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Goodna Eagles, Norths and Souths Magpies.[28]
In 2002 five teams competed: Aspley, Brothers Ipswich, Goodna Eagles, Sunshine Coast Crushers and Toowoomba Fillies.[12]
In 2003 fice teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Goodna Eagles, Kedron Wavell Wildcats, Sunshine Coast Crushers and Toowoomba Fillies.[13] In 2004 five teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Caboolture, Kedron, Toowoomba Fillies and Tugun.[29]
In 2005 four teams competed: Brothers Ipswich, Caboolture, Wests Centenary and Wests Mitchelton.[30]
In 2009 six teams competed: Souths Logan, Wests Centenary, Sunshine Coast Sirens, Caboolture, Runaway Bay and Logan Brothers.[31]
In 2013 ten teams competed in two divisions. Division 1: Souths Logan, Burleigh Heads, Beerwah, Wests Inana and Logan Brothers. Division 2: Aspley, Carina, Deception Bay Bombers, Wynnum-Manly Juniors and Swifts.[32]
In 2014 fourteen teams competed in two divisions. Division 1: Souths Logan, Beerwah, Burleigh Heads, North Ipswich, Carina, Aspley. Division 2: Burpengary, Waterford, Toowoomba Fillies, Swifts, Wests Inala, Pine Rivers, Wynnum Manly Juniors, Capalaba.[33]

Division 2

The following list is incomplete.

Year Premiers Score Runners-up Reference
2013
2014 Burpengary 32 24
2015 18 4 Waterford Demons

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women sent off more than men. 27 July 2014.
  2. Web site: News - Brisbane and District Womens Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE . 30 April 2014 . 19 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140319091529/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-7256-0-0-0 . dead .
  3. Web site: Competitions at Brisbane and District Womens Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE . 26 December 2015 . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226172320/http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=7-7256-0-0-0&a=COMPS . dead .
  4. Web site: Brisbane & District Women's Rugby League News - QRL . 2015-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226201317/http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/03/26/brisbane-and-district-womens-rugby-league-news.html . 2015-12-26 . dead .
  5. Web site: Brisbane & District Women's Rugby League News - QRL . 2015-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113937/http://www.qrl.com.au/news/2013/03/19/brisbane-and-district-womens-rugby-league-news.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  6. Web site: Women Bears take points « Burleigh Bears . www.burleighbears.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226131215/http://www.burleighbears.com.au/women-bears-take-points/ . 2015-12-26.
  7. Web site: PHOTO: Belinda Sleeman First Female to Officiate NRL Game Wests Tigers Cronulla Sharks Leichhardt Oval Triple M NRL . 26 December 2015 . 26 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226132125/http://www.triplem.com.au/sydney/sport/nrl/news/2014/9/photo-belinda-sleeman-first-female-to-officiate-nrl-game-wests-tigers-cronulla-sharks-leichhardt-oval/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Rugby League Rugby League, Orange rugby league hero's Alan Ridley, Paul Dunn and Darren Britt . 2015-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151226134038/http://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/site/index.cfm?display=168235 . 2015-12-26 . dead .
  9. http://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/fillies-gallop-to-dazzling-start-in-brisbane-seaso/2208928/
  10. Web site: Logan Albert & Logan News Logan West Leader Logan Newspapers the Courier Mail.
  11. Book: Roger, Waite. Glory Glory to the Magpies - A History of Southern Suburbs Rugby League Football Club. 2019. Souths Logan Magpies Rugby League Football Club.
  12. News: Women's Rugby League. Rugby League Review. 1 Oct 2002. 7.
  13. News: Women's Rugby League. Rugby League Review. 1 Oct 2003. 8.
  14. News: Scoreboard. Rugby League Week. 15 Sep 2004.
  15. News: Scoreboard. Rugby League Week. 14 Sep 2005.
  16. Web site: Classy Souths Put Bay Away. 31 Aug 2010. Wayback Machine. QRL Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20110405201341/http://www.qrl.com.au/default.aspx?s=article-display&id=29792. 7 May 2021. 5 April 2011.
  17. News: Magpies rule the roost again. Albert & Logan News. 31 Aug 2012.
  18. News: Two can triumph at both games. Courier Mail. 24 Sep 2016. Arnold. Rikki-Lee.
  19. Web site: Burleigh complete three-peat. 18 Sep 2017. QRL. 7 May 2021.
  20. Web site: Bears roar for four! Burleigh takes title. Edwards. Colleen. 11 Aug 2018. QRL. 7 May 2021.
  21. Web site: SEQ Women's Division 1 grand final highlights. 3 Aug 2019. QRL. 7 May 2021.
  22. News: Pink Panthers claim their maiden crown. Courier Mail. 4 Aug 2019. Honnery. Chris.
  23. Web site: Burleigh Bears win 2020 QRL Holcim Cup. 9 Sep 2020. Asia Pacific Rugby League. 7 May 2021.
  24. Web site: Watch: Pine Central Hornets v Runaway Bay Seagulls. 18 Oct 2020. QRL. 7 May 2021.
  25. Web site: All you need to know about SEQW grand finals. Stallard. Cameron. 4 Sep 2021. QRL. 11 Nov 2021.
  26. Web site: Goodna Eagles v Runaway Bay Seagulls - Holcim Cup grand final. 4 Sep 2021. QRL. 11 Nov 2021.
  27. Web site: Holcim Cup supports Queensland's elite female players. Edwards. Colleen. 21 Jul 2020. QRL. 7 May 2021.
  28. News: Girls in league of own. Courier Mail. 27 Jun 1999. Flanagan. Kylie.
  29. News: Scoreboard. Rugby League Week. 23 Jun 2004.
  30. News: Scoreboard. Rugby League Week. 11 May 2005.
  31. Web site: Brisbane Women's League Results. 31 Aug 2009. Wayback Machine. QRL Media. https://web.archive.org/web/20090831130842/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=4669. 7 May 2021. 31 August 2009.
  32. Web site: Brisbane Women's RL Results - 3 August 2013. 3 Aug 2013. Wayback Machine Internet Archive. rleague.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20130805160005/http://rleague.com/news/Brisbane-Womens-RL-Results---3-August-2013_122899/. 7 Apr 2021. 5 August 2013.
  33. Web site: Facebook. www.facebook.com.